Private and/or Government Property

Contact property owner or agency manager and acquire their permission in writing. (At this time we have no standard forms.) Applies for either indoors or outdoors. See spreadsheet download for list of public authorities.

Image release for certain buildings and locations, either public or privately owned

While trademark claims are rare, the safest course of action is to obtain a release for the use of building images.  According to this article, a property owner could leverage the trademark law when an image of a building or feature is used in connection with the sale of goods and services. Noncommercial uses are “fair use” per the copyright law. 

For public right-of-way

In general, filming in public ways doesn’t require a city-issued permit. However, certain activities require a revocable permit reviewed and issued by the City Transportation Department and a resolution adopted by the Pueblo City Council. Activities include, but not limited to, stopping traffic, hooding parking meters, setting up equipment in any public right-of-way. A revocable permit requires:

  • Notarized application

  • Fees: $50 application, $500 deposit

  • Insurance policy for $1 million liability with the City of Pueblo named as “additional insured”

  • A traffic control plan from a licensed barricade company

  • 30 days minimum processing time for permit

For an application, call the City Transportation Department, 719-553-2722, located at 350 Alan Hamel Avenue 81003.

For drone cameras (unmanned aircraft systems or UAS)

For commercial purposes, the UAS should be registered with the FAA. The operator must have a FAA Part 107 license, or be a FAA Licensed Pilot Operating under a Section 333 exemption waiver. They should be able to produce these documents and with the requirements of these licenses should have a strong understand of airspace, altitude, and other restrictions such as flying over crowds, etc.

Comply with FAA commercial regulations within 5 miles of any airport. Then the height is reduced from the typical 400 feet. Within this zone, flight requires notification to the local airspace, which in our case is the Pueblo Air Traffic Control Tower. They are required to be notified and will issue a restriction. The B4UFLY App is a good tool to use. The FAA regulates airspace across the country. This website answer almost any question you have: https://www.faa.gov/uas (According to the Director of Aviation of Pueblo Memorial Airport.)

Privacy is of utmost importance, which prohibits peeking in windows, doors, etc. (PMC Title XI – Police Regulations, Chapter 1 – General Offence Code, Article II – Offenses Relating to Public Peace, Order and Decency, Section 11-1-206, Invasion of Privacy.) To that end, we recommend against flying over residences unless the property owners provide express permission. (According to Deputy Chief of Police Chris Noeller.)

For Cultural Resources

There are a lot of great places in Pueblo worth visiting. See the Pueblo Inventory of Cultural Resources. And this article lists all the places on the National Register of Historic Places: