Southtowns Record

5D.-CODE REVIEW UPDATES

Government
Town of Aurora
Board
Town Board
Meeting
Feb 4, 2026
Kind
Other
Topics
Zoning and land use, Public safety, Water, sewer and drainage, Energy and data center siting, Budget and taxes, Parks and recreation, Roads and traffic

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to which an emergency agency
35-7 Charges for false alarms. An owner or lessee of real property
  e in each calendar year as
responds as a result of a false alarm shall pay a fee for each such respons
follows:

  A.  Police Department response.
  1. First false alarm response: no charge.
  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 alarm 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.

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

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

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