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Board asks staff to study changes to county film permitting, including longer project windows
Summary
Supervisors voted unanimously to direct planning staff to study updates to the county’s film permitting rules — including longer discretionary permit windows and other procedural changes — aimed at attracting more long-term film and series production to Ventura County.
Ventura County supervisors unanimously approved a motion on June 24 directing the Resource Management Agency’s Planning Division to study amendments to the county’s film permitting ordinance and return with recommended code changes.
Supervisor Linda Parvin said the county risks losing productions because the current unincorporated‑area permit regime is “unpredictable” and rooted in a 1996 ordinance. Under the board instruction, staff will analyze a set of possible revisions including…
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