The purpose of this chapter is to provide standards and regulations
for the operation of local alarms, intrusion, burglar, fire and other
emergency alarm devices whether by direct line, radio, telephone or
other means actuating a device at Police Headquarters in the Borough
and requiring response thereto by the Police Department, fire companies
or other municipal agency.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to any person who operates, maintains or owns any alarm device or local alarm designed to summon the police, fire companies or other municipal agencies 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 so long as such activity is not connected to the alarm console; except, that any person having a premises protected by an alarm device shall still be responsible for the registration thereof in accordance with §
213-6 of this chapter.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meaning indicated:
ALARM CONSOLE
The console or control panel of the devices giving a visual
or audio response or both, and located within the confines of the
Police Department in the Borough.
ALARM DEVICE
Any type of alarm system actuating equipment in the alarm
console providing a warning of intrusion, fire, smoke, flood or other
peril.
ALARM INSTALLATION
Any alarm, device or combination of devices installed for
one or more buildings at a location other than the alarm console.
DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE
Limited to a member of the Police Department of the Borough
or the representative of any firm employed by the Borough for the
purpose of installing and maintaining the console.
DIAL ALARM
That type of device using telephone lines or radio transmitting
of any and all programmed or automatic alarm directly through the
police switchboard, providing warning of intrusion, fire, smoke, flood
or other peril.
FALSE ALARM
Any alarm activated by inadvertence, negligence or unintentional
act of someone other than an intruder, and shall include, as well,
alarms caused by malfunctioning of the alarm device or other relevant
equipment, but shall not include alarms created by malfunction of
the alarm console.
LICENSEE
The person obtaining the license to maintain the alarm console
as hereinafter set forth.
LOCAL ALARM
Any alarm or device which, when activated, produces a visual
and/or noise signal not connected to the alarm console, such as store
burglar alarms activating bell devices.
PERMITTEE
Any person owning an alarm device or local alarm within the
scope of this chapter.
Licensee shall be the lowest qualified and responsible bidder
complying with the specifications and other bid requirements for the
license.
The Borough reserves the right to revoke any license or permit
issued pursuant to this chapter for failure to comply with the terms
of this chapter or any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant
to same; provided, however, that 30 days' notice is given in writing
to such licensee or permittee.
Where a permittee has both a fire alarm and a burglar alarm,
each alarm shall be wired so as to give a distinct signal at the Police
Department indicating the cause for activating the alarm.
Building alarms shall be permitted, but it shall be unlawful
for any local alarm to ring or put forth any other sound for a period
in excess of 10 minutes.
The Borough Council may promulgate rules and regulations supplementing
this chapter in order to provide for recordkeeping and efficient management
of the alarm systems enumerated in this chapter.
Any person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as established in Chapter
1, Article
II, General Penalty, of the Code of the Borough of Red Bank.