The purpose of this chapter is to provide standards
and regulations for various types of burglar, fire, smoke and other
emergency alarm devices within the municipality, other than those
installed in banks and savings and loan associations required to have
alarm devices by other governmental agencies.
This chapter shall apply to any person who operates,
maintains or owns any burglar, fire, smoke or other warning device
designed to summon the Police Department, Fire Department or other
municipal agencies to any location in response to the alarm.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
DIAL ALARM
Any type of alarm system using standard telephone lines directly
calling the Police Department to transmit a voice message by a tape
recording, digital voice storage or similar means.
[Amended 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 96-642-C]
DIRECT ALARM
That type of device which, when activated, signals the Saddle
River Police Department, Saddle River Fire Department directly by
use of an electronic or radio signal.
FALSE ALARM
Any alarm activated by inadvertence, negligence, malfunction
of the alarm device or unintentional act of someone other than an
intruder in the premises which is protected by the alarm device, but
shall not include any alarm caused by hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes
or other violent natural conditions or by general interruptions of
electrical power or telephone service.
LOCAL ALARM
That type of device which, when activated, produces a visual
andlor noise signal that can be heard or seen beyond the property
line of the premises where it is installed and is not transmitted
in any manner to the Saddle River Police Department, Saddle River
Fire Department. Local alarms also include alarms transmitted into
a central station service or other such third party reporting agency.
[Amended 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 96-642-C]
PERSON
Includes any natural person, partnerships, corporation, association,
business, club or organization operating, maintaining or owning any
burglar, fire, smoke, or other warning designed to summon the Police
Department, Fire Department or other municipal agencies to any location
in response to the alarm.
[Amended 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 96-642-C]
In the event of four or more malfunctions of
a dial alarm, direct alarm or local alarm devices which cause four
or more false alarms in one calendar year, it shall be presumed that
said alarm device is unreliable and the Mayor and Council may require
the owner or operator to remove or disconnect said alarm device. The
owner or operator of such alarm device shall have the right to request
a hearing, at which time he may submit evidence to the Mayor and Council
concerning the reliability of the alarm device.
[Added 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 96-462-C]
Effective December 31, 1997 dial alarms will
no longer be permitted in the Borough of Saddle River.