Vallejo, CA Filming & Production: Street Closures (2026)
Key Facts
- Notice trigger
- Street closure or encroachment
- Governing section
- VMC Sec. 7.95.120(A)
- Base notice radius
- 300 feet of filming site
- Extra notice for
- Owners with no other street access
- Reviewed by
- City manager, police, fire, public works
Summary
When filming in Vallejo requires closing a street or encroaching on the public right-of-way, Municipal Code Section 7.95.120(A) requires the production to give written notice not just to property owners within three hundred feet, but also to any owner or occupant whose only access route is the affected street, before the city manager will approve the film permit.
A. The city manager shall require a proof of notice to be filed with the film permit application. The applicant shall provide written notice to all occupants and owners of real property located within three hundred feet of the site of the proposed motion picture production, television production or commercial still photography, as determined by the most recent assessor's tax roll or as otherwise reasonably specified by the city manager. In the case of street closure or encroachment, notice shall also be given to occupants and owners of real property with no means of access to their property except for the affected street.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Update 12 - 25).
Full Breakdown
Vallejo's film permit chapter builds street closure notice directly into its permit-application process rather than routing it through a separate encroachment ordinance. 120(A) requires the applicant to file proof of notice with the film permit application, delivered to all occupants and owners of real property within three hundred feet of the filming site, based on the most recent assessor's tax roll or another method the city manager specifies. Where the production involves a street closure or encroachment, the section adds a second, targeted notice requirement: owners and occupants whose property has no means of access except the affected street must also be notified, regardless of whether they fall within the three-hundred-foot radius.
120(B) requires the notice itself to state the proposed activity's dates and hours of operation, specific location, whether road closures or traffic and parking restrictions are involved, and a local contact person for comments or inquiries. 120, meaning a shift that adds a new street closure requires fresh notice. The city manager reviews the completed application, including the street closure notice, through the police, fire, and public works departments before issuing the permit.
Violations & Fines
Filming with a street closure that was not disclosed and noticed under Section 7.95.120(A), or that departs from the conditions in the issued permit, is enforced under the citywide general penalty in Section 1.12.010, up to a $500 infraction fine or a $1,000 misdemeanor fine and up to six months in jail. Section 7.95.140 also makes the permittee liable for the cost of any police or public works response needed to manage an unauthorized or noncompliant street closure.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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