2883-24 Ordinance Amending Requirements for Film Permits-redlined.doc.pdf

2 Shall mean any and every public street, highway, sidewalk, square, public park or playground or any other public places in the Township. c. Permit Required. 1. No person or organization shall film or permit filming on public land or on private property where such filming involves the use of public property for the operation, placement or temporary storage of vehicles or equipment utilized in such filming, including, but not limited to, any temporary structure, barricade or device intended to restrict or block off pedestrian or vehicular traffic, without first having obtained a permit from the Director of the Department of Planning, (Director) which permit shall set forth the approved location of such filming and the approved duration of such filming by specific reference by day or dates. Said permit must be readily available for inspection by the Township and any of its employees or agents at all times at the site of the filming. 2. All permits shall be applied for and obtained from the Department of Planning during normal business hours. Applications for such permits shall be in a form approved by the Director and shall be accompanied by a permit fee as set forth in Subsection d. The applicant shall submit a copy of the completed application to the Chief of Police and Fire Chief simultaneous with the submission to the Planning Director 3. If a permit is issued and, due to inclement weather or other good cause, filming does not in fact take place on the date specified, the Director may, at a request of the applicant, issue an amended permit for filming on other dates subject to full compliance with all other provisions of this chapter. No additional fee shall be paid for this amended permit. d. Issuance of Permits.: 1. No permit shall be issued by the Director unless applied for prior to seven days before the requested shooting date; provided, however, that the Mayor may waive the seven-day period if, in his or her judgment, the applicant has obtained all related approvals and adjacent property owners or tenants do not need to be notified. 2. No permit shall be issued for filming upon public land unless the applicant shall provide the Township with satisfactory proof of the following: (a) Proof of insurance coverage as follows: (1) For bodily injury to one person in the amount of $500,000 and any occurrence in the aggregate amount of $1,000,000. (2) For

tory proof of the following: (a) Proof of insurance coverage as follows: (1) For bodily injury to one person in the amount of $500,000 and any occurrence in the aggregate amount of $1,000,000. (2) For property damage for each occurrence and in the aggregate amount of $300,000. (b) An agreement in writing whereby the applicant agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Township from any and all liability, expense, claim or damages resulting from use of public land. (c) The posting of a cash bond of $2,500 or a maintenance bond of $5,000 running in Deleted: which shall cause any impact to public land within the Township … Deleted: not to exceed three in duration, except in the case of a major motion picture… Deleted: ¶ <#>A permit shall be sufficient to authorize outdoor or indoor filming for a period not to exceed three days except in the case of a major motion picture, provided that the maximum number of days of filming authorized in any calendar year for premises located in a residential zone where a waiver has been granted by the Director shall not exceed 10 days.¶ Deleted: five Deleted: five Deleted: 1,000,000 Deleted: 5,000,000 Deleted: 1,000,000