Portable Toilet Rental in North Hollywood

Where does a film crew put toilets on a North Hollywood location?

A location shoot in a commercial neighborhood has little room. The crew parks trucks, strings cable and sets up a holding area, and the toilets have to sit where cast and crew can reach them without crossing the shot. That usually pushes the unit to the edge of the work area, in reach of the base camp but out of frame.

Permits come first. FilmLA handles the temporary use permit for commercial on-location filming, and applications go in through MyFilmLA by 10 a.m., at least three full business days before the first activity. The permit process we looked at does not set a toilet count, so the number of units is a planning decision between the production and the provider.

For a multi-day shoot, a longer rental with regular servicing fits better than a one-day drop. Our film and TV location toilets page and the guide on porta potties for film shoots go through the options, including an ADA unit and a handwash station for the crew.

What do NoHo theatre and street events require?

The Arts District has the sort of events that draw a crowd to a few blocks and then leave: openings, small festivals and performances. If the event closes a street, the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services is the permit office for special events on the public right of way. Parades, processions and demonstrations are the Police Department's.

When food vendors take part, LA County Public Health's Community Event Organizer Permit comes into play for events with two or more temporary food facilities or three or more mobile ones, with the application filed 30 days ahead. The county's food-booth wording asks for one toilet for each 15 food employees within 200 feet of each booth, plus one handwashing sink for every four public toilets.

None of that is our call to make; it is the agencies' call. What we can do is connect you with a provider who can talk through the unit mix. Details on the unit side are on the special event portable toilets page.

Do commercial street projects need a toilet on site?

Yes, once there are employees working, Cal/OSHA's Title 8 section 1526 applies: one toilet facility for each 20 employees or fraction, of each sex, with urinals allowed to count but toilets at least half the required number. With fewer than five employees, one single-user all-gender toilet is sufficient.

On a busy commercial block the question is where the unit can stand without blocking a loading door, a sidewalk or a driveway, and where the truck can stop to service it. The provider can only work with what you tell it, so describe the frontage, any alley and the working hours when you call. See our delivery and placement planning page for the questions to answer.

What should a unit near Tujunga Village or Studio City know first?

Tujunga Village and Studio City are close, so a delivery address that sounds like one may be the other. The ZIP settles it: 91601, 91602 and 91606 are the North Hollywood ZIPs on this page, and Studio City has its own page with ZIP 91604.

Read the Studio City page if your job is on the far side of that line, and tell the provider the cross streets either way. A provider that has your correct address can say yes or no on a unit fast; one with an approximate address cannot.