[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Irvington 8-7-1989 by L.L. No. 9-1989. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fees and charges — See Ch. 114.
A.
The Village Board finds that significant filming,
videotaping and recording has been occurring in the Village of Irvington
for commercial purposes.
B.
By reason of the foregoing, the Village Board finds
that the health, welfare and safety will be served by adoption of
a local law providing a means of regulating, by license, the undertaking
of any filming, videotaping or recording, in a commercial manner.
C.
The Village Board does hereby ordain and enact this
chapter to accomplish the aforesaid purposes.
[Amended 5-7-1990 by L.L. No. 8-1990]
No movie, documentary, television program, commercial,
script or similar presentation or any portion thereof shall be filmed,
videotaped, researched or otherwise made within the Village of Irvington
if a fee is to be paid or anything of value changes hands for such
use of the property unless the owner, tenant, individual or entity
making said movie, documentary, television program, commercial, script
or similar presentation first makes application to and obtains a license
from the Irvington Village Board of Trustees.
A.
Applications may be submitted to the Village Board
in person or by mail and must contain at least the following information:
(1)
The name of the applicant.
(2)
The location of the property where filming, videotaping,
etc., is to take place.
(3)
Whether the applicant is the owner or the tenant in
possession of property if the applicant is not the owner.
[Amended 3-19-1990 by L.L. No. 5-1990]
(4)
The name of the person or entity the applicant wishes
to allow to film, videotape, etc.
B.
The applicant shall submit a use plan showing the
days and hours of proposed operation, parking plans and any mitigating
measures proposed and the name, local address and local telephone
number of a person who will be available 24 hours a day during the
activity and who shall have control of and responsibility for the
direction of all participants in the permitted activity and for the
property for which the activity is permitted.
C.
The Board shall seek the advice of the Chief of Police
and the Superintendent of Highways in reviewing such plans.
D.
The Board shall attach conditions and safeguards ensuring
the orderly conduct of the activity and the minimization of impact
of such use and shall specify the duration and hours of operation
of such activity.
E.
The Village Board may require the applicant to post
reasonable bond to assure adherence to the permit conditions set forth.
The Board may further require an applicant to furnish the Village
with a hold-harmless and indemnification agreement, together with
a certificate of insurance relieving the town from any potential liability
by virtue of the applicant's activities.
F.
The Chief of Police shall have the power to cause
the conditions set by any special permit granted under this section
to be enforced.
G.
Site plan approval by the Planning Board is not required
for permits issued under this section.
[Amended 5-7-1990 by L.L. No. 8-1990]
A.
Each applicant shall pay a license fee to the Village
of Irvington in accordance with the fees as set from time to time
by the Board of Trustees. Said fee can be reduced or waived by the
Board of Trustees for good cause shown.[1]
[Amended 8-18-2003 by L.L. No. 20-2003]
B.
The Village Board may require each applicant to reimburse
the Village prior to filming for the cost of providing any special
police services the Village may be requested to provide or elect to
provide in connection with such activity.
A.
Unless the Village Board provides otherwise by resolution,
no applicant shall permit any filming, recording, videotaping, etc.,
for which a permit has been issued to be conducted prior to 8:00 a.m.
or after 7:00 p.m.
B.
Unless the Village Board provides otherwise by resolution, no applicant shall permit equipment used in connection with such filming, including but not limited to lights and generators, etc., to be operated at the location described in § 115-3A(2) prior to 8:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. No applicant shall permit equipment to be used in connection with the filming, videotaping, etc., to be set up outdoors at the location prior to 8:00 a.m., and all such equipment shall be removed from outdoors by 7:00 p.m.
A.
Any person, persons, corporation, company, group or
other entity of any kind who fails to obtain the permit required herein
or otherwise violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject
to a fine of up to $250.
B.
The imposition of such fine shall not be the Village's
exclusive remedy in the event of a violation of this chapter. The
Village may pursue any and all other legal remedies available to it
in connection with any violation of this chapter.
C.
Imposition of fines of up to $100 may be levied for
any cancellation without 24 hours' notice to the Chief of Police.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, 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.
