November 16, 1991
Section 1. Definitions
As used in this bylaw, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ALARM SYSTEMS: Any alarm device which automatically dials or uses a private service to dial the emergency telephone number of the Police, Fire Department or other emergency service to alert that an emergency exists or that the services of that department are needed or which transmits an alarm to the Town’s alarm monitoring system. “Alarm system” shall also mean any alarm device which automatically emits an audible, visual or other response upon the occurrence of any hazard or emergency and is intended to alert persons outside the building and/or any person who in turn notifies the Police and/or Fire Department to the existence of said hazard or emergency.
DIAL ALARM or DIALING DEVICE: Any fire, police or emergency alarm device which is a telephone device or telephone attachment which automatically or electronically selects a telephone line connected to Police, Fire Department or dispatch center and reproduces a prerecorded message to report a criminal act or other emergency requiring Police, Fire or emergency service response.
FALSE EMERGENCY ALARM: Any signal actuated by an emergency alarm to which the Police, Fire Department or emergency service responds which is not the result of an emergency.
EMERGENCY NUMBERS: Any telephone number designated by the Police Chief or Fire Chief as a telephone number through which members of the public may report an emergency or request public assistance.
DIALING DEVICES: All dialing devices operated by automatic means shall transmit messages only to such numbers as may be designated for that purpose by the Police or Fire Department of the Town. After 90 days following the effective date of this bylaw, no person shall use, operate, or install any device which will, upon activation by automatic means, initiate dialing, calling or other connection with the Police, Fire Department or emergency service of the Town either at its regularly constituted telephone number or any other number which may be designated by said Police or Fire Department as its emergency number without a permit issued by the Select Board.
LIMITATIONS ON DIALING DEVICES: No person shall use, operate or install any dialing that will, upon activation, automatically dial, call or connect with the telephone number designated by the Police Chief or Fire Chief for the purpose of receiving such alarm messages, more than twice for any one (1) incident. Any system installed on or after the effective date of this bylaw must comply with this bylaw. Pre-existing installations must comply within 90 days of the effective date of this bylaw.
MANDATORY ALARM DELAY: Upon the activation of a burglar (break-in) alarm, there shall be a mandatory delay of at least fifteen (15) seconds before the transmission of a signal to the Police Department to enable the user to abort the signal in the event that it was triggered inadvertently. This delay shall not be applicable to a robber (holdup), fire or medical emergency alarm. Any system installed on or after the effective date of this bylaw must comply with this section. Pre-existing installations must comply within 90 days of the effective date of this bylaw.
TIMING DEVICE: The user of every alarm system emitting an audible, visual or other response shall, at the time such system is installed or within 90 days of the effective date of this bylaw in the case of existing systems, install or cause to be installed an automatic timing device which shall deactivate such alarm so that it will be activated for no more than fifteen (15) minutes.
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