 Filming
Hours
Residential
Filming is permitted in residential areas between
the hours of 8 AM to 10 PM.
Commercial
There are no hour restrictions in commercial
areas. Filming in
commercial areas must maintain a 250 FT radius from
residential areas.
Additional restrictions for commercial
areas are as follows:
- No filming is allowed in commercial areas a
day before Thanksgiving to January 2.
- No filming allowed on beaches or in
commercial areas on July 4 and Labor Day
weekends.
 Parking
Restrictions
- Film crews between Memorial Day and Labor
Day shall use no public parking within the Main
Street Commercial District.
- If on street parking is to be used, a map
must be submitted to the Film Permit Office.
The map must show where equipment will be
located, the adjacent property address, and any
public parking meter number(s) for spaces to be
used.
- Parking in residential areas requires the
signature of approval from the adjacent
resident(s). The signature of the
manager/owner is required to park in the
vicinity of an apartment building .
Complete the
Notification of Parking form and submit
along with the
Permit Application and other applicable
forms.
- Parking in commercial areas requires the signature of
adjacent business and list of adjacent parking meters by
number to be used.
- Parking in
streets with preferential parking requires the signature of
adjacent home or 100% of the signatures of the residents of
adjacent apartment buildings.
- No overnight
equipment parking in residential areas is allowed. All crew
vehicles must be parked in parking lots and NOT on city
streets.
- Lot 9: A maximum
of 40 spaces may be used in this lot which is located in the
2600 block of Main Street, entrance on the north side of
Hill Street.
- Lot 11: A
maximum of 25 spaces may be used in this lot which is
located in the 2400 block of Main Street, entrance on
Hollister Ave.
- Beach lost for
filming or parking in beach lots, contact Transportation
Management Office at (310) 458-8295.
 Posting
of "No Parking" Signs
After you obtain
a permit from Public Works Department for NO PARKING
restrictions, you must obtain the necessary NO PARKING
signs.
-
The day,
date, and effective hours must be written on the black
background of each sign that is posted.
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The sales
receipt number must be written in the white background
(adjacent to the word “NO”) on each sign posted.
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Temporary NO
PARKING signs shall not cover or obscure existing signs
or parking meters.
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When
possible, post signs at eye level to a permanent
fixture.
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Temporary NO
PARKING signs must be posted by the permittee and
inspected by the Santa Monica Police Department a
minimum of 24 hours before the date and time they are to
take effect (Per California Vehicle Code Section
22651M).
Notification of Parking.
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Contact the
Santa Monica Police Department Parking Enforcement at
310.458.2226 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
immediately after the signs are posted.
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All signs
must be removed upon completion of the project by the
permittee. City crews will remove signs not removed at a
charge of $25.00 per sign will be made against the
permittee.
This page was last modified on
08/13/2008
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