[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Farmington 9-28-1982
by Ord. No. 81; amended 8-28-1984; 12-15-1987; 2-28-1989. Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the installation and use
of burglar, fire, medical and any other alarms or emergency signaling devices
within the Town of Farmington.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to any person, other than
the Town of Farmington, who uses, operates or owns any alarm system that automatically
summons the police, fire, medical or ambulance personnel or other Town agency
in response to an alarm signal.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any business that installs, maintains, alters, repairs, replaces
or services alarm systems located within the Town of Farmington.
An assembly of equipment and devices or a single device designed
to detect and signal an unauthorized intrusion, fire or other similar emergency
at the protected premises. This term, however, shall apply only to such systems
that automatically summon police, fire, medical, ambulance or other Town emergency
vehicles or personnel.
[Amended 7-28-1992]
Any person who owns or operates an alarm system located within the
Town of Farmington.
A device that transmits a prerecorded message over telephone lines.
A one-year period of time to coincide with the Town of Farmington
fiscal year, i.e., July 1 to June 30.
[Added 12-10-2002]
Any alarm signal necessitating the response of Town emergency vehicles
or personnel that is actuated in any fashion, including a malfunction of the
alarm system or other equipment, where no emergency situation exists.
An individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation or organization
of any nature.
No automatic dialing device or alarm system shall be connected to or
use any telephone lines assigned to any agency of the Town of Farmington,
including the 911 emergency line, except those lines authorized by the Police
Chief.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sections 4.2 and 4.3, which immediately followed
this section and dealt with penalties for violation of original Section 4.1,
were deleted 7-28-1992.
A.Â
A charge shall be imposed upon an alarm user, payable
to the Town of Farmington, for each false alarm generated as described below:
[Amended 12-10-2002]
(1)Â
False alarms of any type, burglar, fire or medical, will
be charged at the same rate.
(2)Â
The procedure for false alarm charges outlined in § 75-5A(3) will reset on the first day of each billing cycle.
(3)Â
In each billing cycle the first three false alarms will not be
chargeable. The next four false alarms will be billed at $25 for each false
alarm. Any subsequent false alarms during the billing cycle will be billed
at $100.
B.Â
If an alarm user notifies the Police Chief or his agent
one hour prior to any service, test, repair or adjustment of an alarm system
that may activate a false alarm, no such charge shall be imposed.
C.Â
The Police Chief, with the approval of the Town Manager, may waive any of the charges imposed by Subsection A of this section. The Police Chief must state the reason for such waiver in writing and duly signed by him.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Original Section 6, which immediately followed this
section and dealt with existing alarm systems, was deleted 7-28-1992.
[1]
Former § 75-5. Waiver of penalties, was repealed 12-10-2002.
This ordinance also renumbered former §§ 75-7 and 75-8 as 75-6
and 75-7, respectively.
[Added 7-28-1992]
Except as otherwise provided, any alarm user or alarm business that
violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty not to
exceed $100.
[Added 3-28-1995]
This chapter has been specifically designated for enforcement by citations issued by designated municipal officers or employees, and the citation hearing procedure established by Chapter 91 of the Farmington Code shall be followed.
