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Greenburgh staff propose $2,500 daily film‑permit fee; code change and public hearings planned
Summary
Town staff proposed raising public and private film-permit day rates to $2,500 (with student and nonprofit exemptions), cited Westchester County filming data and identified town code section 3-48-4 as the governing provision; attorneys noted changing fee structure requires a public hearing and code modification.
Town staff told the Greenburgh Town Board they plan to raise daily film-permit fees for public and private shoots to $2,500 per day and asked the board to approve language to move forward with a resolution and code amendment.
The presenting staff member said the proposed increases would not affect student groups or nonprofits and cited Westchester County film‑industry data when discussing the local economic context. "We are literally not even agencies. We are just touching the, the public and the private, for filming per day," the presenter said while outlining the recommended day rates compared with neighboring villages.
Town staff and the town attorney noted that the applicable code provision is section 3-48-4 (as presented) and that fees are currently embedded in the code. The town attorney explained that moving the amounts into a separate fee schedule would require a public hearing and a formal code change, so the staff will draft a resolution and updated code language and circulate it to the board before a hearing.
Members also raised operational questions (for example, whether private homeowners who host filming would receive fees directly from production companies). Staff said private arrangements between homeowners and production companies remain a private contract separate from town fees.
In related agenda business, the board agreed to postpone an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) public hearing to June 25 to allow staff time to complete a town‑wide mailing, announced a 4 Corners outreach meeting scheduled for June 9, confirmed solar-parking work is expected to start toward the end of June, and reminded members of a NAMI presentation at the Greenburgh Public Library on May 22.
Staff will prepare draft code language and a resolution for board review and schedule a public hearing as required by law.
