Chino, CA Filming & Production: Student Filming (2026)
Key Facts
- Fee waived
- Business permit fee only
- Still required
- Filming permit application
- Proof needed
- Signed school letterhead letter
- Other costs
- Staff time, police crowd control billed
Summary
Chino waives the filming permit business fee for classroom and educational video projects, but a permit application and a school letterhead letter are still required.
5.Any person who is producing a video production as part of an educational/classroom project will be exempt from paying the business permit fees. However, the permittee will be held responsible for all other costs incurred by the city for staff time, police crowd control, and related costs. All requests for exemptions under this subsection will require the permittee to submit a letter on the letterhead of the school district or other educational agency, signed by the instructor and head administrator of the school for which the project is being completed as part of the classroom instruction. The letter must be received by the city prior to issuance of the permit and commencement of project production. Specifically. the letter shall also contain the following information:a.The names of students involved in the production;b.The instructor responsible for production;c.The dates of production;d.That the project is part of classroom instruction;e.A complete description of the production. (Ord. 92-31, 1992; Ord. 89-24 § 4, 1990.)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 38).
Full Breakdown
Chino Municipal Code § 5.48.030(A)(5) exempts educational/classroom video productions from paying the chapter's business permit fees, but the student production is still responsible for other city costs such as staff time and police crowd control. To claim the exemption, the applicant must submit a letter on school district or educational agency letterhead, signed by the instructor and the school's head administrator, listing the students, instructor, production dates, and confirming the project is part of classroom instruction. The letter must reach the city before the permit issues and production begins. Adopted by Ord. 89-24 § 4 (1990), amended by Ord. 92-31 (1992).
Violations & Fines
Producing without the required permit, or without submitting the required school letterhead letter to claim the fee waiver, is treated as a chapter violation and is a misdemeanor.
Frequently Asked Questions
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