[Amended 12-10-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-4]
The purpose of this chapter is to provide minimum standards
and regulation applicable to burglar, holdup and fire alarm systems
and alarm users as defined here within.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ALARM BUSINESS
Any business operated by a person for a profit which engages
in the activity of altering, installing, leasing, maintaining, repairing,
replacing, selling, servicing, or responding to burglar, holdup or
fire alarm systems, or involved in any way or causing any of these
activities to take place.
ALARM DEVICE
Any device which, when activated by a criminal act, fire
or other emergency, calls for police or fire department response through
the following methods:
A.
Transmits a signal to Valley Shore Emergency Communications.
B.
Transmits a signal to a central station which transmits the
alarm to Troop F State Police or Valley Shore.
C.
Alarm system that causes an audible signal to which police or
fire services are expected to respond.
ALARM USER
Any person on whose premises an alarm is maintained within
the Town of Lyme except for alarm systems on motor vehicles or proprietary
systems. Excluded from this chapter are persons who use an alarm to
alert others on the premises in which the alarm is located.
AUTOMATIC DIAL ALARM
A telephone device or attachment that mechanically or electronically
selects a telephone line to police or fire service dispatchers, at
which time it activates a prerecorded voice message to report a criminal
act, fire or other emergency calling for police or fire department
response. Excluded are devices that send digital-coded signal to the
emergency dispatcher.
CENTRAL STATION
A system in which the operation of electrical protection
circuits and devices is signaled automatically to, recorded in, maintained
and supervised from a central station having trained operators and
guarded at all times.
DIRECT CONNECT
Alarm system which has the capability of transmitting system
signals to and receiving them at the Valley Shore emergency dispatch
center.
[Added effective 12-10-1994 by Ord. No. 94-1a]
There shall be no more than two false alarms from any one alarm
device during a twelve-month period.
Enforcement and administration of this chapter shall be the
function of the Fire Marshal's office and the Town of Lyme.
A. The Town may institute civil proceedings to enforce the provisions
of this chapter.
B. Each day of such failure to comply with or notify of any changes
constitutes a separate violation.
C. Failure to pay any penalty imposed under this section within 30 days
of notice of violation will cause an additional penalty of $10 per
day commencing on that day.
[Amended 12-10-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-4]
Use of an automatic dial alarm or exterior alarm device in violation
of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the following
penalties:
A. Within 25 days of the designated compliance date: $50 per day.
B. Each day of such use beyond the compliance date shall constitute
a separate violation.
[Added effective 12-10-1994 by Ord. No. 94-1a]
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter
shall be subject to a fine of $50 for each violation.
The invalidity of any part or parts of this chapter shall not
affect the validity of the remaining parts.