Film Locations Glossary
Neighborhood notification
What is neighborhood notification?
Also called resident notification, or notification letter.
Neighborhood notification is the formal advance warning given to residents and businesses around a location, describing dates, hours, activity, parking impact, and a contact for problems.
Most permitting authorities set a minimum notice period and a distance radius, and many require evidence that it was delivered. It is the single cheapest thing a production can do to protect a location and the ones after it.
Example
Letters go to every address within 200 feet, seven days ahead, stating dates, hours, activity, parking impact, and a phone number. The authority asks for proof of delivery, and the productions that skip it are the ones that lose the second day.
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Where you'll see it
Required by most permitting authorities, with a minimum notice period and a distance radius.
Common mistake
Notifying the addresses that are obviously affected rather than the radius the permit specifies, and keeping no proof of delivery. Both are checked.
Related questions
- How far in advance must neighbors be notified?
- As set by the permitting authority, commonly several days to a week, with a defined distance radius and sometimes proof of delivery required.
- What should a notification say?
- Dates, hours, the activity involved, parking and access impact, and a name and phone number to call with problems.