Film Mesa - Permits and Insurance

If your company is filming on private property in Mesa, please work directly with the property owner.

To film on property owned by the City of Mesa, such as parks, public rights-of-way, streets, City buildings and other public facilities operated by the City, please review the Permit Procedures.  (See also Permit Location Worksheet and Permit Application).

Depending on the City-owned site, such as the Mesa Convention Center, recreation centers and other sites, there may be rental fees. The City requires a certificate of insurance against liability naming the City of Mesa as additionally insured and held harmless for $1 million minimum coverage. The certificate can be faxed to 480-644-5582 or e-mailed to kimberle.west@cityofmesa.org. The certificate is filed with the City Attorney's Risk Management office.

If your filming is going to impact pedestrian or vehicular traffic, please contact the Mesa Police Department's off-duty hiring liaison at 480-644-2092. If temporary barricades are required, the names of local barricade companies can be provided.

The City also encourages production companies to inform nearby neighbors and businesses, prior to filming and especially if the filming may be disruptive.