[HISTORY: Adopted 6-7-1993 ATM, Art. 5 (Sections 24.06, 24.07 and 24.08 of the 1993 General Bylaws). Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
Every alarm user shall submit to the Police Chief the names and telephone numbers of at least two other persons who are authorized to respond to an emergency signal transmitted by an alarm system, and who can open the premises wherein the alarm system is installed.
B. 
All alarm systems installed after the effective date of this bylaw which use an audible horn or bell shall be equipped with a device that will shut off such horn or bell within 10 minutes after activation of the alarm system.
[Amended 5-5-2008 ATM, Art. 30]
C. 
Any alarm system emitting a continuous and uninterrupted signal for more than 15 minutes between 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. which cannot be shut off or otherwise curtailed due to the absence or unavailability of the alarm user or those persons designated by him under Subsection A above, and which disturbs the peace, comfort and repose of a community, neighborhood or a considerable number of inhabitants of the area where the alarm system is located, shall constitute a public nuisance. Upon receiving complaints regarding such a continuous and uninterrupted signal, the Police Chief shall endeavor to contact the alarm user, or members of the alarm user's family or those persons designated by the alarm user under Subsection A in an effort to abate the nuisance. The Police Chief shall cause to be recorded the names and addresses of all complainants and the time each complaint was made.
D. 
Upon receipt of three or more false alarms within a calendar year the Police Chief:
(1) 
May order the user to discontinue the use of the alarm,
(2) 
May disconnect any direct connections with the Police Department,
(3) 
May order that further connections to the communications console in the Police Department will be contingent upon the user equipping any alarm system with a device that will shut off any audible horn or bell within 10 minutes after activation of the alarm system.
E. 
The user shall be assessed a $25 false alarm service fee for each false alarm in excess of three occurring within a calendar year. All fees assessed hereunder shall be paid to the Town Treasurer for deposit to the general fund.
F. 
For each false fire alarm (false alarm defined in § 165-2) responded to by the Fire Department which is in excess of three over a calendar year at the same location, the owner of the premises shall be required to pay an administrative fee of $200 to the Town Treasurer for deposit to the General Fund.
For the purpose of this bylaw the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meanings given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future; words used in the plural number include the singular number; and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
ALARM SYSTEM
Means an assembly of equipment and devices or a single device such as a solid state unit which plugs directly into a 110 volt AC line, arranged to signal the presence of a hazard requiring urgent attention and to which police are expected to respond. Fire Alarm systems and alarm systems which monitor temperature, smoke, humidity or any other condition not directly related to the detection of an unauthorized intrusion into the premises or an attempted robbery at a premise are specifically excluded from the provisions of this bylaw. The provisions of this bylaw shall apply to all users.
FALSE ALARM
Means:
A. 
The activation of an alarm system through mechanical failure, malfunction, improper installation or negligence of the user of an alarm system or of his employees or agents.
B. 
Any signal or oral communication transmitted to the Police Department requesting or requiring, or resulting in a response on the part of the Police Department when in fact there has been no unauthorized intrusion, robbery, or burglary, or attempted threat. For purposes of this definition activation by acts of God, including but not limited to power outages, hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes and similar weather or atmospheric disturbances shall not be deemed a false alarm.
VEHICLE
As used in this article shall include every description of carriage or other artificial contrivance used or capable of being used as a means of transportation, except as otherwise provided herein or by law.
[Amended 5-5-2008 ATM, Art. 29]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this bylaw, the punishment for which is not likewise provided, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300 for each offense.