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The purpose of this chapter is to provide standards and regulations
for various types of intrusion, burglar, fire and other emergency
alarm devices, whether by direct line, radio, telephone or other means,
actuating a device at the police or fire headquarters of the Town
and requiring response thereby by the Public Safety Department or
other municipal agency.
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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 Public Safety Department or other municipal agency 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 Town so long as such activity is not connected to the alarm console; except, however, that any person having a premises protected by an alarm device shall still be responsible for the registration thereof in accordance with §
154-6A without fee.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ALARM CONSOLE
The console or control panel of devices giving a visual or
audible response, or both, and located within the confines of the
Public Safety Department of the Town.
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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.
DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE
Limited to a member of the Public Safety Department of the
Town.
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DIAL ALARM
That type of device using telephone lines, transmitting an
alarm directly through the police or fire switchboard.
FALSE ALARM
Any alarm actuated 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 actuated produces a signal
not connected to the alarm console, such as store burglar alarms actuating
bell devices.
PERMITTEE
Any person owning an alarm device or a local alarm within
the scope of this chapter.
PERSON
Any natural person, partnership, corporation or association.
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The Town shall be under no duty or obligation or be responsible
for damages to any permittee hereunder or to any alarm console licensee
hereunder. The alarm console and allied equipment is maintained at
will and is subject to termination at any time or cancellation of
the system by resolution duly adopted by the Municipal Council of
the Town, and any individual permit issued hereunder may be revoked
at any time by the Municipal Council upon recommendation of the Public
Safety Director; provided that 30 days' notice is given in writing
to such permittee.
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The Public Safety Director may from time to time promulgate
rules and regulations supplementing this chapter in order to provide
for recordkeeping and efficient management of such system; provided,
however, that the Municipal Council must first approve such rules
or any changes thereto.
Any person, firm or corporation found guilty in the Municipal Court of the violation of the terms of this chapter shall be subject to the penalty set forth in Chapter
1, Article
III, Penalties.