§ 2.11.057. Permit requirements for commercial motion picture and television productions and still photography—Insurance.  


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  • (a)

    Auto and Comprehensive General Liability Insurance. Permittee shall maintain in full force and effect for the duration of the permit, automobile insurance and comprehensive general liability insurance with an insurance carrier satisfactory to the county, which insurance shall include protection against claims arising from personal injury, including death resulting therefrom, and damage to property resulting from any actual occurrence arising out of the issuance of the permit. The amounts of insurance shall not be less than the following:

    Single limit coverage applying to bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom, and property damage or a combination thereof in an amount to be established by issuing agency.

    The following endorsements must be attached to the policy or policies:

    (1)

    If the insurance policy covers on an "accident" basis, it must be changed to "occurrence."

    (2)

    The policy must cover personal injury as well as bodily injury.

    (3)

    Broad form property damage liability must be afforded.

    (4)

    The County of San Luis Obispo, its officers, employees, and agents, shall be named insured under the policy and the policy shall stipulate that the insurance will operate as primary insurance and that no other insurance effected by the county will be called upon to contribute to a loss hereunder.

    (5)

    Contractual liability either on a blanket basis or by identifying the permit within a contractual liability endorsement.

    (6)

    "Cross-liability" such that each insured is covered as if separate policies had been issued to each insured.

    (b)

    Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability Insurance. In accordance with the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code of the State of California, permittee is required to be insured against liability for workers' compensation or to undertake self-insurance. Permittee agrees to comply with such provisions before commencing the motion picture, television or still photography production on county property.

    (c)

    The following requirements apply to all insurance to be provided by permittee:

    (1)

    Permittee shall provide certificates of insurance to the county prior to commencement of the production allowed by the permit. Certificates of insurance are necessary before a permit will be issued.

    (2)

    Certificates and policies shall state that the policies shall not be cancelled or reduced in coverage or changed in any other material aspect without thirty days prior written notice to county.

    (3)

    Approval of the insurance by county shall not relieve or decrease the extent to which the permittee may be held responsible for payment of damages resulting from motion picture, television, or still photography production on county property allowed by the permit.

    (4)

    If permittee fails or refuses to procure or maintain the insurance required by this paragraph, or fails or refuses to furnish county with required proof that insurance has been procured and is in force and paid for, county shall have the right, at county's election, to forthwith revoke the permit.

(Ord. 2431 § 1 (part), 1989)