§ 24-277. Permit issuance.

Upon approval of the permit application, and prior the issuance of the Film Production Permit, all permit fees, costs, and deposits shall be paid to the village.

(1)

Permit fees.

a.

Filming for five days or less: $325.00.

b.

Filming for more than five days: $550.00.

c.

The Village Manager shall have the discretion to waive the permit fees for film production to be conducted by students or not-for-profit organizations.

(2)

Costs for use of village personnel. Applicant shall pay in full, before the initiation of film production, the estimated costs of any police, fire, public works, or other village personnel to be used for the film production. Such costs shall include cost of services specifically requested by the applicant and the cost of services which, in the judgment of the village, are needed as a result of the film production. The costs billed for such direct village labor shall be equal to 1.5 times the hourly rate of pay for each individual village employee so assigned, including any applicable overtime, plus an administrative charge of $5.00 per hour. The village reserves the right to assign additional fire and/or police personnel to the film production or film production location, where in the opinion of the Chief of Police or Fire Chief, such protection is warranted by the nature of the film production. After completion of film production site repair and restoration, the permittee shall reimburse the village for all costs incurred by the village in excess of the estimated cost for use of village personnel. To the extent the actual costs incurred by the village are less than the estimated amounts paid, the village shall reimburse the permittee for any such amounts. No reimbursement shall be made to the permittee, however, until the completion of all film production site repair and restoration.

(3)

Cost of use of village property. applicant shall pay in full, before film production, the costs for the use of all village property and public rights-of-way. The costs billed for such use shall be at the rates hereinafter set forth, based on the extent of interference with or disruption to the normal use and operation of village property or public ways. The rates shall be as follows:

a.

Total closure of public or rights-of-way, including sidewalks and parking: $75.00 per hour per block.

b.

Partial closure of public rights-of-way: $50.00 per hour per block.

(4)

Deposit. Applicant shall deposit funds in escrow with the village in the amount of $1,000.00 in order to secure the repair and restoration of public property as required herein. Based upon the circumstances of the film production and its potential impact upon public property, the village shall have the discretion to increase the amount of deposit required under this section. The village shall have the right to draw against the escrowed funds in order to pay any portion of repair or restoration costs not paid by the permitee within 14 days of the issuance of an invoice for payment.

(Code 1993, § 5-8.8; Ord. No. 2007-O-55, 8-28-2007; Ord. No. 2009-O-84, 12-8-2009)