As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Village
The Incorporated Village of Sands Point.
This chapter shall be known as the "Alarm System
Regulations."
No homeowner, resident, tenant or occupant (hereinafter
all referred to as "resident") of any building or within any building,
residence, home accessory building, school, church, synagogue or other
structure (hereinafter referred to as "premises") shall connect or
maintain any alarm system, calling device, signaling device or other
mechanical apparatus which directly or indirectly is intended to signal
or alert the Village of Sands Point police station or telephone line
and/or telecommunication line without first obtaining an alarm permit
and satisfying Village standards for alarm systems, which standards
are available at the Village office. A permit is also required for
audible alarms that are not connected directly or indirectly to signal
or alert the police station. Any change in ownership of property shall
require the submission of an application to operate an alarm system
and the issuance of an alarm permit.
[Amended 9-28-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010]
Upon submission of the application to operate an alarm system in conformity with the standards imposed herein and upon payment of the permit fee as described in Chapter
82, Fees and Deposits, the Village Clerk shall issue a permit for each alarm. Any permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall be nontransferable, and the permit fee shall be nonrefundable.
[Amended 9-28-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010]
An annual permit service fee in the amount as provided in Chapter
82 hereof shall be due and payable as of January 1 of each calendar year for each alarm. In the event any such service permit fee is not paid on or before April 15 of each such year, said fee, plus an administrative charge of $50, shall be levied against the real property as a lien having the same priority as a Village tax and being deemed as part of the annual Village tax for all purposes.
Alarm systems in use at the effective date of
these regulations shall be required to comply with these regulations
within 60 days of the effective date of this regulation. Failure to
comply may result in the existing system being removed from service
without further notice to the resident.
[Amended 9-28-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010]
A. For purposes
of these regulations, a "false alarm" shall be one which needlessly
or erroneously signals or alerts the Village police station or other
Village employee(s) and is not canceled by the resident before a Village
policeman or employee arrives at the residence. The holder of a Village
alarm permit shall be solely and wholly responsible for any and all
false alarms to police or employees of the Incorporated Village of
Sands Point. False alarms may result in revocation of the permit to
operate the system by the Village of Sands Point and the system being
removed from service if deemed appropriate by the Village.
B. Charges
for false alarms.
(1) Charges for false alarms shall be as provided in Chapter
82, Fees and Deposits. Such charges shall be paid to the Village Treasurer.
(2) If the homeowner fails to pay any such charges, such homeowner shall, in addition to all other available remedies, be subject to the penalties in §
40-9, entitled "Penalties for offenses."
(3) In the
event any outstanding false alarm charges are not paid on or before
April 15 of the next succeeding calendar year, such charges, plus
an administrative charge of $25, shall be levied against the real
property as a lien having the same priority as a Village tax and being
deemed a part of the annual Village tax roll for all purposes.
C. Upon the
fourth false alarm during any twelve-month period, the Village shall
notify the homeowner in writing by certified mail. Thereafter, the
Village, in its discretion, reserves the right to revoke the existing
permit or refuse to renew it after a hearing before the Board of Trustees
upon notice to the permit holder. Notice of revocation or refusal
to renew shall also be by certified mail sent at least 30 days before
such revocation and/or end of permit period. In cases of revocation,
the Village shall have the right to remove the alarm system from service.
Costs of removing an alarm system from service shall be the responsibility
of the resident.
D. The Village
recognizes that widespread false alarms may occur from forces beyond
the control of residents, such as rain or lightning, in which such
events resulting false alarms may be excused by the Board of Trustees
and shall not be counted as a false alarm.
Any resident failing to obtain or maintain the
required permit or otherwise violating any provision of this chapter
shall, in addition to all other available remedies, be subject to
a fine not exceeding $100 for the first offense and not exceeding
$200 for each and every offense thereafter.
This section applies to all alarm systems and
equipment either existing or installed after the effective date of
these regulations.
A. Every system with an alarm bell or signal audible
from outside the house, whether such system is connected directly
or indirectly to police headquarters or operates independently, must
be equipped with a device which automatically shuts off the outside
alarm bell or signal within 15 minutes from its having been activated.
B. All police alarm equipment sold or leased in the Village
of Sands Point must meet reasonable safety standards such as those
acceptable to Underwriters' Laboratories or equivalent.
C. Every system must be equipped with a time delay of
at least 20 seconds before signal connection to Police Department
is activated.
D. Every system connected directly or indirectly to the
Village Police Department must be equipped with a visible or audible
indicator that the alarm system is in operation. This indicator must
be installed in an obvious location at the principal entrance/exit
for the residence. It may be located on either the inside or the outside
of the residence.
E. Every system connected directly or indirectly to the
Village Police Department which also signals a fire alarm shall be
equipped with separate distinguishing signal for each kind of alarm.
F. After the effective date of this chapter, police alarm
equipment may be sold, leased, installed, serviced or maintained only
by alarm companies or agents on a list of those approved, available
through the Village of Sands Point.