[Adopted 8-5-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996 (Ch.
3A, Art. I, of the 1963 Code)]
The purpose of this article is to protect and
promote the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of
the Town of Grand Island by reducing the number of avoidable alarms
of fire, intrusion, robbery/holdup or other emergencies which contribute
to ineffective utilization of emergency response agencies, require
emergency responses which are susceptible to high accident rates,
interfere with genuine emergencies (responses) and produce unnecessary
alarm noise to the surrounding community.
For the purposes of this article, the terms
used herein are defined as follows:
ALARM SYSTEM
A device or an assembly of equipment which is designed to
identify a robbery/holdup or intrusion or detect smoke, abnormal rise
in temperature, fire, medical emergency or an entry into or exit from
a building, structure or facility and by reason thereof emits an audible
response intended to alert persons outside of the premises and/or
transmit a signal or message to an emergency agency either directly
or through a private answering point.
AUTOMATIC DIALER
A device that automatically dials and relays a prerecorded
message to an emergency agency.
EMERGENCY AGENCIES
The Sheriff’s Department, New York State Police, the
Grand Island Town Police, the Grand Island Fire Company, and any other
fire company, or any emergency dispatch center.
PERSON
Any person, partnership, firm, corporation or unincorporated
association.
Owners, users, custodians, operators or lessees
of an alarm system and owners, lessees and occupants of the premises
of which an alarm system is installed shall be deemed to have consented
to inspection of the alarm system and premises in which that alarm
system is installed at reasonable hours by the designated enforcement
officer of the Town of their designated representatives.