[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Flossmoor 11-18-1974 by FMC-63; amended in its entirety 10-6-1975 by FMC-81 (Ch. 22, Art. XI,
of the 1964 Code). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation
and enforcement of this article:
A telephone line that handles emergency calls placed to 9-1-1
wherein the call is processed by telephone company’s central
office, processed, and delivered to the Public Safety Answering Point
(PSAP).
[Amended 7-7-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014-1783]
Any person, firm or corporation that sells, leases or installs
automatic protection devices or local alarms.
A telephone line which is a direct-connect into the PSAP
that is monitored for alarm activations. Upon activations of alarms,
E-COM personnel will notify the Police or Fire Department accordingly.
[Amended 7-7-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014-1783]
Any person on whose premises an alarm system is maintained
within the Village except for alarm systems on motor vehicles. Also
included are those systems which employ an audible signal-emitting
sound or a flashing light or beacon designed to alert or signal persons
outside the premises.
[Added 7-7-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014-1783]
An electrically operated instrument composed of sensory apparatus
and related hardware which automatically sends an alarm signal over
regular telephone lines, or which automatically sends a signal by
radio waves, upon receipt of a stimulus from a sensory apparatus that
has detected a physical force or condition inherently characteristic
of a fire or unauthorized intrusion, including alarms or signals transmitted
directly to the PSAP or to a central alarm office or station.
[Amended 7-7-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014-1783]
A protective system, or group of such systems, operated privately
for customers by a person, firm or corporation which maintains supervisors
and accepts alarm signals from automatic protection devices at a central
station having the duty to take appropriate action upon receipt of
a signal or message, including the relaying of messages by designated
phone line to the PSAP.
[Amended 6-5-1978 by FMC-117; 7-7-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-1783]
Any signal activated by an automatic protection device, any
audible alarm, or any other kind of direct or indirect signal given
to the PSAP with respect to which police or firefighters respond,
which is not the result of a burglary, fire, robbery or similar emergency.
[Amended 6-5-1978 by FMC-117; 7-7-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-1783]
A central station protective system or an answering service
as herein defined.
[Amended 6-5-1978 by FMC-117]
An electrically operated instrument composed of sensory apparatus
and related hardware which automatically emits an alarm (such as a
siren or bell) which is audible beyond the premises being served upon
receipt of a stimulus from a sensory apparatus that has detected a
physical force or condition inherently characteristic of a fire or
unauthorized intrusion.
A telephone line provided by the telephone company that leads
into an exchange where calls made to operator are received by the
company's operators, who respond appropriately to the various types
of calls in accordance with the general instructions of the telephone
company.
[Amended 7-7-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014-1783]
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association,
organization, or society, but such term does not include the Village
of Flossmoor.
A call center responsible for answering calls to an emergency
telephone number for police, fire-fighting, and ambulance services.
A PSAP facility runs 24 hours a day, dispatching emergency services
or passing 9-1-1 calls on to other public or private safety agencies;
also known as a "public safety access point."
[Added 7-7-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014-1783]
The public utility that has a franchise from the Village
of Flossmoor authorizing it to furnish telephone service to subscribers
in the Village.
[Amended 7-7-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014-1783]
Automatic dialers for alarm systems or personal protection devices
shall not be connected and programmed to dial 9-1-1 or any other Village
department. These devices must be routed to a UL-listed central station
or other UL-listed service specializing in dealing with safety devices.
The only exception is a device which provides a two-way communication
capability. These devices may be programmed to 9-1-1 and handled directly
by the PSAP.
A.
Within 10 days of installation, every alarm equipment supplier who
has sold, leased or installed any automatic protection device or local
alarm in the Village shall furnish the Chief of Police with a current
list of such sales, leases or installations, showing the following:
(1)
Name,
residence address and telephone number of owner or lessee.
(2)
Address
of place where device is installed and telephone number at that location.
(3)
Name
and telephone number of any other person at a different location who
is authorized to respond to an emergency and open the place where
the device is installed.
B.
Within 10 days after the end of each quarter (March 31, June 30,
September 30, and December 31), every alarm equipment supplier shall
furnish the Chief of Police with a supplemental list of any such additional
sales, leases or installations, along with any corrections or deletions.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 22.1103, Current list
of installations required, of the 1964 Code, which immediately followed
this section, was repealed 7-7-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-1783.
[Amended 7-7-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014-1783]
The operational requirements set forth herein apply to any automatic
protection device, installed on premises of any kind in the Village,
that is keyed to a special or operator trunkline, either through a
direct connection to a line of a telephone or without such a direct
connection, but by a mechanism that utilizes the microphone of a telephone
for transmitting messages. Such devices shall meet minimal operational
requirements as follows:
A.
The content of the type of recorded messages to be transmitted by
such device must be intelligible and advise of the nature of alarm
and location. The message shall be repeated twice. All recorded messages
shall be sent to the PSAP using the ten-digit nonemergency number.
The applicant shall file a copy of said message with the Chief of
Police.
B.
No recorded message shall be delivered to the PSAP more than three
times as the result of a single stimulus of the sensory mechanism.
A local alarm which is audible beyond the premises being served
may be installed or maintained within the Village, provided the intensity
of sound does not exceed 110 decibels at any location outside the
premises being served. No such alarm may be installed or maintained
unless it shall be controlled by an automatic timing device which
will shut off the audible device after a period not to exceed 30 minutes.
It shall be unlawful for any person to own, operate or control an
audible alarm system at any time that such system is activated continuously
for more than 30 minutes. The sounding of such audible alarm for a
continuous period of more than 30 minutes is hereby declared to be
a public nuisance.
[Amended 7-7-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014-1783]
No person shall conduct any test or demonstration of an automatic
protection device or local alarm without first notifying the PSAP
by calling the nonemergency number.
A.
For the purpose of defraying the costs to the Village of responding to an alarm, the owner or lessee of an automatic protection device, and persons using the services of intermediaries, users of local alarms and users of any other kind of direct or indirect connection with the PSAP, except persons using two-way live voice communication by telephone such as 9-1-1, shall, as a condition to installation and continued operation of such equipment or service, execute a consent in such form as may be prescribed by the Village Clerk that such owner, lessee or user shall pay the Village a service charge for each alarm as provided in Chapter 150, Fees, Fines and Charges, Article 3; provided, however, that surcharge shall not apply to the first six alarms in the initial three-month period following installation of an automatic protection device, or to the first alarm in each succeeding three-month period thereafter.
B.
Alarm users of an automatic fire alarm system in all property, except single-family residential property, shall be exempt from alarm charges for the first 90 days following installation. Thereafter alarm charges shall be paid as described in Subsection A for the succeeding quarterly periods.
C.
Alarm users are responsible to maintain their systems. Upon false
alarm activations, it is further the responsibility of the owner to
repair and correct any malfunctions of the system. After receiving
excessive false alarm activations the Police Chief or Fire Chief may
stop further emergency responses to alarms until the owner has made
repairs to the system. In such cases, the keyholder or owner will
be notified.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided that "any such
owner, lessee or user who fails to execute the consent described in
this section within 90 days from the effective date of this ordinance
shall, within the ninety-day period, disconnect the alarm, automatic
protection device or any other kind of direct or indirect connection
with the PSAP and shall discontinue using the services of any intermediaries."
[Amended 7-7-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014-1783]
A.
No alarm user shall install, operate or maintain an alarm system
in the Village without first obtaining a permit as required. Any alarm
user who operates an alarm system without first obtaining authorization
as required by this section, or who, after having an authorization
revoked, fails to disconnect his alarm system, shall be in violation
of this article.
B.
Permits shall be issued by the Chief of Police, provided the system
complies with the provisions of this article, and the applicant pays
the required permit fees.
C.
The Chief of Police shall be promptly advised if any alarm system
for which a permit has been issued is removed or the use thereof discontinued.
All alarm systems of any type installed within the Village shall
comply with the requirements of this article and any other applicable
ordinances of the Village.
[Amended 7-18-1994 by FMC-290; 7-7-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-1783]
A.
The applicant for a permit for any alarm system (whether an automatic
protection device or local alarm) shall furnish with the application
instructions for deactivating the system and:
(1)
The name, address and telephone numbers of not less than two
persons who shall have access to the alarm so that is can be shut
off after it has been activated and investigated by the Police Department;
or
(2)
Provide a Knox-Box® system on the exterior of the building
as designated by the Police Chief or Fire Chief to provide access
to the building for purposes of deactivating the alarm system.
B.
Any alarm user who refuses to comply with Subsection A(1) or (2) above shall not be in violation of this section if their alarm when activated is not audible beyond five feet of the exterior of the building and the applicant signs a release of liability form in favor of the Village as provided by the Police Department.
C.
If any representative of the Village shall deactivate any system
after responding to an alarm, or because a permit has not been issued
for the system's installation or maintenance, neither the Village
nor any of its representatives, shall be responsible in any manner
for the reactivation of the system or for its proper functioning.
The Village or its representatives shall not be responsible
for the functioning of any alarm system. The Village or its representatives
shall not be responsible for the failure of either the Police Department
or the Fire Department to respond to any alarm.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 22.1112, Penalty, of the
1964 Code, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 7-7-2014
by Ord. No. 2014-1783.
