It is the intent and purpose of this article to provide minimum
standards and regulations applicable to users and installers of burglar,
fire, holdup and automatic telephone dialer alarms within the Town
and to provide penalties for noncompliance.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ALARM SYSTEM
An assembly of equipment and devices (or a single device,
such as a solid state unit which may operate from a 110-volt AC line)
arranged to signal the presence of a hazard requiring urgent attention
and to which police or fire department personnel are expected to respond.
This includes all burglar alarms, fire alarms, holdup alarms and automatic
telephone dialer alarms, except smoke detectors, which do not signal
outside an alarmed premises, or alarm systems on motor vehicles.
ALARM USER
Any person, firm or corporation on whose premises any alarm
system is maintained within the Town.
AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE DIALING DEVICE
An alarm system which automatically sends over regular telephone
lines, by direct connection or otherwise, a prerecorded message indicating
the existence of the emergency situation that the alarm system is
designed to detect.
FALSE ALARM
The accidental or intentional activation of an alarm system
through mechanical failure, malfunction, improper installation or
the negligence of the owner or lessee of an alarm system or of his
employees or agents, resulting in response by fire and/or police personnel.
Alarms caused by hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, other normally
infrequent violent conditions or acts of God shall not be considered
false alarms.
Any person, firm or corporation found to be in violation of §
102-3C of this article shall be fined $90 for each violation.
This article shall take effect 15 days after its publication.