§ 36-3. Permits required.

A. 

No person shall film or allow filming on public lands within the Town of North Hempstead without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Town Clerk in accordance with this chapter, except as provided for in § 36-4 hereof.

B. 

No person shall film or allow filming on private property within the Town of North Hempstead without first obtaining a permit from the Town Clerk in accordance with this chapter when such filming shall result in an incidental use of public lands, except as provided for in § 36-4 hereof. Any incidental use of public lands that obstructs any public lands or interferes with the use of any public lands requires a permit; provided, however, that nothing contained in this section shall prevent persons from temporarily loading or unloading filming equipment on any public right-of-way, provided that such loading or unloading is done without unnecessary delay, and provided that such filming equipment is not allowed or permitted to remain on such public right-of-way for a period longer than 15 minutes.

C. 

Permits shall be obtained in the office of the Town Clerk during normal business hours. Applications for such permits shall be in accordance with § 36-5 and shall be accompanied by a permit fee in the amount established by the Town.

D. 

One permit shall be required for each location.

E. 

The maximum number of consecutive days on which filming may be authorized shall not exceed 14, without a waiver pursuant to this chapter.

[Amended 9-12-2012 by L.L. No. 12-2012]

Editor’s Note: Former Subsection E, regarding permits authorizing filming for one day only at one location only, was repealed 9-12-2012 by L.L. No. 12-2012. This local law also redesignated former Subsections F and G as Subsections E and F, respectively.

F. 

If a permit is issued and due to inclement weather or other good cause, not within the control of the applicant, filming does not in fact take place on the date or dates specified, the Town Clerk may, at the 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 required for an amended permit under this section.