CHAPTER 3 Peace and Good Order- 5-9-2013 - Village of Hobart
CHAPTER 3 Peace and Good Order- 5-9-2013 - Village of Hobart
CHAPTER 3 Peace and Good Order- 5-9-2013 - Village of Hobart
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3.7 - EMERGENCY ALARM SYSTEMS<br />
3.701 PURPOSE<br />
The primary purpose <strong>of</strong> this chapter is to reduce the incidence <strong>of</strong> false burglar/holdup,<br />
<strong>and</strong> fire alarms by eliminating those false alarms which are preventable or avoidable. It<br />
is also meant to encourage the installation <strong>of</strong> reliable emergency alarm systems in all<br />
structures within the <strong>Village</strong> in order to provide additional protection to persons <strong>and</strong><br />
property from fire, crime, including burglary, robbery <strong>and</strong> v<strong>and</strong>alism, <strong>and</strong> other hazards<br />
that may constitute a danger to persons <strong>and</strong> property. This chapter is intended to impose<br />
st<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>and</strong> requirements from such causes as the negligence <strong>of</strong> the user <strong>of</strong> an alarm<br />
system or <strong>of</strong> his employees in operating the system, the maintenance <strong>of</strong> equipment or the<br />
sale, installation or servicing <strong>of</strong> such installations will provide a technique <strong>of</strong> early<br />
detection, which will permit the Police Department <strong>and</strong> Fire Department to increase the<br />
present level <strong>of</strong> protection to persons <strong>and</strong> property.<br />
3.702 DEFINITIONS<br />
The following words, terms <strong>and</strong> phrases, when used in this article, shall have the<br />
meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a<br />
different meaning:<br />
False Alarm - means a signal from an alarm system that alerts the Police<br />
Department/Fire Department that results in an emergency response from the Police/Fire<br />
Department when a situation <strong>of</strong> emergency does not exist.<br />
Police or Fire Alarm – means any device designed to detect <strong>and</strong> alert Police or Fire <strong>of</strong><br />
such occurrence <strong>and</strong> when activated gives a signal, either by visual, audible, or<br />
transmitting or causing to be transmitted an alarm signal, or the combination <strong>of</strong> any <strong>of</strong> the<br />
above.<br />
Local Alarm – An Intrusion / Burglar Alarm System, or Fire Alarm that gives a signal,<br />
either visual or audible, or both, on the exterior or interior portion <strong>of</strong> the property, but<br />
does not leave that structure to a central control receiving location. Not to include<br />
detectors such as smoke detectors/carbon monoxide detectors, medical alarms such as<br />
Life-line, septic tank alarms or electrical problem indicators. For the most part, these are<br />
st<strong>and</strong>-alone, designed to warn persons inside the structure.<br />
Security Alarm System – Any device designed for the detection <strong>of</strong> an unauthorized entry<br />
to the premises, an unlawful act or any emergency that alerts the Police Department <strong>of</strong> its<br />
commission or occurrence <strong>and</strong>, when activated, gives an internal or external signal, either<br />
visual, audible or transmits or causes to be transmitted a signal, or any combination <strong>of</strong> the<br />
above.<br />
3.703 ALARM PERMITS<br />
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