The Town of Saugerties Police Department has recorded an extraordinary
number of false burglar alarms emanating from automated devices. These
signals require that police and other emergency services respond to
the false alarm, exposing them to unnecessary hazards and risks, wasting
taxpayer funds and depriving other citizens, who may need emergency
service, of those services. This chapter is intended to remedy the
waste by regulating and establishing controls for alarm systems, thereby
reducing the number of false alarms.
Any applicant whose application for a permit has been denied
and any person whose permit has been suspended or revoked may appeal
such denial, suspension or revocation in writing to the Town Board
of the Town of Saugerties within 30 days after such denial, suspension
or revocation and may appear before such Town Board at a time and
place to be determined by the Town Board in support of his or its
contention that the permit should not have been denied, suspended
or revoked. The decision of the Town Board shall be final.
All persons operating, maintaining or monitoring a presently existing alarm system must comply with all provisions of this chapter within 90 days after the effective date of this chapter. Upon the expiration of this period, said persons shall be in violation of this chapter and subject to disconnection and other penalties under this chapter. If a person operating, maintaining or monitoring an alarm system on or before the effective date of this chapter applies for a permit pursuant to §
62-4 within 90 days of the effective date, then there shall be no application fee due. If a person operating or maintaining an alarm system on or before the effective date applies for a permit after 90 days from the effective date, he or she shall be subject to the application fee.
A cancellation code will be available through the Police Department
for every alarm user permit. The code will allow the alarm user the
ability to abort any alarm activation. Alarm signals that are promptly
and properly aborted by cancellation code will not be charged against
the alarm user permit as a false alarm.
If the location of police headquarters should be changed at
any time, the Town shall not be responsible for any expense incurred
by the owner or lessee or business licensee or alarm agent for moving
alarm systems or reconnecting such systems to the relocated police
headquarters.