Aliso Viejo, CA Filming & Production: Street Closures (2026)

The City of Aliso Viejo does not run a stand-alone street-closure permit for film shoots in AVMC 15.46.020. Instead, the film and photo shoot section attaches right-of-way and traffic conditions to the temporary use permit that every covered shoot needs under subsection (C) and AVMC 15.74.050.

Right-of-way use is covered by subsection (G)(5). The applicant obtains the appropriate encroachment permits for the use of public rights-of-way, including sidewalks, medians and parkways, which includes permission to string cable across rights-of-way from generator to service point. Temporary No Parking signs are posted by the appropriate jurisdiction if the applicant will park vehicles or equipment in zones that do not otherwise permit parking. The section's cross-reference line sends readers to Chapter 10.04 AVMC for encroachment and work in the public right-of-way.

Traffic control is covered by subsection (G)(7). The applicant must use California Highway Patrol or Orange County sheriff personnel for all traffic control of any nature or duration, so the code names two sources of traffic control personnel. The applicant submits a traffic control plan for the permit to the satisfaction of the chief of police services. Under (G)(8), the applicant reimburses any city or county personnel, such as police and fire, provided for the purpose of assisting the production.

These conditions connect to the finding the planning director must make under (F)(3): that the activity as proposed and conditioned will not create significant noise, traffic, or other conditions detrimental to or incompatible with other permitted uses in the vicinity. Shoots in city parks are reserved separately through the community services department with a security deposit. Filming on private property is exempt under (D)(5), so these right-of-way conditions attach only to public-property and right-of-way shoots.