As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
FIRECOM The Suffolk County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services.
VILLAGE The Incorporated Village of Ocean Beach.
This chapter shall be known as the "Alarm System Regulations."
No homeowner, business owner, resident, tenant or occupant (hereinafter all referred to as "resident") of any building or within any building, residence, home accessory building, school, church, synagogue or other structure (hereinafter referred to as "premises") shall connect or maintain any alarm system, calling device, signaling device or other mechanical apparatus which directly or indirectly is intended to signal or alert the Village of Ocean Beach police station or telephone line and/or telecommunications line or FIRECOM without first obtaining an alarm permit and satisfying Village standards for alarm systems and this chapter of the Village Code. A permit is also required for audible alarms that are not connected directly or indirectly to signal or alert the police station or FIRECOM. Any change in ownership of property shall require the submission of an application to operate an alarm system and the issuance of an alarm permit.
Upon submission of the application to operate an alarm system in conformity with the standards imposed herein and upon payment of the applicable permit fee, the Village Clerk shall issue a permit for each alarm. Any permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall be nontransferable, and the permit fee shall be nonrefundable. Applicable permit fees shall be set by resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Ocean Beach.
An annual permit service fee shall be due and payable as of January 1 of each calendar year for each alarm. In the event any such service permit fee is not paid on or before April 15 of each such year, said fee, plus an administrative charge, shall be levied against the real property as a lien having the same priority as a Village tax and being deemed as part of the annual Village tax for all purposes. The annual permit service fee and the administrative charge shall be set by resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Ocean Beach.
Alarm systems in use at the effective date of these regulations shall be required to comply with these regulations within 60 days of the effective date of this regulation. Failure to comply may result in the existing system being removed from service without further notice to the resident.
This section applies to all alarm systems and equipment either existing or installed after the effective date of these regulations.
A. Every system with an alarm bell or signal audible from outside the house, whether such system is connected directly or indirectly to police headquarters and/or FIRECOM or operates independently, must be equipped with a device which automatically shuts off the outside alarm bell or signal within 15 minutes from its having been activated.
B. All police and fire alarm equipment sold or leased within the Village of Ocean Beach must meet reasonable safety standards, such as those acceptable to Underwriters' Laboratories or equivalent.
C. Every system must be equipped with a time delay of at least 20 seconds before signal connection to Police Department and/or FIRECOM is activated.
D. Every system connected directly or indirectly to the Village Police Department and/or FIRECOM must be equipped with a visible or audible indicator that the alarm system is in operation. This indicator must be installed in an obvious location at the principal entrance/exit for the residence. It may be located on either the inside or the outside of the residence.
E. Every system connected directly or indirectly to the Village Police Department and/or FIRECOM which signals both a fire alarm and a burglar alarm shall be equipped with separate distinguishing signal for each kind of alarm.
[Amended 7-18-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015; 7-13-2019 by L.L. No. 03-2019
Any person found violating any provision of the chapter shall be guilty of an offense and shall be adjudged a disorderly person and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine or imprisonment, or both. Fines for conviction of a first offense shall not be less than $250 nor more than $750. Fines for a second conviction of a violation of this chapter shall not be less than $750 nor more than $1,500. Fines for a third and subsequent convictions of a violation of this chapter shall not be less than $1,500 nor more than $3,000, or imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both.