[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of West
Haven 11-8-1982 by Ord. No. 194. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Noise — See Ch. 154.
After the effective date of this chapter, no person, firm or
corporation shall install or cause to be installed an audible burglar
alarm system that does not include a device for automatically silencing
the audible portion of said system after it has sounded for 30 minutes.
If an audible alarm system that is already installed as of the
effective date of this chapter sounds a false alarm three times in
a calendar year, the owner of the premises where said system is installed
shall install or cause to be installed a device that automatically
silences the audible alarm of said system after it has sounded for
30 minutes. Said installation of such device shall occur within 30
days following notification to the owner by the Police Department
that said device shall be required pursuant to this chapter.
Any person, firm or corporation having any alarm system, whether
audible or not, shall maintain with the Police Department an emergency
notification list with the name, address and telephone number of at
least two persons with authority and ability to secure said alarmed
premises in the event of an emergency.
No more than three false alarms in any three-month period shall
be permitted whether the system is automatic or manually operated
or is audible or reports to the Police Department via central station
or direct line upon activation by the owner, his agent or employee.
Any person, firm or corporation in violation of any section
of this chapter shall be fined not more than $50 for each violation.
Each day of maintaining an audible alarm in violation of this chapter
shall constitute a separate violation.
