As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
FILMING
The taking of still or motion pictures, either on film, videotape,
digital or similar recording medium, for commercial or educational purposes
intended for viewing on video receivers, television, in theaters, the Internet
or for institutional use. Filming performed by one individual using a hand-held
camera without assistance from others shall be excluded from this chapter.
PUBLIC LANDS
Any and every public street, highway, sidewalk, square, public right-of-way,
public park or playground, public building and property or other public place
within the Borough which is within the jurisdiction and control of the Borough
of Madison.
The schedule of fees for the issuance of permits authorized by this
chapter are as follows:
A. Permit:
(1) Basic filming for other than nonprofit applicants: $100.
(2) Basic filming for nonprofit applicants filming for educational,
noncommercial use: $25.
B. Daily filming fee payable in addition to the basic filming
permit fee:
(1) Five hundred dollars per day, except as set forth in §
98-4B(2) hereof.
(2) One hundred dollars per day for nonprofit applicants
filming for educational, noncommercial purposes.
C. Waiver of fees for student. The fees set forth in §
98-4 shall be waived when filming is done by a student in a grade school, middle school, high school, college, university or other bona fide educational institution upon receipt by the Borough Clerk of a written certification from a teacher or administrator at the school attended by the student stating that the filming is for educational purposes only and is not intended for commercial use.
[Amended 5-8-2006 by Ord. No. 19-2006]
Any person violating this chapter or these rules and regulations, upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $2,000 per day
or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90 days, or
both. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on
which a violation occurs or continues.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
A. The filming of news stories within the Borough of Madison;
B. Filming by one individual using a hand-held camera without
the assistance of other persons; and
C. Filming for authorized Madison Borough municipal government
purposes as may be authorized by the Madison Borough Council or the Borough
Administrator.
If any sentence, section, clause, or other portion of this chapter or
the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall for any reason
be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment
shall not affect, impair, or repeal the remainder of this chapter.