Santa Clarita, CA Filming & Production: Student Filming (2026)

010 as motion or still photography produced to satisfy a course or curriculum requirement at an educational institution, and requires the student filmmaker to supply proof of current enrollment before qualifying for that classification. 020: like any commercial shoot, they still need a film permit before using public or private property, a public right-of-way, or a residence for filming. 050 waives is money, not paperwork. Subsection (A) states the basic permit fee, which reimburses the City for staff time spent processing the application and monitoring the shoot, "shall not apply to or affect" student films.

Subsection (B) extends the same waiver to the property-use fee, which normally compensates the City for the unavailability of public property during filming, unless the crew parks vehicles or stores equipment on City property, requires traffic control, or otherwise interferes with public or neighboring use, in which case the standard use-fee provisions can still apply. Charitable films produced by a 501(c)(3) organization receive the identical fee waiver under the same two subsections. 050(C) makes clear that fees charged by outside agencies, such as the Los Angeles County Fire Department or Sheriff's Department for personnel or services tied to the shoot, are separate from the City's permit and property-use fees and are not covered by the student exemption.