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City of San Marcos, TX
<br />Guidelines for Filming in San Marcos, Texas
<br />I. PURPOSE
<br />This policy is intended to promote economic development activity within and around the City of San
<br />Marcos. The policy is also intended to protect the personal and property rights of San Marcos, Texas
<br />residents and businesses, and to promote the public health, safety and welfare. The City Manager, or his
<br />designee, reserves the right to impose additional regulations in the interest of public health, safety and
<br />welfare, or if otherwise deemed appropriate by the City Manager.
<br />This policy covers requests for commercial use of City -owned property (including but not limited to
<br />streets, rights -of -way, parks, and /or public buildings), commercial use of private property which may affect
<br />adjacent public or private property, and the use of City equipment and personnel in all types of
<br />commercial motion picture production, including, but not limited to, feature films, television programs,
<br />advertisements, music videos and corporate films.
<br />II. PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
<br />Before filing an application for filming in San Marcos, the Office of the City Manager must be contacted to
<br />discuss the production's specific filming requirements and the feasibility of filming in San Marcos, TX.
<br />Any film producer who desires to undertake a commercial production in San Marcos is required to
<br />complete and return the attached application for filming to the Office of the City Manager, within the time
<br />frames below:
<br />• Feature films: a minimum of five (5) business days prior to the commencement of filming or any
<br />substantial activity related to the project.
<br />• Advertisements, episodic television or other: a minimum of two (2) business days prior to the
<br />commencement of filming or any substantial activity related to the project.
<br />III. CITY CONTROL /CITY MANAGER AUTHORITY
<br />The Applicant acknowledges and agrees that the City of San Marcos shall have exclusive authority to
<br />grant the Applicant a revocable license for the use of its name, trademark, and logo, the use of public
<br />streets, rights -of -way, parks and public buildings of the City, as well as authority to regulate the hours of
<br />production and the general location of the production. The City reserves the full and absolute right to
<br />prohibit all filming or to order cessation of filming in the interest of public health, safety or welfare.
<br />The City Manager may authorize the use of any street, right -of -way, park, or public building, equipment or
<br />personnel for commercial uses in the filming or taping of feature films, television programs, commercials,
<br />music videos, corporate films and related activities. In conjunction with these uses, the City Manager may
<br />require that specific conditions be met as a prerequisite to that use. A security or damage deposit may be
<br />required within the discretion of the City Manager.
<br />The Applicant shall allow City departments (e.g., Police, Fire, Public Services) to inspect all structures,
<br />property, devices and equipment to be used in connection with the filming and taping, as deemed
<br />appropriate by the City Manager.
<br />V. USE OF CITY EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL
<br />The Applicant shall pay for all costs of any Police, Fire, Public Services, or other City personnel assigned
<br />to the project (whether or not specifically requested by the production). Remuneration rates for the use of
<br />any City equipment, including police cars and fire equipment, will be established on a case -by -case basis
<br />as determined by the City Manager. The Applicant shall pay all costs in full within ten (10) days after
<br />receipt of an invoice for said costs. The City Manager may, at his /her discretion, require an advance
<br />deposit for all costs related to City personnel and /or the use of City equipment.
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