[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Port
Jervis 5-27-2014 by L.L. No. 7-2014; amended in its entirety 10-10-2017 by L.L. No. 13-2017. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
The City has experienced an increase in requests from production
companies to utilize City properties and facilities for filming purposes.
This chapter is intended to establish guidelines for filming within
the City and to create a consistent approach to applications for filming.
A.
No commercial, movie, television program, documentary or similar
audiovisual production or any portion thereof shall be filmed, videotaped
or recorded in any media format or otherwise made on any public property
in the City of Port Jervis, including but not limited to streets,
sidewalks, parks and buildings, or the waters of City of Port Jervis
without first obtaining a permit from the City Council. A permit shall
be required for the running of cable, the placing or storing of equipment
of any kind, the parking of vehicles or any other film-related activity
on any public property or any other use of public property for the
purpose of making audiovisual productions.
B.
Filming shall be permitted subject to the following conditions:
(1)
Filming shall not be conducted at the same location for more than
30 calendar days within any twelve-month period.
(2)
Filming shall not be conducted at the same location within 14 days
of another filming.
(3)
No applicant shall allow any filming for which a permit has been
issued to be conducted prior to 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. unless
expressly approved by the City Council.
(4)
No applicant shall allow equipment used in connection with permitted
filming, including but not limited to lights, generators and related
equipment, to be set up or operated at the location contained in the
permit application prior to 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. unless otherwise
expressly approved by the City Council.
(5)
The City Council may, in its discretion, waive any of the restrictions
in this subsection and shall be permitted to impose reasonable conditions
in doing so.
C.
Application for a permit shall be submitted to the City Council on
a form to be provided by the City Clerk.
D.
Permit applications must be submitted at least 30 days prior to the
date of any on-site activity in connection with filming is commenced.
E.
The City Council shall have the authority to approve or disapprove
an application for a permit and to establish such conditions for filming
as deemed necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of the
residents of the City of Port Jervis. The City Council may also extend
the hours of filming on public property, subject to any conditions
and additional fees deemed necessary and appropriate.
F.
A certificate of insurance must be submitted with the application,
naming the City of Port Jervis as an additional insured and in compliance
with other conditions established by the City Council in the following
minimum amounts:
G.
Security of the site shall be the responsibility of the person or
entity that will be conducting the filming.
A.
Filming shall not be conducted at the same location for more than
30 calendar days within any twelve-month period.
B.
Filming shall not be conducted at the same location within 14 days
of another filming.
C.
No applicant shall allow any filming to be conducted prior to 7:00
a.m. or after 10:00 p.m.
D.
No applicant shall allow equipment used in connection with permitted
filming, including but not limited to lights, generators and related
equipment, to be set up or operated at the location contained in the
permit application prior to 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. unless otherwise
expressly approved by the City Council.
E.
Travel on local streets to the site is restricted to 7:00 a.m. to
10:00 p.m.
F.
The property must be of adequate size.
G.
All vehicles associated with the filming must be contained on the
site or arrangements made to lawfully park vehicles off site.
H.
Security of the filming location shall be the responsibility of the
person or entity conducting the filming and the owner of the property
on which the filming will occur.
A.
Fees shall be adopted by resolution of the City Council for:
B.
The schedule of fees, once adopted by the City Council, will be available
for inspection in the office of the City Clerk. The City Council shall
be permitted to raise the level of any fee due under this chapter
when the circumstances warrant.
A.
Any person who violates the provisions set forth in this chapter
shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 per day for each
day that the violation continues and/or imprisonment not to exceed
15 days.
B.
The imposition of such penalty shall not be the City's exclusive
remedy in the event of a violation of this chapter. The City may pursue
any and all other legal remedies available in connection with any
violation of this chapter.
C.
Notwithstanding any section of this chapter, no applicant who has
been previously convicted of a violation of this chapter shall be
granted a permit hereunder for a period of 18 months from the date
of such conviction.