The purpose of this chapter is to provide standards and regulations
for various types of local alarms of intrusion, burglar, fire, medical
emergency and other emergency alarm devices, whether by direct line,
radio, telephone or some other means of actuating a device at police
headquarters of the Township of Cranford and requiring response thereto
by the Police Department, Fire Department or other municipal agencies.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ALARM CONSOLE
The console or control panel of the devices giving visual
and/or audio response located within the Police Department of the
Township of Cranford.
ALARM DEVICE
Any system installed to serve an improved property and designed
or used for detection of fire, smoke or similar hazards, the detection
of unauthorized entry, the commission of an unlawful act or the detection
of any one or more of the foregoing, which system actuates equipment
in the alarm console providing warning of intrusion, fire, smoke,
flood, medical emergency or other peril and automatically alerts a
person beyond the limits of the property who is engaged in the business
of relaying information by human or mechanical means to the Township
Police or Fire Department.
FALSE ALARM
Any alarm device actuated by inadvertence, negligence or
intentional or unintentional act of someone other than an intruder,
and shall include as well alarms caused by the malfunctioning of the
alarm device or other relevant equipment.
[Amended 4-21-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-15]
LOCAL ALARM
Any alarm or device which, when actuated, produces a signal
not connected to the Township alarm console.
MONITORED ALARM
That type of device using telephone lines transmitting an
alarm directly to a Township alarm monitoring system.
PERMITTEE
Any person owning an alarm device or a local alarm within
the scope of this chapter.
PERSON
Includes any natural person, partnership, corporation, association
or any other legal entity.
The Cranford Police Department shall prepare all documents,
rules and regulations as required to implement the provisions of this
chapter in order to provide for efficient recordkeeping and management
of the provisions of this chapter. The Township Committee shall adopt
all such rules and regulations by resolution.
Any person or business entity violating any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, Article
I, of this Code. All complaints alleging violations shall be heard in the Cranford Municipal Court.
All persons or business entities which own, install, maintain,
use or otherwise rely upon alarm devices subject to the provisions
of this chapter, whether monitored or nonmonitored as provided herein,
shall indemnify and hold harmless the Township of Cranford for any
and all claims, damages, causes of action for damages and attorney
fees, including the reasonable costs of investigation and defending
such claims, which arise out of any suits, actions or judgments which
may be entered therein, brought for damages or alleged damages resulting
from injury to any person and/or property or loss of life.