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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0796 Ord (Motion Picture Productions) . . e ; ORDINANCE NO. 796 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE STILLWATER CITY CODE BY ADDING A REGULATION REQUIRING PERMITS FOR MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTIONS The City Council of the City of Stillwater does ordain: Section 1. Permit Required. (a) No person shall advertise, engage in, participate in, or start any motion photography production unless a production permit shall first have been obtained from the City. (b) A "motion photography production" shall include professionally done feature films, television movies and television commercials. Section 2. Application. (a) Any person seeking the issuance of a production permit shall file an application in the office of the City Clerk on forms provided by the City. The applications shall be filed not more than 180 days before, and not less than 5 working days before the commencement of production. The application shall be signed, under oath, by an authorized representative of the applicant. (b) The application shall contain the following information: (1) Locations of the production. (2) Duration and type of the production. (3) Proof of general liability insurance coverage in the amount of at least one million dollars with the City named as an additional insured. (4) Proposed use of city resources. (5) Necessary closures of public streets or sidewalks. (6) A person designated as responsible to fulfill the obligations of the applicant and authorized to accept service of process by mail for the applicant in the State of Minnesota. Section 3. Restoration. (a) If some or all of a production is to take place on public or private property not at a studio and the production involves the erection of temporary structures or temporary modification of an existing structure or the introduction of an object or substance onto the property, the applicant for the production permit shall be required to restore the property to the condition existing prior to the production. In addition, the City shall require that the applicant provide a performance bond in an amount to be determined by the City, to insure the restoration. All restoration work shall be performed by contractors duly licensed by the City of Stillwater. Section 4. Costs for extraordinary services. (a) The City shall recover direct costs for extraordinary services rendered in connection with a production. Such costs shall include, but not be limited to, charges for personnel and . . ~ equipment committed in support of the production which are outside the normal scope of government services. Based on the information contained in the permit application, an estimate of these costs will be provided to the applicant prior to issuance of the permit. The City may require prepayment of all or a portion of these estimated costs prior to issuance of the permit. At the conclusion of the production, actual costs below or in excess of the estimates will be refunded by the City or paid by the applicant, respectively. The City is under no obligation to provide City personnel or equipment, and such shall be provided only if the City Council approves. Section 5. Denial or Revocation. (a) A permit shall be denied if the applicant does not meet the requirements of this Ordinance, and may be revoked by action of the City Council, after notice and a hearing upon a finding of non-compliance with conditions of a permit. Section 6. Temporary Permits. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the Ordinance to the contrary, the City Coordinator of the City is authorized to issue temporary permits upon such compliance with the terms of this Ordinance as he deems necessary to protect the safety and welfare of the City. Section 7. Violations. (a) Violation of this ordinance shall be a misdemeanor. Section 8. Effective date. (a) This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication according to law. ATTEST: Publish: Stillwater Gazette November 3, 1994 -2- Stillwater Evening Gazene PO Box 58, 102 S 2nd St, Stillwater, MN 55082 Phone: 612-439-3130 Fax: 612-439-4713 AFFIDA VIT of PUBLICA TION State of Minnesota, -- County of Washington ) )ss. ) Jrnl # 531 Date 1 1-03-94 Business Name Pages ...:' .; I}.! : C1t~.4 of:=:tH1'w' .;~>?t- 216 N 4th Sf Sti11\y',ati?f, (-.-iN C:i~iJ (if :;tjH.'!i~fer 216 N 4tt! St Stil1\lt:a ti?r } \'iN 55082 550e2 No. of Documents Col. # of Days Inches Published Description/Dates of Publication Unit Rate Total Amount 11.75 Ordin~rK:i? # 7';'':. 2.570 30.20 11/3/,:;4 ~ Evening Gazette, Nov. 3,1994 ., ORDINANCE NO. :zu . . ... A,,~$.~iA=~1 ~ MOTiON PICTURE PRODVCTIONS . ... The City Council of the Oityof StillWater does: Jrdain:. ; . Section 1. Permit FJeaulred (a) No person shall advertise,. engage in,: participate in,.or Start any motion phOtography! prQduction unless a production permit shall first.! havebeenobtained from the City. (b) A "motion p'lolographyp,roduction'ShaU! ~~~~~::~~~~:~I~~$i~f=;:er~~::I. $ectlon2,. ADQ,lcatlon .... .. . .... inQ 5€'PlK"!S? . (a) Any person seeking the issuanceofa ; production permit shall. file an applicatiQn in the ! office of the City Clerk on fQnns proYidedby the.: City. The applications .shall be filed nGtrtlore I says than 180 dayslH!fore. and not less than 5 It and working days before. the cqmmen~mentof per prQduction. . The application . shall · be signed, . has under oath, by an authorized repr~ntative of ed above. the applicant, (b)Theapplicationshallcontain~followirJg ! the information: a (1) Locations of the production. .. ilesola (2) Duration andlype of theprQ(juction. j lcable (3) PrQ()f of general liability insurance ..1 ~~~~~lil~~~::r2~~a~~e:~0:1 an additional insured. (4) Prciposeduse ofcily resourceS: (5) Necessary closures of public streets or sidewalks. (6) A person designated as responsible to fullin the obfigationsof the applicant and authori.zed to accept service of process by mail for the applicant in the State of Minnesota. Total Amount 30.20 Printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the notice: abCdefghijklmnOpqrstu~.. ...~ By: ~L~ Title: Publisher . Subscribed and sworn to before me on this lei day of Y7(J-C)Cy41 /..P~, 19 9(/. :J4?/u6l k(l~~ Notary Public Received Payment , 19 - DEBRA K. 90LBuRN NoTARYf'IIIUc'MlNNESOTA "'~I\llJJlIesJan.31.2000 ..('.>i)"'~"<tii: ,> , .. it - - !llection 3. Restoration ,<a) If some or all Of a production is to take pTace on publiC or. private property not at a studio and the production involves the erection of temporary structures or temporary modification of an existing structure or the introdUction Of an object or substance onto the ,property. the applicant fOr the production permit fl;hall be required torelltore<the property to the condition existing prior to the produ<:tion. In addition. the C;ity shall require thattheapplicant provide a performance bond in an amount to be determined by the City ,to, insllre the relltoration. All restoration, work shall be performed by COntractors duly licensed by the City of Stillwater. ' Section 4,p~~for extraordinarY servi9es. (a) The City shall recover direct C()Sts for, extraordinary serv.ices rendered in connection with a production. Such costs shaUinclude.but i not be limited to, charges for personnel and equipment committed in support of the production which are outside the normal scope of governlTlent services. Based on the information contained in the permit application. an estimate of these costs will be provided ID the applicant prior ID issurance of . the permit. ,The City may require prepayment of all or a , portion of these estimated costs prior to issuance of the permit At the conclusion of,the production, actual costs below orin excess of the estimates will be' refunded by the City or paid "by the applicant, respectively. The City is under no obligation. to provide City personnel or equipment. and such llhall be provided only if th,eCityCouncil approves. SectionS. De!!ial or Revecation. (a) Apermit shall be denied if the appliCanl' does not meet the reqlJirements of thls Ordinance. and may be revoke<Jby action of the City Council,after notice and a hearing upon a, finding of non,oompliance With con~itions of a permit. Section 6. TemDOrar)IPerm~ls. , (a) NotwithStanding any provision' of the Ordinance to the cOntrary. the City Coordinator of the City is authQrized ,to,issl.le temporary permits upon such compliance with the terms of this Ordinance as heaeems necessary to protect the safety and, welfare of the City. Section 7. V101l1llol)s. (a) Violation of this ordinance sl1allbe II misdemeanor. ' Section 8. Eff.~tive date (a) This Ordinance shall be in full force and ef!e<:tfromand after its passage and publication according to law. ' Ena<:ted by ,the City Council of the City of StillWater this .1D1ll day of October, ,1994. , IS/Charles M ' Hoqlev Charles M. Hooley, Mayor ATTEST: IS/ MorH Weldon MorliWeld,on. City Clerku e 11/3 -