No person shall install, operate or maintain
a fire, intrusion or medical alert alarm system which is connected
by direct line to the Georgetown Communication Center (GCC), or which
incorporates a telephone dialing device programmed to dial a local
police, fire or emergency telephone number automatically, or which
uses exterior audible signals at the alarm location, unless such person
first obtains a permit from the Chief of Police who shall be in charge
of the GCC and thereafter complies with applicable rules and regulations
and pays any applicable fees.
No person shall intentionally transmit any false
fire, intrusion or medical alert alarm. Repeated transmissions of
false fire, intrusion or medical alert alarms after notice of a system
malfunction from the GCC shall constitute an intentional transmission
of a false fire, intrusion or medical alert alarm.
Violation of this chapter shall be punishable
by a fine of up to but not more than $200.
Fire and intrusion alarm systems shall include
systems connected to the Georgetown Communication Center (GCC) by
direct wire or on a telephone dial-up basis and systems which use
an exterior audible signal at the alarm location.
The Police Chief may promulgate such rules and
regulations as may be necessary for the implementation of this chapter,
subject to the approval of the Board of Selectmen.
The following acts and omissions shall constitute
a violation of these regulations and shall be punishable as set forth
in this chapter:
A. Failure to follow an order issued by the head of the
GCC to disconnect a direct wire system from the alarm console, or
to disable a telephone dialer arranged to dial the digital alarm console
or the special alarm telephone numbers.
B. Provision, after the effective date of these regulations,
of a telephone dialing device arranged to dial a police, fire or emergency
number.
C. Failure to disconnect, after notification, an unauthorized
telephone dialing device arranged to dial police, fire or emergency
number.
D. Failure to pay two or more consecutive fees assessed under §
6-8 of this chapter within 60 days from the date of the second assessment.
E. Failure to comply with the requirements set forth in §§
6-6 and
6-7 of this chapter.
F. Continued transmission of false alarms caused by user's
negligence or system malfunctions on user's premises which is under
the user's control, and where no effective effort is made the condition.
An alarm user wishing to appeal a decision of the Police or Fire Chief pursuant to §
6-8 of this chapter may within 15 calendar days of the fee assessment request in writing a hearing with the Board of Selectmen.
[Added 5-7-2007 ATM, Art. 17]
A. Definitions.
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
Any heat-activated, smoke-activated, flame-energy-activated
or other such automatic device capable of transmitting a fire alarm
signal directly to the Georgetown Fire Department.
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM OWNER
An individual or entity who owns the title to and/or has
on his business or residential premises a fire alarm system equipped
to send a fire alarm signal directly to the Georgetown Fire Department.
B. Connection of fire alarm system to the fire department.
(1) Before any fire alarm system is connected to the Fire
Department, the owner shall provide the Fire Department with the following
information:
(a) The name, address, home and work telephone numbers
of the owner;
(b) The street address where the master box is located;
(c) The names, addresses and telephone numbers of the
persons or businesses protected by the fire alarm system.
(d) The names, addresses, home and work telephone numbers
of at least two persons other than the owner who can be contacted
24 hours a day who are authorized by the fire alarm system owner to
respond to an alarm signal and who have access to the premises; and
(e) Such other relevant information as the Fire Chief
may require.
(2) The owner of a fire alarm system connected to the Fire Department as of the effective date of this bylaw shall comply with the requirements of §
6-11B(1)(a) through
(e) of this bylaw within 60 days after the effective date of this bylaw.
C. Fee for connection of fire alarm system to Fire Department.
The owner of each fire alarm system connected directly to the Fire
Department shall pay an annual fee of $250 upon commencement of each
fiscal year; a fire alarm system owner whose fire alarm system is
connected directly to the Fire Department after the start of the fiscal
year shall pay such annual fee upon connection.