The purpose of this chapter is to provide standards
and regulations for various types of intrusion, burglar and other
emergency alarm equipment, whether by producing a visual or audible
signal or whether by direct line, radio, telephone or other means,
actuating a device requiring a response thereto by the City of Garfield
Police Department, Fire Department or other municipal agency.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to
alarm businesses and to any person who operates, maintains or owns
any alarm device, dial alarm or local alarm designed to produce a
visual or audible signal of an emergency or designed to summon the
Police or Fire Department or other municipal agency or department
of the City of Garfield to any location in response to any type of
alarm signal.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ALARM CONSOLE
They shall be installed, operated and maintained in such
places in the City of Garfield Police Department as the Chief of Police
or the City Manager shall designate. Said alarm console shall be of
such design, capacity, size, power, utility, efficiency and quality
as the Chief of Police or the City Manager shall specify. Said alarm
console shall be furnished, installed, operated, maintained and kept
in good working order, exclusive of and at the sole cost and expense
of the licensee, who shall, in consideration of said exclusive license,
have the privilege of installing, operating and maintaining the alarm
console and the use and occupancy of the designated area in the Police
Department. Alarm console further means the approved control panel
installed in the City of Garfield police headquarters for the purpose
of giving visual or audible response to alarm systems installed within
the City of Garfield.
ALARM DEVICE
Any type of alarm system actuating equipment in the alarm
console providing warning of intrusion, fire, smoke, water flow, flood
or other peril.
ALARM SYSTEM
Equipment, a device or an assembly of equipment and devices
designated to signal the presence of an emergency or hazard requiring
urgent attention into which the Police Department may be expected
to respond. In this chapter, the term "alarm system" shall include
the terms "alarm device," "local alarm" and "dial alarm."
CHIEF OF POLICE
Chief of the City of Garfield Police Department or his designated
representative.
DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE
The designated representative of the Chief of Police to perform
a function required or permitted by this chapter. "Designated representative"
shall be limited to a member of the City of Garfield Police Department,
if appointed by the Chief of Police, and a member of the City of Garfield
Police or Fire Departments, if designated by the City Manager.
DIAL ALARM
Any type of alarm system using telephone lines transmitting
an alarm directly through the Police Department switchboard, providing
warning of intrusion or peril.
FALSE ALARM
Any alarm or signal of an alarm actuated by inadvertence,
negligence or the intentional or unintentional act of a person other
than an intruder or use of the alarm for other than its intended purpose,
and including alarms caused by mechanical failure, malfunctioning
or improper installation or design of the alarm system and related
equipment.
LICENSEE
The person who holds the license to install, operate and
maintain the alarm console pursuant to provisions of this chapter.
LOCAL ALARM
An alarm system which, when activated, produces a signal
not connected to the alarm console or the Police Department switchboard,
such as a store burglar alarm actuating a bell device, providing warning
of intrusion or other peril. "Local alarm" shall not include an alarm
system on a motor vehicle, provided that said motor vehicle alarm
is not interconnected with an alarm device, a dial alarm or local
alarm. The term "local alarm" shall also not include equipment designed
to signal solely within the building or series of buildings, if owned
by the same person on which it is located, and which is not designated
to admit signals visible or audible to persons outside such building
or buildings.
PERMITTEE
Any person who owns an alarm device who has obtained a permit
according to provisions of this chapter.
PERSON
Any natural person, individual, firm, partnership, association,
limited partnership, corporation, unincorporated organization, estate,
trust or any other business entity.
WRITTEN NOTICE
By certified mail or personal service upon the licensee or
permittee.
[Amended 3-15-1994 by Ord. No. 2149]
The City shall be under no duty or obligation
to permit or allow any alarm consoles. All permits for existing alarm
consoles located at the Police Department are hereby and henceforth
revoked.
Any person testing an alarm system covered by
provisions of this chapter shall notify the City of Garfield Police
Department immediately prior to and after testing is completed. Failure
to do so shall subject the alarm user to a penalty under the false
alarm section.
[Amended 4-25-2006 by Ord. No. 2457]
Any person, firm or corporation found guilty
of a violation of this chapter shall be punished by one or more of
the following: a fine not exceeding $2,000; imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 90 days; and/or a period of community service not exceeding
90 days, exclusive of any other penalties or fees which may have been
imposed under other sections hereof.