(a) All emergency alarms installed upon premises for the purpose of detecting and signaling the presence of unauthorized intrusion or robbery shall not be connected in any way to a municipal department unless and until the installation conforms to this section.
(b) All equipment shall meet the applicable standards of the Underwriters’ Laboratories and/or other recognized industry standards.
(c) The sensory mechanism used in connection with such device must be adjusted to suppress false indications of intrusion so that the device will not be actuated by impulses due to transient pressure changes in water pipes, short flashes of light, wind noises such as the rattling or vibrating of doors or windows, vehicular noise adjacent to the installation or other forces unrelated to genuine alarms.
(d) All components comprising such a device must be maintained by the owner or lessee in good repair to ensure reliability of operation.
(e) Each alarm shall be equipped with instructions from the supplier on the operation and maintenance of such device.
(f) The Chief of Police shall be furnished with a copy of the instructions on the operation of the device. If the Chief of Police or his or her representative finds such instructions to be incomplete, unclear or otherwise inadequate, he or she may require revised instructions.
(g) Each alarm must have available 24 hour supplier repair service, seven days a week, which service responds within 12 hours of the service call.
(h) The person for whom an automatic protection device has been installed shall be responsible for having the device repaired within 48 hours after he or she learns, either from his or her own sources or from notification by the municipality, that the device is not working properly.
(i) All equipment referred to in this section shall be maintained in good operating condition. The Chief of Police may require that repairs be made whenever he or she has determined that such repairs are necessary to ensure proper operation.
(Ord. 83-O-663, passed 4-5-1983)