[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting of the Town
of Wayland 5-2-1990 by Art. 14 (Art. 30 of the 1973 Bylaws); amended in its entirety
by the Annual Town Meeting 5-1-1995 by Art. 14. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the following meanings:
Any assembly of equipment and/or devices that are designed
to be activated either manually or automatically for the purpose of
drawing attention to the presence of a hazard or situation, criminal
or otherwise, to which the Police or Fire Department is expected to
respond.
Any person or business on whose premises an alarm system
is installed and maintained within the Town of Wayland, except for
alarm systems that are installed in or on motor vehicles.
The activation of an alarm system through mechanical failure,
malfunction, improper installation or negligence of the user of the
alarm system or his/her employees or agents.
Any signal or communication transmitted to the Police Department
requesting, requiring or resulting in a response from the Police Department
when, in fact, there has been no unauthorized entry or intrusion into
the premises and there has been no attempted robbery or burglary at
the premises. Excluded from this definition shall be the activation
of an alarm system by power outages, utility companies or other outside
sources, hurricanes, severe storms and similar conditions.
[Amended 4-28-1997 STM by Art. 2]
Any signal or communication transmitted to the Wayland Public
Safety Dispatch Center requesting, requiring or resulting in response
from the Fire Department when, in fact, there has been no fire. Excluded
from this definition shall be the activation of an alarm system by
power outages, utility companies or other outside sources, hurricanes,
severe storms and similar conditions.
A.Â
After the Police and Fire Departments have recorded three separate
false alarms in the aggregate within the calendar year, the alarm
user shall be assessed the following fees:
B.Â
Failure to pay the fee within the prescribed time period will result
in court action for violation of a Town bylaw or a municipal charges
lien being placed on the real property pursuant to MGL c. 40, § 58,
in the Middlesex County Registry of Deeds, South District, until the
fee is paid.
All alarm systems that emit an audible signal on the exterior
of a building shall be equipped with a device for limiting the length
of the audible signal to 10 minutes. Any user of an alarm system that
either does not have such a device or has a malfunction that allows
the audible signal to continue for more than 10 minutes shall, after
the Police or Fire Department has recorded two separate violations,
be assessed for the third and subsequent violations a fee of $50.
Failure to pay such fee within the prescribed time will result in
either court action for violation of a Town bylaw or the placement
of a municipal charges lien on the real property pursuant to MGL c.
40, § 58, in the Middlesex County Registry of Deeds, South
District, until the fee is paid.
All federal, state and municipal buildings and property shall
be exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
