Paramount, CA Filming & Production: Street Closures (2026)

Street-related filming rules sit in § 5.64.050(B) of the Paramount Municipal Code, the list of rules the Planning Director or designee must promulgate for every film permit. Subsection B(7), Traffic Control, applies to filming that would impair traffic flow. The applicant must use law enforcement personnel and comply with all traffic control requirements deemed necessary, and must furnish and install advance warning signs and other traffic control devices in conformance with the most recent Traffic Manual, Chapter 5, of the State of California Department of Transportation. Traffic can be restricted to one 12-foot lane and stopped intermittently, with the City of Paramount determining how long traffic can be restricted based on location. Traffic cannot be detoured across a double line without prior approval of the appropriate department representative. Unless the City authorizes otherwise, camera cars must be driven in the direction of traffic and obey all traffic laws. Emergency road work or construction by City or County crews and private contractors working under permit or contract has priority over filming.

Subsection B(6), Public Works, covers parking and cables. If the applicant must park equipment, trucks or cars in zones that do not permit it, the City posts temporary "No Parking" signs, and the applicant must also get permission to string cable across sidewalks or from a generator to a service point. Under B(8), municipal parking lots can be billed at the City's current rate schedule, access roads that serve as emergency service roads must never be blocked, and no structure can be relocated, altered or moved without prior approval.

Timing and cost rules from the same chapter apply. A request is due at least five working days ahead, or at least 10 working days ahead if the activity interferes with traffic, and under § 5.64.030(A)(9) the production reimburses the City of Paramount for police, fire or traffic personnel provided. Filming in a flood control channel requires vacating the channel when the permit indicates or when the City gives notice because of water releases or rain.