East Brunswick, NJ Filming & Production: Location Permits (2026)

Section 101-3 makes the Municipal Clerk's office the permit counter. The permit sets the approved location and the approved dates, and it must be readily available for inspection by Township officials at the filming site. Applications go in during normal business hours on a form approved by the Municipal Clerk, with the fee. If inclement weather or other good cause cancels the dates, the Clerk can issue a new permit for other dates with no additional fee.

Under § 101-4A the Clerk issues no permit unless the application is filed at least four business days before the requested shooting date. The Township Business Administrator can waive that period if the applicant has all related approvals and adjacent property owners or tenants do not need to be notified. The basic fee then rises from $100 to $150 under § 101-12A.

For public lands, § 101-4B requires proof of insurance naming the Township as an additional insured, with insurers carrying a Best rating of B+ or better: $1,000,000 general liability, $2,000,000 excess/umbrella liability, $1,000,000 automobile and privately owned vehicles, $1,000,000 third-party damages, and workers' compensation as required by statute. The applicant also signs a written indemnity and posts $500 in cash or a $500 maintenance bond, which the Township returns within seven days of completion if filming caused no damage to public property or public expense.

Every application, on public or private land, lists proposed dates and times between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., locations, the maximum number of crew members and actors, props, equipment, trailers and vehicles, security for outdoor restrooms, and proof of payment of an escrow for police traffic or crowd control and cleanup costs in an amount set by the Chief of Police (§ 101-4C).

Fees under § 101-12: $100 basic permit, $150 per day in addition, $500 per day for a major motion picture, $25 for nonprofit educational documentary or public television filming, none for student applicants, and no daily fee on private property. News stories and public and private events fall outside the definition of filming in § 101-2.