East Brunswick, NJ Filming & Production: Street Closures (2026)

Public lands under § 101-2 means every public street, highway, sidewalk, square, public park or playground or other public place within the jurisdiction and control of East Brunswick Township. Filming on those lands needs the Municipal Clerk's permit under § 101-3, and § 101-4D requires the holder to take all reasonable steps to minimize interference with the free passage of pedestrians and traffic and to comply with all lawful directives of the East Brunswick Township Police Department.

The permit can be refused. Under § 101-6A the Township Business Administrator, on objective facts and after a report from the Police Department and other agencies involved with the site, can refuse a permit where filming at that location or time would unreasonably impede the free flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic. Under § 101-6B the Township can require one or more on-site patrolmen where the production could impede traffic, and the applicant bears the cost as a cost of production. The application must also show an escrow for police traffic or crowd control and cleanup costs, in an amount determined by the Chief of Police (§ 101-4C(6)).

An applicant who wants restrictions on the use of public streets or public parking during the shoot goes through the waiver in § 101-8. The Business Administrator can grant a waiver if it can be granted without endangering the public health, safety and welfare, and weighs potential traffic congestion, the applicant's ability to remove film-related vehicles off the public streets, the restrictions requested, whether the shoot is indoors or outdoors, day or night, on public or private lands, the company's prior experience with the Township, and the effect on adjoining and nearby property owners and occupants.

Section 101-5 adds that vehicles are parked off the public streets to the extent practicable, previously scheduled activities on public lands are not interfered with, and written notice goes to affected businesses, merchants or residents at least three days before the requested shooting date, with proof of service to the Municipal Clerk within two days of that date.