[Adopted 3-21-2016 by Ord. No. 701]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meaning indicated:
FALSE FIRE ALARM
Any transmission, either directly or indirectly, to the Harrington
Park Fire Department of any automatic fire alarm, smoke alarm, carbon
monoxide alarm, fire sprinkler water flow alarm, which was not caused
by an actual fire, smoke condition, or other condition requiring the
response of the Harrington Park Fire Department.
The Harrington Park Fire Department shall investigate and determine
the cause of any false alarm, as it is defined in this article, and
shall maintain a list of all false alarms. Said list shall identify
the location of each false alarm, the number of false alarms at the
location, and the reason for the false alarm.
Upon the determination that a false alarm has occurred, the
Fire Chief or his designated representative shall promptly notify
the Fire Marshal, who shall issue a violation notice to the alarm
user or proprietor advising that all subsequent false alarms shall
be a violation of this article subject to an excessive false alarm
fine.
An alarm user, at a single site, will receive one free false
alarm per year. If the alarm user changes (e.g., sale of business)
the new alarm user will receive one free false alarm during the current
year.
If it becomes necessary to assess an excessive false alarm fine,
the Fire Marshal shall serve upon the user in person or send a penalty
notice to the alarm user by mail. The notice shall include:
A. The date, time, and location of the false alarm.
Payment of the false alarm fee must be received within 14 calendar
days from the date of delivery as listed on the certified mail receipt.
All provisions of the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code with respect to the maintenance of fire alarms shall continue
to apply.