The Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village
of Roslyn Harbor (the "Village") hereby finds that it would serve
the public interest to require a permit for use of property in the
Village for filming (as defined below) and to establish the standards
that will govern application for such permits.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
FILMING
The recording, on film, tape or other medium, of motion pictures,
commercials, documentaries, shows, performances, athletic or sports
events or other similar events or activities, with the intention that
the end product be distributed commercially or shown or exhibited
at any place or locale where an admission fee is charged. The term
"filming" shall not include still photography, the recording of news,
political events and local sports or school district events by any
person for the purposes of providing news or information about such
activities or events, or activities contained wholly within any building
in the Village and which involve no physical activity or presence
outside such building. The term "filming" also shall not include any
recording made by the Village.
No person, firm, entity, association or corporation
shall commence, conduct, permit or cause filming in the Village unless
a permit therefor has been issued by the Village Clerk or, if applicable,
the Board of Trustees, and unless such filming is in compliance with
the terms and conditions of such permit. As used herein, filming shall
include the use of public property for persons, equipment, vehicles,
props, cameras and any other items or materials used in connection
with such filming.
Under no circumstances shall parking of cars
or trucks on Village streets or any other areas of Village jurisdiction
be permitted. Any applicant receiving a permit for filming shall park
all vehicles in areas other than on Village roads. Applicants may
purchase optional parking at the Village Hall or Long Island Railroad
Greenvale train station, subject to availability. The applicant will
notify the Village Clerk of any such parking locations.
No fewer than 10 days prior to the commencement
of filming, any applicant receiving a permit shall send, via certified
mail, at the sole cost of the applicant, notification of such filming
to: all residents and business owners residing or doing business within
500 feet of the filming site; the Nassau County Police Department,
Sixth Precinct; the Glenwood Fire Department; the Roslyn Fire Department.
The applicant shall deliver proof of such notification to the Village
Clerk no fewer than five days prior to the commencement of filming.
Any applicant receiving a permit shall indemnify
and hold harmless the Village, its agents, officers and employees
against any and all claims, demands, causes of action, costs and liabilities
of every kind and nature.
The fee for a filming permit shall be established,
and may be amended from time to time, by resolution by the Board of
Trustees. The fee shall be paid in cash or by certified check prior
to the issuance of the permit. In addition, the applicant shall pay
the actual cost for the use of any Village personnel, services or
equipment in connection with the filming. The applicant shall, prior
to the issuance of a permit, pay such costs on an estimated basis
and shall also post adequate security to ensure the payment of any
such costs which cannot be reliably estimated.
Upon the completion of filming, the applicant
shall clean and restore, or cause to be cleaned and restored, at his
own cost, the premises used in filming to the state of such premises
prior to filming. Any costs incurred by the Village for subsequent
cleanup shall be forwarded to the applicant for payment.