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CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER
BYLAW NO. 7793, 2016
A Bylaw to require the holding of a valid and subsisting permit for filming within the boundaries of the
City of New Westminster, the granting and issuing of permits and to fix, impose and to provide for the
collection of permit fees.
THE CITY COUNCIL of the Corporation of the City of New Westminster in open meeting assembled
HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1.
This Bylaw shall be cited as "FILM PERMIT BYLAW No. 7793, 2016".
2.
In this Bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires:
"City" means the Corporation of the City of New Westminster and the geographic area over which the
Corporation is the municipal government;
"Commercial" means filming for the purpose of profit or gain.
"Film" or "Filming" means the development and physical production of digital and cinematographic
recordings, television and video for any commercial or film school purposes with the exception of news
broadcasts;
"Filming Coordinator" means a City employee(s) designated with the responsibility for coordinating and
permitting all filming activity located in New Westminster by the Director of Parks, Culture and
Recreation;
"Film School" means any student filming associated with post-secondary filming studies; and
"Permit" means a film permit granted pursuant to this Bylaw.
FILM PERMIT
3.
No person or company shall film within the City unless a valid and subsisting Permit is issued
under this Bylaw.
4.
Power is hereby appointed to the Filming Coordinator to:
(a)
grant a Permit;
(b)
grant an extension of time for any Permit; and
(c)
suspend a permit, for reasonable cause, for such period as the Filming Coordinator may
determine; and
(d)
cancel a permit for reasonable cause.
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PERMIT APPLICATION
5.
Application for a Permit shall be made by completing the City filming application form and by
suppling whatever additional information may be required by the Filming Coordinator.
6.
All filming permit fees are to be remitted to the City, as determined by the Filming Coordinator
with reference to the Parks and Recreation Fees Bylaw No. 6673, 2001.
7.
The Filming Coordinator may require the completion and submission of a new application where
circumstances related to the filming activity changes.
8.
No person to whom a Permit has been granted under this Bylaw shall change a location where
filming takes place without first applying to the Filming Coordinator to have the location
amended.
9.
Every person applying for a Permit must comply with all applicable federal, provincial and
municipal laws, bylaws, policy, regulations and rules to filming and to the location of the filming.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
10.
Permits are not transferable.
11.
A valid permit shall be kept at the location where filming is taking place and presented upon
request.
12.
The Filming Coordinator or officer or employee of the City may at all reasonable times enter
upon the location where filming is taking place under a Permit to determine compliance with
all City Bylaws.
13.
This bylaw does not apply to private filming studios licensed pursuant to the City's Business
License Bylaw No. 5640, 1986.
OFFENCES
14.
Every person who:
(a)
violates any provision of this Bylaw;
(b)
permits a violation of any provision of this Bylaw; or
(c)
refuses or otherwise to do anything required to be done by him by any provision of this
Bylaw;
is guilty of an offense and is liable upon summary conviction to a maximum fine of $10,000.
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15.
If any part of this bylaw is for any reason held invalid by any Court of competent jurisdiction, the
invalid portion shall be severed and the severance shall not affect the validity of the remainder.
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Adopted March 14, 2016