Long Branch, NJ Filming & Production: Street Closures (2026)

Section 233-4A(12) [ordinance numbering as printed, see § 233-4A(11)] requires applicants to take all reasonable steps to minimize interference with the free passage of pedestrians and traffic over public lands and to comply with lawful directives from the Police, Fire, and Building Departments. When a production wants to go beyond the standard filming hours or wants to restrict use of public streets or parking, § 233-8 lists the factors the City weighs before allowing it: traffic congestion at the location, the applicant's ability to keep film-related vehicles off public streets, whether restrictions on public streets or parking are actually being requested, the time of year given Long Branch's status as a resort municipality and the resulting impact on beaches, boardwalk, promenade, and parking, whether the shoot is indoors or outdoors and day or night, and whether the City Council was consulted.

Vehicles connected to filming must park off the public right-of-way to the maximum extent possible and follow normal parking and traffic rules, or they can be towed at the production's cost (§ 233-5F). If the presence of police is needed because traffic may be impeded, the City can require officers on-site and bill the applicant for that cost as a filming expense (§ 233-6B). A denial of a requested street-use accommodation can be appealed in writing to the City Council within ten days (§ 233-7).