Miami Beach, FL Filming & Production: Street Closures (2026)

Sec. 5015. Productions must apply in advance with a completed application, proof of insurance and indemnification under the city's film and print regulations, and cannot begin until the permit issues. Because Miami Beach's public streets are public property, any shoot that occupies or blocks a street falls under this permit requirement, and the city manager's designee can add reasonable conditions, including hours of filming, noise limits, and required parking arrangements approved jointly by the parking department and the city manager's office. The city manager can also declare a temporary moratorium of up to six months on film permits for locations that have experienced overuse from heavy filming.

Physically closing a street, separate from the film permit itself, is independently governed by Sec. 98-32, which requires anyone closing or attempting to close a street, avenue, alley or public place to first obtain a written permit from the director of public works; the director of public works must also notify the police and fire chiefs when a street closes and reopens under Sec. 98-33. A production needing to shut down a public street for filming must therefore satisfy both the film permit and the separate street-closure permit.