Chapter 5.40
ALARM CODE
Sections:
5.40.030 Theft detection and holdup alarm systems.
5.40.040 Prohibited equipment.
5.40.050 Installation standards.
5.40.060 Terminations and false alarms.
5.40.010 Code adopted.
The following prescribed regulations, to be known as the “Alarm Code,” shall govern the sale and/or installation of theft detection and holdup alarm systems within the city of Shelton. (Ord. 1043 § 1, 1981)
5.40.020 Indemnity agreement.
Any person, firm or corporation desiring to originate a theft detection or holdup alarm system within the city of Shelton shall first sign an indemnity agreement holding the city of Shelton harmless from any liability involving the failure of any agency alarm, circuit or equipment. (Ord. 1043 § 2, 1981)
5.40.030 Theft detection and holdup alarm systems.
A. No person shall sell and/or install theft detection or holdup alarm equipment within the city of Shelton without first obtaining a permit from the chief of police of the city of Shelton. Applications for such a permit shall be in writing and shall be on forms prepared and furnished by the chief of police. The permit is in addition to a business license that may be required under Chapter 5.04.
B. All theft detection and holdup alarm equipment originating within the city of Shelton shall receive the approval of the chief of police prior to installation. Such equipment shall be installed only by approved agencies having personnel with written security clearances from the chief of police.
C. All such alarm circuits external to the premises served shall be electrically supervised to indicate circuit or equipment failure, at the location where the alarm is installed. (Ord. 1926-0818 § 1 (part), 2018: Ord. 1043 § 3, 1981)
5.40.040 Prohibited equipment.
Proprietary alarm equipment designed to alert any municipal emergency service by providing unattended automatic dialing of any public telephone number of any municipal emergency service for the purpose of transmitting a prerecorded message shall be prohibited. (Ord. 1043 § 4, 1981)
5.40.050 Installation standards.
All theft detection and holdup alarm systems shall be installed in accordance with the ordinances and building codes of the city of Shelton. (Ord. 1043 § 5, 1981)
5.40.060 Terminations and false alarms.
A. The chief of police may order the removal of any proprietary alarm termination from the communications center or other such terminal facility due to repeated failure of equipment or circuitry, multiple false alarms or failure to comply with all the provisions of this chapter. Such notice of discontinuation shall be made in writing to both the agency supplying the alarm and to the person, firm or corporation affected, at least forty-eight hours prior to the disconnection of the alarm circuit. In the event of temporary failure of alarm equipment or circuitry, the chief of police may order all emergency response actions discontinued until the necessary repairs are made on the effected equipment.
B. In each instance involving more than three false alarms from any one location within any continuous ninety-day period, a service charge of twenty-five dollars may be levied by the chief of police upon the responsible person, firm or corporation. Refusal to pay the service charge shall result in filing a misdemeanor charge per Section 5.40.070 of this chapter. (Ord. 1043 § 6, 1981)
5.40.070 Violation—Penalty.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and each person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day during which any violation of any of the provisions of this code is committed, or continued, and upon conviction of any such violation, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 1043 § 7, 1981)