[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Naples 12-30-1985
by L.L. No. 5-1985. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to establish penalties for repetitive
false alarms from remote automatic alarms, and to attempt to minimize the
number of false alarms generated by these remote automatic alarms, thereby
promoting the health, welfare and safety of the residents of the Town of Naples.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any alarm or signal generated by a remote automatic alarm and transmitted
to a receiver maintained by the Maxfield Hose Co., Inc., or by any state or
local government or any subdivision or agency thereof and which was not generated
in response to actual fire, smoke or the presence of an intruder.
Any individual who enters in or upon premises when he is not licensed
or privileged to do so.
Any device installed in or on any structure for the purpose of detecting
the presence of an intruder or of smoke or fire and which is capable of communicating
an alarm or signal by electronic, telephonic or other means to a receiver
maintained by the Maxfield Hose Co., Inc., or by any state or local government
or by any agency or subdivision thereof.
A.
In the event the Maxfield Hose Co., Inc., or any of its
officers or agents, and/or any peace officer as that term is defined by the
laws of the State of New York, shall respond to three separate false alarms
generated by any single remote automatic alarm located in the Town of Naples,
outside the geographical limits of the Village of Naples, the owner of the
premises containing such remote automatic alarm shall be subject to a civil
penalty of $100.
B.
Upon a fourth such false alarm, the owner of the premises
shall be subject to a civil penalty of $200.
C.
Upon a fifth or subsequent such false alarm, the owner
of the premises shall be subject to a civil penalty of $250.
Notwithstanding the above, the term "false alarm" shall not mean an
alarm purposely generated by the owner of a structure for purposes of testing
the effectiveness of said alarm, provided that the Maxfield Hose Co., Inc.,
and the Ontario County Sheriff shall have first been given five days'
written notice of the date, time and location such test shall occur.
