Riverside, CA Special Events & Permits: Commercial Filming on Public Right-of-Way (2026)

Riverside's special events chapter explicitly defers to a separate permitting track for commercial filming. 28 special event permit for the same activity. 020 as the City Manager or a designee authorized by the City Council. 050(B) must identify the property owner, the exact filming location, the inclusive filming dates and hours, the nature of the production, the personnel and equipment involved, and any use of animals or pyrotechnics, and the production company must reimburse the City for any police, fire, or other personnel and equipment it provides to support filming.

070 requires liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000, workers' compensation coverage, an indemnification agreement, and, where cleanup or restoration is a concern, a refundable faithful performance bond. 040 waives fees for charitable-institution productions and news media coverage, along with private, non-commercial family filming and still photography that does not impede the public right-of-way or use public property. 70 governs instead of a duplicate special event permit.