The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the regulation
and control of the installation, operation and maintenance of private
alarm systems within the Borough of South Plainfield so that the quality
of the alarm services rendered to the public will be maintained at
a high level. Further, the private alarm enterprises retained by owners
and occupants of buildings and enterprises in the Borough of South
Plainfield will be able to perform their services on a basis of standards
and requirements that are fairly, equitably and impartially applicable
to all such subscribers.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to any person who
operates, maintains or owns any alarm system designed to summon the
police or other municipal agencies (excepting the Fire Department)
to any location in response to any type of alarm signal. The terms
of this chapter shall in no way prohibit alarm companies from providing
service by private source to other offices within or without the Borough
of South Plainfield, as long as the person complies with the applicable
provisions of this chapter.
As used in this chapter, the hereinafter defined words and phrases
shall have the following meanings:
ALARM DEVICE
Any type of alarm designed to provide an alarm signal.
ALARM SYSTEM
The installation in one or more buildings of one or more
alarm devices or local alarms for the express purpose of giving visual
or audible warning, or both, of an emergency, such as holdup, burglary,
intrusion, flood or the like. Devices giving warning of fire or smoke
are excluded from this chapter.
FALSE ALARM
Any alarm or nonemergency 911 calls actuated by inadvertence,
negligence or unintentional act of someone other than an intruder
and shall include alarms or nonemergency 911 calls caused by malfunctioning
of an alarm device, alarm system or other relevant equipment; any
alarm or nonemergency 911 calls actuated intentionally or by inadvertence,
negligence, unintentional act.
LOCAL (OR PRIVATE) ALARM
Any mechanism that constitutes, in whole or in part, an alarm
system that is operated by a private company, entity, or person at
a location other than the property of the Borough of South Plainfield,
any of its agencies, or the Board of Education of South Plainfield.
OCCUPANT
A person in possession of premises in or upon which an alarm
system exists.
PERMITTEE
A person holding a permit to install, operate or maintain
an alarm system that employs an alarm device.
PERSON
Any natural person, corporation, partnership, association
or any other organization.
The Chief of Police may, from time to time, promulgate rules
and regulations supplementing this chapter in order to provide for
recordkeeping and efficient management of said system.