The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards and controls for
the installation, operation and maintenance of any automatic alarm device,
including any such device already in use within the Village of Elmira Heights,
County of Chemung, State of New York.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply.
ALARM INSTALLATION
Any AAD installed in or within a single building or within several
buildings or areas adjacent.
AUTOMATIC ALARM DEVICE
Any device (hereinafter called an "AAD") which automatically causes
a signal, voice recording or other communication to be transmitted directly
to any emergency service or central alarm office or any device designated
to activate an external alarm located on the same premises as the device.
Specifically excluded from this definition are devices commonly known as "single-station
smoke detectors" not connected to any other audible device.
CENTRAL ALARM OFFICE
Any facility operated by other than emergency services which is staffed
by persons who receive, record or validate AAD signals and relays information
pertinent to such signals to any emergency service.
EMERGENCY SERVICE
Any fire, police, medical, ambulance or other agency which provides
emergency services.
FALSE ALARM
Any signal activated by an AAD, to which an emergency service is
caused to respond, which is not the result of a fire, intrusion, robbery,
medical or other emergency.
INSPECTING AGENCY
Any appropriate emergency service designated by the Village of Elmira
Heights to approve or disapprove applications for permits to install or permits
to operate an AAD.
The Village of Elmira Heights shall not be liable for any defect in
the operation of the systems or for the failure to respond appropriately,
or any errant responses upon receipt of signal, nor for the failure or defect
of any license referenced in this chapter in respect to the installation,
operation or maintenance of equipment, the transmission of signals or messages,
or the relaying of such signals or messages.