This article shall only apply to fire and/or smoke alarm systems
connected to a central monitoring system so as to elicit a response
from the Stanhope Borough Fire Department.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
FALSE ALARM
Any alarm or signal of an alarm reported through a central
monitoring system or through a dial alarm system which has been actuated
by inadvertence, negligence, intentional or unintentional act of a
person other than an intruder, and including alarms caused by mechanical
failure, malfunction or improper installation of the alarm system
and related equipment. False alarms shall not include activation caused
by power or phone line interruptions, where such interruptions have
been reported to the Stanhope Borough Police Department.
All property owners with properties equipped with fire and/or
smoke alarms connected to a central monitoring system so as to elicit
a response from the Stanhope Borough Fire Department shall maintain
said fire and/or smoke alarm systems in good working order at all
times to avoid said alarm systems from sending false alarms.
This article shall be enforced by such Borough official or officials
as shall be designated by the governing body through the issuance
of written warning notices, notice to pay penalty and/or summons returnable
in the Stanhope Borough Municipal Court.