This chapter shall apply to the installation of all emergency
alarm systems in buildings of all types and occupancies, except:
A. Battery-operated, single-station smoke and/or heat detectors installed
by a property owner in an owner-occupied dwelling unit.
B. The installation by a general electrical contractor of alarm systems
required by the provisions of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention
and Building Code.
As used in this chapter, any word or phrase which is defined
in the most recently adopted New York State Building Codes has the
meaning prescribed in such standard; and, in addition, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
EMERGENCY ALARM
Any assembly of equipment or any device to signal the presence
of a hazard to which the Town of Niskayuna Police, Fire or Emergency
Medical Services are expected to respond, including self-monitored
equipment and devices.
FALSE ALARM
Any emergency message or signal that is transmitted directly
or indirectly to the Unified Communications Center and is not canceled
by the resident before a Town police officer arrives at the residence
and which signal or message is not the result of a robbery, burglary
or other crime or emergency, excluding:
A.
Alarms occurring during electrical storms, hurricanes, tornadoes,
blizzards and acts of God.
B.
The intermittent disruption of the telephone circuits beyond
the control of the alarm company and/or alarm user.
C.
Electrical power disruption or failure.
D.
Alarms caused by a failure of the equipment at the Unified Communications
Center.
UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
A centralized emergency and public safety dispatch center
for Schenectady County that answers calls and dispatches appropriate
service entities for public safety and emergencies in the Town of
Niskayuna.
All emergency alarms shall be installed in accordance with the
appropriate standards of the most recently adopted New York State
Building Codes.
No emergency alarm installer shall be permitted to do business
in the Town of Niskayuna without first having obtained a New York
State license to install security and fire alarms.
No signaling system for police or fire assistance shall be so
installed or programmed as to terminate in the regular police telephone
system.
Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any of the
provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense punishable
by a fine of not more than $500 or 30 days in jail, or both.