Greenburgh, NY Filming & Production: Production Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Equipment hours
- 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Governs
- Lights, generators, outdoor equipment
- Waiver authority
- Town Clerk only
- Related law
- Chapter 380, Noise
- Penalty
- $500+ fine or 15 days jail
Summary
Greenburgh's filming law limits when production equipment can run. Section 348-5C bars operating lights, generators and other filming equipment at a licensed location before 8:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m., and requires outdoor equipment to be set up no earlier than 8:00 a.m. and cleared away by 7:00 p.m., unless the Town Clerk allows otherwise.
Unless the Town Clerk provides otherwise, 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 § 348-3A(2) prior to 8:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m., and unless the Town Clerk permits otherwise, 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.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4570580; v39 updated 2025-10-22; through 10-22-2025).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 348's licensing scheme addresses production noise and disruption through hard clock limits rather than a decibel standard. unless the Town Clerk provides otherwise. m. Both restrictions can be varied only by the Town Clerk, who reviews each application under Section 348-3 with input from the Chief of Police, Building Inspector and Commissioner of Public Works and can attach additional conditions on hours of operation. on weekdays. Because the filming chapter's own hour limits are enforced through the license rather than a sound meter, an applicant that runs generators late is exposed to a filming-chapter violation even without any dBA reading.
Violations & Fines
Operating filming equipment, lights or generators outside the 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. window without Town Clerk permission is a violation of the license conditions under Section 348-6, punishable by a fine of not less than $500 per offense or up to 15 days' imprisonment, or both, with each day treated as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a film crew run generators overnight in Greenburgh?
Does the noise chapter apply on top of the filming hour limits?
Who can extend filming equipment hours past 7 p.m.?
Sources & Official References
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