[Ord. 720, 9/9/1992, § 1; as amended by Ord. 795, 1/17/2001; and by Ord. 988, 3/18/2014]
ALARM SYSTEMS
Any device designed or used for detection of intrusion into a building, structure, or facility or for alerting persons in the attempt or commission of a crime or any emergency situation involving potential death or serious injury and which is directly connected to an audible, panic and supervision alarm, or the transmission of a related signal or message which is used to evoke an emergency response to any address or separate component of any system.
ALARM TIMING MECHANISMS
On the effective date of this Part, all audible alarms shall have a timing mechanism that will disengage the alarm after a maximum of 15 minutes when installed.
AUTOMATIC ALARMS
Upon activation of any type of automatic emergency alarm, that being an alarm which is intended to summon emergency police, fire or emergency medical assistance, the owner/residents "central station/monitoring center" shall be directed to report said alarm(s) to the Monroe County Control Center, the 9-1-1 center for the Borough and Monroe County. Reporting shall be made by the central station calling the Monroe County Control Center at (570) 992-9911 and providing the correct, updated information necessary to expedite the public safety providers to get on-the-scene. At no time shall alarms be directed to the Monroe County Control Center on any other telephone number including "9-1-1." No alarms shall be programmed to "dial-in" or "auto-dial" the Monroe County Control Center.
FALSE ALARMS
A false alarm is an alarm activated in the absence of an emergency, whether willfully or by inadvertence, negligence, or unintentional act, including the malfunction of the alarm system whenever said "activation" causes the dispatch of any police, fire or emergency medical service agency. This includes testing of an alarm without prior notification.
Exception: An exception to the above shall be granted if activation is caused through acts of God, weather-related or testing with prior notification, including the repairing of telephone lines outside the protected premises.
If doubt exists as to the cause of the false alarm, the Chief of Police, or his/her designee shall investigate the full circumstances of the activation and if negligent, file a full report (citation) with the local district magistrate (court).
[Ord. 720, 9/9/1992, § 2; as amended by Ord. 795, 1/17/2001; and by Ord. 988, 3/18/2014]
1. 
Every property owner wishing to install an alarm on premises they own situated in the Borough of Stroudsburg shall file with the Borough Manager's Office, on forms provided by the Borough:
A. 
A written application stating the name, address and telephone number of the property owner/applicant;
B. 
Address and telephone number of at least two persons who can be contacted other than the property owner/applicant;
C. 
A description of the property or properties where the proposed alarm system shall be installed;
D. 
The location and street address of the property; a description of the type or types of alarm systems to be used, including the alarm model number and name of the manufacturer;
E. 
The name of the person or company who will install the alarm system at the location; and,
F. 
The name, address and telephone number of any person or company who will be available to be contacted in the event of an alarm activation.
2. 
In the case of more than one building site in which the alarm systems shall be installed, the applicant must provide the Borough with information concerning how the alarm for each building shall be distinguishable from the other alarms in said buildings. In the event the name, mailing address, or telephone number of the person to be contacted changes, the applicant shall supply corrected information to the central monitoring station and the Borough Manager's Office within five days of the change. Failure to comply with this section shall be deemed a violation and subject to applicable penalties. The property owner or his designee, upon the request of the Borough Manager's Office, shall be required to be present at the alarm location within a reasonable length of time after being advised that the police or other emergency departments have received any signal or message of an alarm activation.
[Ord. 720, 9/9/1992, § 3; as amended by Ord. 795, 1/17/2001]
1. 
Alarm permits shall not be transferable from one individual to another, or from one location to another, without the express written authorization from the Borough Manager's Office. In the event that the premises in which the alarm system has been installed is to be conveyed or transferred to another individual, it shall be the responsibility of the permittee to notify the Borough Manager's Office of the name and telephone number of the other person to be contacted in the case of the alarm activation.
2. 
Any individual who obtains title to premises in which an alarm system has been installed and a permit issued by the Borough Manager's Office shall notify the Borough Manager's Office and make application for registration specifying all information necessary for the Borough Manager's Office or other emergency departments to respond to the alarm activation.
[Ord. 720, 9/9/1992, § 4]
1. 
Every person applying for an alarm permit under the provisions of this Part shall pay a fee of $25 to obtain an alarm permit prior to the installation of the new alarm system on the premises.
2. 
Any individual who presently owns or obtains title to premises in which an alarm system has already been installed shall pay a fee of $10 to register their name, address, telephone number, and individual to be contacted in case of the activation of the alarm system. A resident retiree shall pay a $5 fee.
3. 
An alarm user shall obtain a $5 user permit fee each calendar year.
4. 
All fees shall be made payable to the Borough of Stroudsburg.
[Ord. 720, 9/9/1992, § 5]
1. 
Upon receipt by the Borough of the third nuisance alarm, which had occurred on the premises within 90 days, the permittee shall have 30 days to give proof that the alarm system has been properly repaired so that the cause or causes of the previous nuisance alarms have been eliminated.
2. 
During the period commencing at the receiving [of] notification by the permittee and finishing 30 days after the notice of repair has been provided, the permittee will be subject to penalties listed in § 506(1), for any future nuisance alarms.
[Ord. 720, 9/9/1992, § 6; as amended by Ord. 795, 1/17/2001]
1. 
Any person who, after receiving written notice from the Borough Manager's Office that an emergency department has responded to three nuisance alarms as defined in this Part during the term of 90 days, upon conviction by a district magistrate, shall pay a fine of up to $100 per nuisance alarm thereafter, together with costs of prosecution.
2. 
Any person who shall violate or fail to meet any of the provisions of this Part, after proper notification and upon conviction before a district magistrate, will be sentenced to pay a fine of up to $300 together with the cost of prosecution.
[Ord. 720, 9/9/1992, § 7]
The information furnished and secured pursuant to this Part shall be confidential in character and shall be so kept in order that the contents thereof shall not be known except to persons charged with the administration of this Part.