The purpose of this chapter is to provide standards and regulations
for various types of intrusion, burglar, fire and other emergency
alarm devices.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to any person who
operates, maintains or owns any alarm device or local alarm designed
to summon police, fire companies or other municipal agencies to any
location in response to any type of alarm signal.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
ALARM DEVICE
Any type of alarm system actuating equipment in the alarm
console providing 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.
FALSE ALARM
Any alarm actuated by inadvertence, negligence or unintentional
act of someone other than an intruder, including, as well, alarms
caused by malfunctioning of the alarm device or other relevant equipment.
LOCAL ALARM
Any alarm or device which, when actuated, produces a signal
not connected to the alarm console, such as store burglar alarms actuating
bell devices.
PERMITTEE
The person owning or leasing an alarm device or a local alarm
within the scope of this chapter.
PERSON
Includes any natural person, partnership, corporation or
association.
All fire alarm devices shall be installed in accordance with
the requirements of applicable Borough ordinances, fire prevention
codes and Fire Department regulations.
The Chief of Police shall cause an investigation to be made and a record to be kept of all alarms which are reported. When those alarms are false, the Chief of Police shall prescribe the penalties provided in §
34-10D.
The Borough Administrator may, from time to time, promulgate
rules and regulations supplementing this chapter in order to provide
for record keeping and efficient management of such system.