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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
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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:
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November 3, 1994
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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.
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. (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
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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
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!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
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