[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of West New York 6-20-2012 by Ord. No. 15/12. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Alarm systems — See Ch. 111.
Burglary prevention — See Ch. 142.
WHEREAS it is in the interests of reducing crime, maintaining public safety and providing an enhanced quality of life for the residents and business owners of West New York;
WHEREAS, to maintain and promote the public safety, the Town of West New York has determined that surveillance video cameras monitoring public areas would assist law enforcement in recognizing and monitoring threats, preventing and investigating criminal activity; and
WHEREAS, it would assist and aid law enforcement to require landowners to maintain security cameras;
Now, therefore, be it ordained by the Mayor and Board of Commissioners of the Town of West New York that surveillance video cameras be installed as follows:
A. 
All newly constructed residential dwelling units, including condominium complexes of more than 14 dwelling units, and all newly constructed commercial and industrial structures of more than 10,000 square feet shall provide for the installation and maintenance of security cameras in accordance with a plan to be approved by the Construction Code Official.
B. 
Any such security cameras shall be installed so as to maintain continuous surveillance of the public streets and sidewalks adjacent to such dwelling units and shall conform to standards adopted by the Town for CCTV cameras.
C. 
Recordings from the surveillance cameras required by this chapter shall be maintained for not less than one month and shall be made available to members of the Department of Police in the event the recordings are needed for an investigation.
D. 
It shall be the responsibility of the owner to install, maintain, and operate the security camera. However, it shall be within the sole discretion of the owner to determine whether personnel shall be assigned to monitor the cameras in real time.
An owner or managing agent who fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, § 1-19.