Greenburgh, NY Filming & Production: Location Permits (2026)

Adopted May 10, 2006 by Local Law No. 3-2006, Chapter 348 (Filming) responds to Town Board findings that commercial filming on Greenburgh streets and private property was creating traffic disruption, inconvenience and safety concerns for residents. Section 348-2 makes it unlawful to film, videotape, record or otherwise produce a movie, documentary, television program, commercial or similar presentation on any private or public property in Greenburgh if a fee is paid or anything of value changes hands for use of the property, unless a license is first obtained from the Town Clerk.

Section 348-3 requires a written application naming the applicant, the filming location, whether the applicant owns or rents the property, and a use plan covering days, hours, parking and mitigation measures, plus a locally reachable 24-hour production contact. The Town Clerk may consult the Chief of Police, the Building Inspector and the Commissioner of Public Works before issuing the license, may attach conditions on duration and hours, and under Section 348-3E can require a hold-harmless agreement, a certificate of insurance naming the Town as an additional insured, and a bond.

Section 348-3F lets the Clerk require the applicant to pay for Town police officers at the location at the overtime rate set in the police union's collective bargaining agreement. A license is capped at any portion of 20 calendar days at the same address within a twelve-month period absent Town Clerk permission (Section 348-5A), and Section 348-7 bars anyone previously convicted of violating the chapter from getting a new license for 18 months. Fees are set on the schedule in Section 348-8, and Section 348-9 makes clear the license never authorizes breaking any other law.