A. “Applicant” shall mean the person, firm, association, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, organization, club, company, corporation, business trust or manager, lessee, agent servant, officer or employee, or any of them except where the context clearly requires a different meaning, applying for a permit to film within the city limits of San Luis Obispo.

B. “City administrative officer (CAO)” shall mean the chief administrative officer of the city of San Luis Obispo or designated representative

C. “City services charges” shall mean the actual costs which city departments incur in connection with commercial activities for which a permit is required under these regulations, not limited to administration or coordination of services, support personnel, equipment, materials and supplies, related fringe benefits, loss of revenue, etc.

D. “Commercial” shall mean any activity intended to generate financial gain, in whole or in part, for the applicants or to advertise products, goods or services

E. “Destination marketing organizations” shall mean filming or videotaping or still photography produced or coordinated by an organization that qualifies under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code as a mutual benefit organization for the purpose of tourism and travel promotion.

F. “Motion picture, television, still photography” shall mean all activity attendant to staging or shooting commercial motion pictures, television shows or programs, and commercial advertisements or other media displaying images for commercial purposes.

G. “Nonprofit films” shall mean any commercial, motion picture, television, videotape, or still photography produced by a nonprofit organization, which qualifies under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as a charitable organization. No person, directly or indirectly, shall receive a profit from the marketing and production of the film or from showing the films, tapes or photos.

H. “News media” shall mean any news organization that photographs, films or videotapes for the purpose of spontaneous, unplanned television news broadcast or reporting for print media by reporters, photographers or cameramen.

I. “Private video” shall mean any filming or videotaping taken solely for personal use.

J. “Public right-of-way” shall mean any public access that is open to vehicular, bicycle or pedestrian traffic.

K. “Special event coordinator” shall mean a member of city’s staff who serves as the point of contact for all filming activities within the city of San Luis Obispo.

L. “Studio” shall mean a fixed place of business where filming activities (motion or still photography) are regularly conducted upon the premises. (Ord. 1448 § 1 (part), 2004)