Southtowns Record

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS-1

Government
Town of Aurora
Board
Town Board
Meeting
Mar 9, 2026
Kind
Agenda packet
Topics
Zoning and land use, Energy and data center siting, Water, sewer and drainage, Public safety, Budget and taxes, Parks and recreation, Roads and traffic

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(2) Second false alarm response: $50.
  (3) Third or more false alarm responses: $100 each.
  B.  Fire Department response.
  (1) First false alarm response: no charge.
  (2) Second false alain response: $50.
  (3) Third or more false alarm responses: $100 each.
  C.  EMS response.
  (1) First false alarm response: no charge.
  (2) Second false alarm response: $50.
  (3) Third or more false alarm responses: $100 each.

35-8 Notice of excessive use: The owner or lessee of real property which received an emergency response
by reason of a false alarm shall be notified, in writing, by means of first-class mail, of all false alarms,
including police alarms, fire alarms, and/or EMS alarms, in a calendar year. The letter shall inform the
owner or lessee of the times and types of emergency resporises provided to the address location and,
where applicable, contain a copy of the Alarm Code and notify the owner or lessee of any charges due
pursuant to §35-7 of this chapter.

35-9 Administrative review: The Chief of Police whose jurisdiction is the Town of Aurora, or his
designee, and/or the Code Enforcement Officet of the Town of Aurora, of his designee, shall establish a
policy and procedure whereby an owner of real property or lessee thereof on which an alarm system has
been installed and who has been notified of a false alarm may present evidence as to why any such alarm
should not be classified as a false alarm. The Chief of Police, or his designee, and/or the Code
Enforcement Officer, or his designee, shall designate one or more members of their departments, which
may include themiselves, not to exceed three in total, to receive such evidence and make recommendations
and findings of fact concerning such classification. The Chief of Police, or his designee, and/or thé Code
Enforcement Officer, or his designee, shall make the final determination concerning a classification,
which determination. shall be reviewable only pursuant to procedures under Article.78 of the New York
Civil Practice Law and Rules. To challenge the classification of an alarm as a false alarm, the real
property owner or lessee thereof shall, in writing, notify the Chief of Police and/or the Code Enforcement
Officer within 10 days after-receipt of notice of the alarm, which will be presumed to have been received
three days after mailing pursuant to §35-8 of this chapter. The failure to give such timely notice shall be
deemed a waiver of the right to review any such determination.  :

35-10 Payment of charges. Charges for false alarms shall be paid to the Town Clerk of the Town of
Aurora at the Aurora Municipal Center, within 30 days of the mailing date of any notice provided
pursuant to §35-8 of this chapter.

35-11 Failure to remit charges. Failure of a real propetty owner or lessée of property on which an alarm
system is installed to pay any false alarm charges, as defined in §35-7 of this chapter, within 30 days of
the mailing date of a notice of the amount due provided pursuant to §35-8 of this chapter shall be deemed
a violation of this chapter and may result in said real property owner or lessee, as the case may be, being
served with a summons.

35-12 Enforcement. The Chief of Police shall enforce this chapter for alarm systems which detect
intrusions or holdup alarms at a building, structure or facility. The Code Enforcement Officer shall  _
enforce this chapter for alarm systems which detect smoke, fire, water flow or abnormal rate of rise in
temperature or emergency medical systems. If both Police Department and Fire Department alarms are
activated, the Code Enforcement Officer will enforce this chapter.