Bloomfield, NJ Filming & Production: Student Filming (2026)

Chapter 228 of the Bloomfield Township Code defines filming as taking still or motion pictures for commercial or educational purposes, so a student production is inside the chapter. Section 228-14 then gives nonprofits and student films their own line in the fee schedule: a basic filming permit, one time, at a fee not to exceed $25, with no daily rate required. By comparison, the basic filming permit is not to exceed $100 with four or more days' advance notice of the first day of filming, and the expedited basic permit is not to exceed $250 with three or fewer days' notice.

The schedule's daily rates apply to public property: not to exceed $150 per day for film and television projects with a budget under $20mm and not to exceed $500 per day for projects over $20mm. Daily filming on private property carries no fee charged by the municipality. A student crew that closes a street still meets the inconvenience fee line, street closures at $1,500 per day, and the Public Safety line: hiring of off-duty police and fire inspections under the agreed public safety plan is charged at the municipality's standard hourly rates.

The fee does not replace the permit process. Under § 228-2 the Fire Department issues the permit when filming uses public property for vehicles, equipment or traffic barricades, the Police Department reviews the filming plan first, and one permit covers each project. Section 228-4 requires proof of insurance and a written indemnity for filming on public lands, and § 228-9 limits filming to seven days per week between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. for camera wrap. Under § 228-14C, the cost of any fire, electrical, building or plumbing inspection is paid by the applicant, and § 228-14B makes the applicant reimburse lost revenue such as parking meter revenue.