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A. A permit shall contain the information given in the application and shall impose reasonable time, place, and manner conditions such that the filming will not pose a traffic or safety hazard or unreasonably interfere with fire or police protection services. The conditions imposed shall be in conformity with the requirements of this chapter and shall provide only for such modification of the application’s proposed filming as is necessary to achieve compliance with this chapter. Such conditions may include requiring the applicant to:

1. Maintain a twelve-foot wide emergency access lane at all times;

2. Provide first aid stations and teams within any closed-off area to provide emergency medical aid to participants;

3. Provide barricades to close off the necessary streets;

4. Provide sufficient signs and directional arrows to divert traffic and arrange for A.C. Transit and other public transit detours, subject to the approval of the traffic engineer;

5. Provide monitors for crowd control and security and establish liaison with the Police Department concerning the role of the monitors;

6. Distribute flyers throughout the surrounding areas in advance of the filming notifying the affected residents and business people of the filming and any street closure;

7. Clean all debris and litter from the street and sidewalk area within four hours after the conclusion of the filming;

8. Obey all applicable local, state and federal laws, including but not limited to the requirement for a sound permit under Chapter 13.40 of the Berkeley Municipal Code.

B. The permit shall specify the location and duration of parking that will be permitted for vehicles associated with the filming, and issuance of the permit will authorize such parking at no cost to the applicant beyond the fee set forth by the City Council pursuant to Section 9.78.120. All vehicles associated with the filming shall bear a placard in the front window, and shall not be entitled to parking pursuant to the film permit unless they do so.

C. City staff will assist applicants in meeting the conditions imposed by this section.

D. Applicants shall carry the permit during the filming and shall show it, upon demand, to any member of any City department. (Ord. 6425-NS § 7, 1998)