Street Closures
Filming & Production
Rules for closing streets or sidewalks for filming, including advance notice requirements, alternative access provisions, and compensation to affected businesses.
How Street Closures Rules Differ by Place
Phoenix, AZ: Phoenix Film Permit Required to Close Streets
Some RestrictionsPhoenix requires a City Manager permit before any motion picture or TV production can use public streets, right-of-way, or property, with permit rules set by traffic, safety, and…
Alameda, CA: Alameda Film Permit Street Closures
Some RestrictionsA filmmaker who needs to close an Alameda street for a shoot must request the closure on the film permit application, and the Public Works Director grants a short-term encroachment…
Alhambra, CA: Alhambra Film Permit Road Closure Timeline
Some RestrictionsAlhambra gives itself extra time to review any film permit that needs road closures along the city's major thoroughfares: ten business days, instead of the standard five, to work…
Aliso Viejo, CA: Aliso Viejo Filming Right-of-Way and Traffic Control Rules
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Aliso Viejo, California, a film shoot that uses public streets, sidewalks, medians or parkways must hold encroachment permits and use California Highway Patrol or Orange…
Bellflower, CA: Bellflower Filming Street Closure Notice Rule
Some RestrictionsBefore Bellflower will issue a filming permit that involves closing a street, the City Manager must find the closure won't be unreasonably long and that 72 hours' notice has been given…
Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Filming Street Closure Rules
Some RestrictionsFilming that closes or partially closes a Berkeley street needs at least three business days' notice, or seven days if a major or collector street closes or public transit must be…
Cities & Counties with Street Closures Rules
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