[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Perinton 7-10-1991 by L.L. No. 3-1991 (Ch. 78 of the 1976
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 3-8-2023 by L.L. No. 1-2023]
This chapter shall be known as the "Alarm Code."
[Amended 3-8-2023 by L.L. No. 1-2023]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A device that automatically dials and relays a prerecorded
message to a central station or the Fire Department. An automatic
dialer calling directly to an emergency telephone number must automatically
disconnect after the message is transmitted a maximum of three times.
Any alarm signal activation that occurs that is not a validated
alarm, but that is within the reasonable control of the owner and/or
user of the system. Such alarms may be caused by activation due to
mechanical failure, malfunction, improper installation or use or the
negligence of the owner and/or user or any other person associated
with the owner and/or user in any capacity.
An office of a private company to which remote alarm and
supervisory signaling devices are transmitted and where personnel
are in attendance at all times to supervise the circuits and investigate
signals.
Equipment which automatically actuates a fire alarm when
the detecting element is exposed to fire, smoke, abnormal rise or
decrease in temperature or activation of a sprinkler system or manually
activated device.
A phone line to a Fire Department or to a central station
that transmits a fire alarm.
One which produces a signal only at the premises protected.
Any alarm signal activation that occurs that is not a validated
alarm, but that is beyond the reasonable control of the owner and/or
user of the system. Such alarms may be caused by activation due to
violent conditions of nature, such as severe storms or earthquakes,
nearby fires or sources of smoke not controlled by the user or where
the person activating an alarm signal reasonably believed that a condition
of fire existed.
An alarm signal activation as a direct result of a response
to a fire and/or smoke condition.
[Amended 2-24-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010; 5-23-2012 by L.L. No. 1-2012;12-18-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2020; 3-8-2023 by L.L. No. 1-2023]
A.Â
All fire alarm systems must be properly maintained at all times.
Operational instructions shall be kept accessible on the premises
at all times. Buildings that are required by law to have fire alarm
systems may not be occupied by the public if the system is not operational.
B.Â
All fire alarm systems must be tested annually and have a certification
placed on the control equipment stating when the system was tested.
C.Â
If the Director of Building and Codes determines that the alarm system
is malfunctioning and causing a dangerous situation for the men and
equipment of any Fire Department, the system shall be ordered disconnected
from the lease line or central station, and the owner or occupant
shall comply with such order. The system shall not be reconnected
until the system is deemed to be in proper operating condition by
a qualified installer submitting a certificate so stating to the Building
and Codes Department.
D.Â
A defective alarm system may be shut down for repairs by the Director
of Building and Codes until such time as it is repaired properly;
this provision is intended to deal with nuisance alarms.
[Amended 2-24-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010; 5-23-2012 by L.L. No. 1-2012;12-18-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2020]
A.Â
A violation of this chapter or any portion thereof
is hereby declared to be an offense punishable by a fine. In the event
that avoidable alarms are transmitted to the Fire Department, the
Director of Buildings and Codes will issue a notice of violation subjecting
the owner or occupant of the premises to the following fines:
|
Number of Avoidable Alarms per 12-Month
Period
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Fines
| |
|---|---|---|
|
First avoidable alarm
|
No fine
| |
|
Second avoidable alarm
|
No fine
| |
|
Third avoidable alarm
|
$100
| |
|
Fourth avoidable alarm
|
$200
| |
|
For each additional avoidable alarm, add
|
$100
|
B.Â
All fines will be payable to the Town of Perinton.
[Amended 2-24-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010; 5-23-2012 by L.L. No. 1-2012;12-18-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2020; 3-8-2023 by L.L. No. 1-2023]
