The purpose of this chapter is to provide standards
and regulations for various types of intrusion, burglar, fire and
other emergency alarm devices, whether by direct line, radio, telephone
or other means, actuating a device at the police headquarters of the
Township of Mantua and requiring response thereto by the Police Department,
Fire Department or other municipal agencies.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to
any person who operates, maintains or owns any alarm device or local
alarm, whether or not connected to the alarm console, designed to
summon the police, Fire Department or other municipal agency to any
location in response to any type of alarm signal. The terms of this
chapter shall in no way prohibit alarm companies from providing service
by private source to subscribers within or without the Township of
Mantua so long as such activity is not connected to the alarm console;
provided, however, that any person having a premises protected by
an alarm device which is not connected to the alarm console shall
still be responsible for the registration thereof, in accordance with
the terms of this chapter, without fee.
As used in this chapter, the following words
and phrases shall have the following meanings:
ALARM CONSOLE
The console or control panel of devices giving a visual or
audio signal, or both, located within the confines of the Police Department
of the Township of Mantua.
ALARM DEVICE
Any type of alarm system connected to the alarm console providing
warning of intrusion, fire, smoke, flood or other peril in locations
other than the Police Department, and shall include a digital dialer
alarm utilizing telephone lines transmitting an alarm directly to
the alarm console.
ALARM INSTALLATION
Any alarm device or combination of devices installed for
one or more buildings at a location other than the alarm console.
DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE
A designated member of the Police Department of the Township
of Mantua, to carry out the requirements of this chapter.
FALSE ALARM
Any alarm actuated by inadvertence, negligence or unintentional
act of someone other than an intruder, and alarms caused by malfunctioning
of the alarm device or other relevant equipment, but shall not include
alarms created by malfunction of the alarm console.
LICENSEE
The person obtaining the license to maintain the alarm console
as hereinafter set forth.
LOCAL ALARM
Any alarm or device which when actuated produces a signal
not connected to the alarm console, such as store burglar alarms actuating
bell devices.
PERMIT
The right to connect a subscriber's alarm device of the alarm
console.
PERMITTEE
Any person owning an alarm device or local alarm within the
scope of this chapter.
PERSON
Includes any natural person, partnership, corporation or
association.
The Township of Mantua shall be under no duty
or obligation to any permittee hereunder or to any alarm console licensee
hereunder, except as provided by this chapter.
The Township Committee may, from time to time,
promulgate rules and regulations supplementing this chapter in order
to provide for recordkeeping and efficient management of said system;
provided, however, that the Township Committee must first approve
said rules or any changes thereto.