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Anaheim
200 S. Anaheim Blvd., rm263
Anaheim, CA 92805
Contact: Cyndee Blake
T 714.765.5183
F 714.765.4667
Advanced Notice: 1 week
Required: $75. for license, $27. for processing
fees. Insurance requirements vary. $10.
for each employee. Special requirements
exist for fi lming at the Arrowhead Pond and
Edison International Field. Permit needed for
private property.

Brea
1 Civic Ctr. Circle
Brea, CA 92821
Contact: Matt Mogenson
T 714.990.7674
F 714.671.3694
Advanced Notice: at least 10 days
Required: $225. fi lm permit, $50.00 per
day business license + $25. processing fee.
$2 million liability insurance, naming the city
as additional insured. Police & Fire will be
determined by the city.

Buena Park
6650 Beach Blvd.
Buena Park, CA 90622
Contact: Diane Scheller
T 714.562.3736
F 714.562.3728
Advance Notice: 2 complete business
days/4 business days with traffi c control/10
business days with St. closure.
Required: $250. fi lm permit, $37.50 business
license, change $25.00. Fire contact
Orange County Fire Authority. $ 1 million
liability insurance, naming the city as additional
insured.

Costa Mesa
P.O. Box 1200
Costa Mesa, CA 92628
Contact: Carol Proctor
T 714.754.5688
F 714.754.5330
www.costa-mesa.ca.us
cproctor@ci.costa-mesa.ca.us
Advance Notice: minimum 1 week
Required: $335. per day film permit fee.
Additional fees for city facilities & services
price TBD, plus refundable $100. fee. $35. fee
for park $1 million liability insurance, naming
the city as additional insured. Verification of
workers comp, hold harmless & indemnity.
Student with letterhead free.
 County of Orange
300 N. Flower
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Contact: County Engineer
T 714.834.5707
www.ocpermits.com
Advanced Notice: 72 hours minimum
Required: $400. day for fi lm/video, $1,000
deposit. $150 per day stills, plus $500 deposit,
$200. a day for prep and strike. $1 million
liability insurance.

Cypress
5275 Orange Ave.
Cypress, CA 90630
Contact: Steve Clark
T 714.229.6728
F 714.229.0154
Advance Notice: 5 - 10 days
Required:$250. application fee. Salary
compensation for any city staff required
including police/fi re. Police $60.70 per hour.
Can vary with length of time. $1 million liability
insurance, naming the city as additional
insured.

Dana Point
33282 Golden Lantern, Ste. 212
Dana Point, CA 92629
Contact: Planning Dept.
T 949.248.3591
F 949.248.7372
Advance Notice: 2 business days, 4
business days for ITC, 10 business days for
road closure. Filming on public property is
subject to additional time constraints.
Required: $50. application fee, $500. road
closure. Deputy $42.78 hr., with 3 hr. min. $1
million liability insurance, naming the city as
additional insured. Endorsement needed.

Fountain Valley
10200 Slater Ave.
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Contact: Code Enforcement
T 714.593.4444
F 714.593.4525
www.fountainvalley.org
Advance Notice: 72 hours
Required: permit fee $75. day & reimbursement
for any city staff services. $1
million liability, naming city as additional
insured.

Fullerton
303 W. Commonwealth Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92832
Contact: Sylvia Palmer Mudrick,
Public Info Coordinator
714.738.6317
F 714.738.6758
Advance Notice: 5 business days
Required: no permit fee, business license
required, nominal fee for public property.
Fire 2 hr. min. /police 4 hr. min. rate TBD.
$1 million liability insurance, naming the city
as additional insured.

Garden Grove
11222 Acacia Parkway
Garden Grove, CA 92840
Contact: Jim Cook
T 714.741.5311
F 714.741.5578
Advance Notice: 5 days minimum
Required: $250. permit & business license
fee. $1 million liability insurance, naming
the city as additional insured. No charge for
students.

Huntington Beach
538 Main St.
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Contact: Barbara Gray
T 714.536.5497
F 714.374.1500
bgray@surfcity-hb.org
Advance Notice: 48 - 96 hours
Required: $50. application fee, $98.16
business license fee. $500. for fi lm/video,
$300. for still per location. $1 million liability
insurance. Verifi cation of workers compensation/
indemnity or declaraton of non-employment
status. Students free.

Irvine
1 Civic Ctr. Plaza
P.O. Box 19575
Irvine, CA 92623
Contact: Melisa Chao
T 949.724.6395
T 949.559.3927
F 949.724.6440
Advance Notice: 5 days preferred
Required: No permit fee. Business license
$50. per year. Police $41./hr. with 4 hr. min.
Police: Sgt. Frank Anderson 949.724.7022.
$1 million liability insurance, naming city
as additional insured. Permit required for
private property. www.cityofi rvine.org

Laguna Beach
515 Forest Ave.
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Contact: Lynne Biscieglia
T 949.497.0716 x 6
F 949.497.0771
www.lagunabeachcity.net
Advance Notice: 48 hours
Required: $150. application fee. $250.
daily use fee. Water/rocks requires a lifeguard
on duty. Certain filming may require
additional services. No permit required for
private property. $1 million liability insurance,
naming city as additional insured,
with original certificate.

Laguna Hills
25201 Paseo de Alicia, Ste. 150
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Contact: Kenneth Rosenfield, City
Engineer
T 949.707.2650
F 949.707.2633
Advance Notice: 72 hours
Required: $450. motion, $150. stills. $22.50
permit fee. Sheriff $45./hr. with 4 hr. min. $1
million liability insurance, naming city as additional
insured.

Laguna Niguel
27831 La Paz Rd.
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Contact: Planning Dept.
Roads/Police: Lt. Linda Spreine
T 949.362.4363
F 949.362.9840
Advance Notice: 1 - 7 days
Required: $150 day motion, $500 day road
closure. $1 million liability insurance, naming
the city and Community Services Department
as additional insured. A photography
permit is required for filming at Crown Valley
Community Park. Certain activities may
require an encroachment permit.

La Habra
201 E. La Habra Blvd.
La Habra, CA 90633
Contact: David DeLeon
T 562.905.9708 x 649
F 562.905.9603
Advance Notice: 3 - 5 days
Required: permit $100., processing $25.
$1 million liability insurance, naming the city
as additional insured.

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Lake Forest
23161 Lake Ctr., Ste. 100
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Contact: Arlene Parrish
T 949.461.3487
F 949.461.3512
Advance Notice: 48 hours
Required: $411.20 fi lm, $154.20 still, $205.60
prep/strike. $1 million liability insurance,
naming the city as additional insured.
 La Palma
7822 Walker St.
La Palma, CA 90623
Contact: Scott Hutter
T 714.690.3336
F 714.523.2141
www.cotyofl apalma.org
Advance Notice: 72 hours.
Required: $10 per day, $32. processing
fee, $1 million liability insurance, naming the
city as additional insured. Reimbursement of
city staff time.

Los Alamito
3191 Katella Ave.
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Contact: Planning Department
T 562.431.3538 x 303
F 562.493.1255
Advanced Notice: 1 week preferred
Required: $500. location fee, $88.75
permit fee, $75. special event fee. $1 million
liability insurance, naming the city as additional
insured. In LA studio zone.

Mission Viejo
200 Civic Center
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Contact: Tim Martin
T 949.470.3025
F 949.951.6176
Advance Notice: 5 - 10 business days,
depending on level of activity.
Required: $300. for fi lming/week or portion
of, $100. for stills, $100. permit modifi cations.
$1 million liability insurance, naming
the city as additional insured.

Newport Beach
1624 W. Ocean Front
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Contact: Joseph Cleary
T 949.675.8888
F 949.644.3073
M 714.801.5553
Advanced Notice: 1 hour
Required: fees include $150. processing
charge & $250 per day for license fees.
$85. hr. police, $55. hr. fi re dept., $55. hr.
lifeguards, $42.50 fi lm liaison - 4 hr. min. $1
million liability insurance, naming the city as
additional insured.

Orange
230 E. Chapman
Orange, CA 92866
Contact: Tara Finnigan
T 714.288.2590
F 714.288.2598
Advanced Notice: minimum 72 hours /1
week preferred.
Required: $40. application fee, $208./day
permit, Plaza District $444/day, Parks $218./
day. Police $130. hr.. $1 million liability insurance,
naming the city as additional insured.
Private Property free. Students free.

Placentia
401 E. Chapman
Placentia, CA 92870
Contact: Tami Peterson
Development Services Dept
T 714.993.8124
F 714.961.0283
Advanced Notice: 3 weeks preferred
Required: $125.00 fi lm permit, $1 million
liability insurance, naming the city as additional
insured.

San Clemente
100 N. Calle Seville
San Clemente, CA 92672
Contact: Laura Barnett
T 949.361.8264
F 949.361.8280
Advanced Notice: 4 business days /10
business days with traffi c control for closure
or partial closure of public property.
Required: business license $10, processing
fee $50., $200. day for motion photography,
$50 - $100 day for stills w/ 3 or more crew. $1
million liability insurance, naming the city as
additional insured. Endorsement needed.

San Juan Capistrano
32400 Paseo Adelanto
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Contact: Donna Ducharm
T 949.493.1171
F 949.493.1053
Advanced Notice: 1 - 3 working days
Required: $50. day for fi lm or video. $25.
day still photography. Public buildings are
$100. day exterior, $500. day interior, $300.
day still. Police $45.66 hr., with 3 hr. min.
Permit fee can vary per condition. $1 million
liability insurance., naming the city as additional
insured.

Santa Ana
888 W. Santa Ana Blvd., 2nd Flr.
P.O. Box 1988-M-2
Santa Ana, CA 92702
Contact: Donna Schultz
T 714.571.4258
F 714.571.4235
Advanced Notice: 5 - 15 days, 30 days
for St. closure.
Required: $325 permit fee, $125. St. closure.
Police $69. hr, with 4 hr min. $6. parking
meter fee, $1 million liability insurance. Additional
insured endorsement required.
Seal Beach
211 Eighth St.
Seal Beach, CA 90740
www.seal-beach.ca.us

Contact: June Yotsuya
T 562.431.2527
F 562.493.9857
Advanced Notice: 5 business days, 7
days with traffi c control
Required: $400. per day location fi lming
fee, $300 per day city, beach & boardwalk
fee, $201. business license. Police $64.25./hr.
with 4 hr. min. $1 million liability insurance,
naming city as additional insured.
Stanton
7800 Katella Ave.
Stanton, CA 90680
Contact: Steve Harris
T 714.379.9222 x211
F 714.890.1443
Advanced Notice: 1 week
Required: $300. permit fee, $100. per day
location fee. $1 million liability insurance
naming, city as additional insured.

Tustin
300 Centennial Way
P.O. Box 3539
Tustin, CA 92780
Contact: Planning Division
T 714.573.3140
F 714.573.3113
Advanced Notice: 2 - 3 business days, 5
- 10 days for road closures.
Required: permit fees TBD, $75. fi ling fee,
$25 per rider. $1 million liability insurance,
naming city as additional insured.

Villa Park
17855 Santiago Blvd.
Villa Park, CA 92861
Contact: Ken Domer
T 714.998.1500
F 714.998.1508
Advanced Notice: 5 - 7 business days.
Required: $100. fi ling fee, other fees
determined at time of application.
Commercial shoot w/in city limits $100 a
day; Students / non-commercial $50 /wk.
$1 million liability insurance, naming city as
additional insured.

Westminster
8200 Westminster Blvd.
Westminister, CA 92683
Contact: Rosemary Valdorinos
T 714.898.3311 x562
F 714.373.4684
Advanced Notice: 2 weeks or more/depending
on level of activity.
Required: $110. application fee & permit,
Reimbursement for any city staff support.
$1 million liability insurance, naming city as
additional insured.

Yorba Linda
4845 Casa Loma Ave.
Yorba Linda, CA 92886
Contact: Mark Aalders
T 714.961.7106
F 714.993.7530
Advanced Notice: 72 hours
Required: $250. permit fee for motion. $1
million liability insurance, naming city as additional insured.

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