Linden, NJ Filming & Production: Production Noise (2026)

Section 35-4, added with the rest of Chapter 35 by Ordinance No. 69-58 on December 16, 2025, ties noise control to the same permit that authorizes the shoot rather than setting a separate decibel standard. Subsection (a) directs the permit holder to conduct filming in a manner that minimizes inconvenience or discomfort to adjoining property owners and, "to the extent practicable," to abate noise and park production vehicles off the public streets. Subsection (b) pairs that duty with a notice obligation: where the production will directly involve or affect nearby businesses, merchants or residents, the applicant must give those parties written notice at least three days before the shooting date, tell them objections can be filed with the City Clerk, and file proof that the notice was served within two days of the shoot.

Objections submitted this way become part of the application file and are weighed in the City's review. Because § 35-4 folds noise mitigation into the permit conditions rather than a standalone limit, the City Administrator can also use excessive noise or unreasonable interference with adjoining properties as grounds to refuse or revoke the permit under § 35-5, and can require an on-site patrolman under the same section when a production risks impeding traffic or the surrounding area.