Film Regulations for the North Bay Village

North Bay Village
1666 Kennedy Causeway, 3rd Floor
North Bay Village, Florida 33141

1. Permit required; display. No person shall film within the city without first applying for and obtaining a permit from the City Manager. All permits shall be conspicuously displayed at the filming location.

2 .Permit application. Applications for a permit:
i. Shall be on the form provided by the city.
ii. Shall identify the applicant.
iii. Shall identify the locations where filming is going to be conducted. If the applicant is the owner of the property where filming is going to be conducted, the city shall require proof of ownership, such as the deed, or if applicant is not the owner, then the city shall require the owner's sworn consent to the filming and proof of ownership.
iv. Shall require that the applicant provide evidence of public liability insurance in the minimum amount of $1,000,000 or as otherwise established by the city. All insurance policies shall name the city as additional insured.
v. Shall include a parking plan for automobiles, trucks and other vehicles connected with the filming.
vi. Shall include a site plan for the locations where filming will be conducted.
vii. May, at the discretion of the City Manager, require that the applicant post a cash bond to be determined by the City Manager and be held by the city to be used, if necessary, to repair damage to public property caused by the filming.

3. Limitations on permits. Permits issued by the city shall be subject to the following:
i. No filming shall be permitted from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
ii. Other limitations as specified by the City Manager depending on the location and type of filming such as, requiring off-duty police officers to be present during filming.

4. Permit fees. A permit fee in the amount of $100.00 per day shall be due and payable at the time of permit application. Permit fees shall be doubled for all filming, which is done without first obtaining a permit.

5. Permit criteria. A filming permit shall be granted unless the City Manager finds that the proposed filming:
i. Unduly impedes governmental business or public access;
ii. Conflicts with previously scheduled activities; or
iii. Imperils public safety.
(d) Notice to property owners prior to filming.
Forty-eight hours prior to commencing any permitted filming, the permit holder shall notify in writing all property owners within 300 feet of the filming location. The notice to owners shall include but not be limited to the location, date, hours and subject matter of the filming.
(e) Penalty for violation of article.
Any person who violates the provisions of this article shall be subject to a $500.00 fine and revocation of the permit.
(f) Exemptions from article.

The following shall be exempt from the provisions of this article:
1. Individuals filming or videotaping only for their own personal or family use.

2. Employees of print or electronic news media when filming ongoing news events. This exception shall not apply to simulations or reenactments orchestrated by print or electronic news media.

3. Indoor motion picture studios.

4. Governmental agencies or instrumentalities including, but not limited to, a news service created or established by the United States Information Agency, if City Manager receives notification prior to filming.
(g)Variances from provisions of article.

Upon application to the City Commission, variances may be granted from the terms of this article, provided that:
1. Signatures indicating consent have been obtained from all of the owners of property located within 300 feet of the filming location;

2. A finding is made by the City Commission that the variance will not be injurious to the area involved or otherwise detrimental to the public welfare; and

3. The filming proposed to be done as a result of the variance will be conducted in accordance with all standards in this article other than those for which a variance is being granted.
(h) Appeals.

Any person aggrieved by the terms of a permit issued by the City Manager, by the decision not to issue a permit, by the revocation of a permit or by the denial of a variance may, within ten days of the decision, appeal to the City Commission, whose decision shall be final.