325.4 Interagency coordination.
FC § 325.4
The department shall develop and establish, in consultation with the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting, or an officer, employee or unit of the Department of Small Business Services as may be authorized to issue permits in accordance with paragraph r of subdivision 1 of section 1301 of the charter or pursuant to its rules, and such other agencies as the department determines to be necessary and appropriate, a protocol and other processes to: 1. Provide to the department real-time access to information submitted to the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting, or an officer, employee or unit of the Department of Small Business Services as may be authorized to issue permits in accordance with paragraph r of subdivision 1 of section 1301 of the charter or pursuant to its rules, in connection with permit applications; 2. Provide notification to the local firehouse each time a permit for filming or rigging is issued for activities that occur at a production location within the area of response for such firehouse.
3.Enable the department to evaluate relevant fire safety considerations at production locations, familiarize local firehouses or other members of the department with field conditions, including alterations being performed at such locations, in advance of and during the course of rigging and filming, and provide additional production location information in a timely manner to firefighters and other emergency response personnel during fire and non-fire emergencies; and 4. Coordinate approval of permit applications to allow the department to determine whether any premises associated with the proposed production location is subject to any outstanding department or Department of Buildings violation that the department determines constitutes a life safety hazard sufficient to warrant denial of the application. The Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting, or an officer, employee or unit of the Department of Small Business Services as may be authorized to issue permits in accordance with paragraph r of subdivision 1 of section 1301 of the charter or pursuant to its rule, shall deny such permit application when the department makes such a determination. (L.L. 2021/034, 3/28/2021, eff. 7/26/2021)
