Hamilton, NJ Filming & Production: Street Closures (2026)

Section 160-3 sets the conditions for issuing a permit where filming affects public lands, defined in § 160-1 as any public street, highway, sidewalk, square, park, playground or other public place within Township jurisdiction. No permit issues for filming on public lands unless the applicant proves bodily injury insurance of $500,000 per person and $1,000,000 aggregate, property damage insurance of $300,000 aggregate, signs a written indemnification agreement holding the Township harmless, and arranges to hire an off-duty police officer for the permitted times under an agreed public safety plan (§ 160-3B).

' Section 160-4B reinforces this by requiring the permit holder to avoid interference with previously scheduled activities on public lands and to give written notice at least three days before shooting to any businesses, merchants or residents directly affected, who may then file objections with the Municipal Clerk to be considered in the permit review. Proof that adjacent owners were notified must reach the Clerk within two days of the shooting date. Section 160-5B lets the Township require one or more on-site patrolmen, at the applicant's cost, whenever a production may impede traffic flow.