WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the community of the
Borough of Waldwick to provide standards and regulations relative
to the operation of alarms for the protection of residential and commercial
properties;
As used herein the following words and phrases shall be defined
as hereinafter indicated:
ALARM DEVICE
Shall mean any type of alarm system transmitting to a private
central station.
DIAL ALARM
Shall mean a type of alarm using telephone lines and transmitting
a pre-recorded alarm message directly to Police Headquarters.
LOCAL ALARM
Shall mean any alarm or device which, when activated, produces
a signal, but which is not connected to a central station.
PERSON
Shall be deemed to include any natural person, partnership,
corporation or any other legal entity.
SUBSCRIBER
Shall mean any person owning or possessing an alarm device
as defined in this ordinance.
FALSE ALARM
Shall mean any alarm activated by inadvertence, negligence,
the unintentional act of someone other than an intruder, or the malfunction
of the alarm equipment.
The subscriber shall retain the right to have the alarm company
of his choice install and service the alarm system on the subscriber's
premises, with the costs of said installation and service, in any
event, to be borne exclusively by the subscriber.
In any section, clause, sentence, or other portion of this ordinance,
or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall for
any reason be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the
remainder of this ordinance.
All ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions
of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage and
publication as provided by law.