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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-ATM-CV-ARTICLE 37-AMEND GENERAL BYLAWS-CHAPTER 69-FIRE ALARMS-SECTION 69.2 ALARM INSTALLATION AND PERMIT-SUBSECTION E-CHANGE DATE FROM JULY 1, 2012 TO JULY 1, 2014 OF NORT1l q `At�EO e ti0 p 04Are•W°"yq9 9SSACHUSEt TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK 120 MAIN STREET NORTH ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS 01845 Joyce A.Bradshaw,CMMC Telephone(978)688-9501 Town Clerk Fax (978)688-9557 E-mail Bradshaw(dtownofnorthandover.com. This is to certify that the following vote was taken on Article 37 at the Dissolved Annual Town Meeting for the Town of North Andover held June 7, 2011: Article 37. Amend General Bylaws Chapter 69 - Fire Alarms-Section 69-2 - Alarm Installation and Permit Requirements — Subsection E, Changing Effective Date from July 1, 2012 to July 1, 2014. Unanimous vote to amend Chapter 69 of the General Bylaws — Fire Alarms - Section E — 69-2 Alarm Installation and Permit Requirements — by adding the underlined language and removing the text shown as stricken to read as follows: § 69-2 Alarm Installation and Permit Requirements A. As of the effective date of this by-law, no alarm system or equipment designed to summon the Fire Department shall be installed without a permit signed by the Fire Chief or his designee. The issuance of permits and the imposition of fees shall be in compliance with Massachusetts General Law Chapter 148 Section 10 A. Changes in the permit or inspection fees may be made with sixty (60) days notice to the general public and with the approval of the Board of Selectmen. B. Any current or future alarm user may contract with an alarm company of their choice for the purchase, lease, installation and servicing of an alarm system on their premises. C. Actual connection to the Fire Department's alarm receiving system will be made only by an installer approved by the Fire Chief for this service through the issuance of a permit as per Massachusetts General Law Chapter 148 Section 10A. D. As of July 1, 2007 connection to the Fire Department's alarm receiving system will be performed only through approved radio master fire alarm boxes. E. As of Jidly 1, 2007 September 1, 2011 all buildings and structures connected to the Fire Department's alarm receiving system will be advised that as of july 1, 2012 July 1, 2014 master fire alarm boxes connected through the hard wired municipal circuit system must be replaced with a radio master box compatible with the Fire Department's alarm receiving equipment. The master boxes on the buildings remain the property of the property owner but must be removed from their location to avoid perceptions that they are connected to the Fire Department. These wireless devices shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the appropriate sections of the then current editions of the following NFPA Standards: NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm Code - NFPA 1221 Standard for the Installation, Maintenance and Use of Emergency Services Communication Systems— NFPA 70 National Electrical Code and all reference documents contained within these codes and the related rules and regulations of the North Andover Fire Department. F. The alarm system owner or user, or the alarm company contracting for the servicing of the alarm users system, shall be responsible for the care and maintenance of the wireless master fire alarm box transmitting device. G. The Fire Department will make every effort to insure the proper operation of the alarm receiving equipment, but accepts no liability for conditions, which prevent proper reception of signals from the user's premises. The mounting locations for radio boxes shall require pre- approval of the North Andover Fire Department. And further that the non-substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw by the Town Clerk be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the numbering format of the General Bylaws of the Town of North Andover; SECTION 69-2 AS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: § 69-2 Alarm Installation and Permit Requirements B. As of the effective date of this by-law, no alarm system or equipment designed to summon the Fire Department shall be installed without a permit signed by the Fire Chief or his designee. The issuance of permits and the imposition of fees shall be in compliance with Massachusetts General Law Chapter 148 Section 10 A. Changes in the permit or inspection fees may be made with sixty (60) days notice to the general public and with the approval of the Board of Selectmen. B. Any current or future alarm user may contract with an alarm company of their choice for the purchase, lease, installation and servicing of an alarm system on their premises. C. Actual connection to the Fire Department's alarm receiving system will be made only by an installer approved by the Fire Chief for this service through the issuance of a permit as per Massachusetts General Law Chapter 148 Section 10A. D. As of July 1, 2007 connection to the Fire Department's alarm receiving system will be performed only through approved radio master fire alarm boxes. E. As of September 1, 2011 all buildings and structures connected to the Fire Department's alarm receiving system will be advised that as of July 1, 2014 master fire alarm boxes connected through the hard wired municipal circuit system must be replaced with a radio master box compatible with the Fire Department's alarm receiving equipment. The master boxes on the buildings remain the property of the property owner but must be removed from their location to avoid perceptions that they are connected to the Fire Department. These wireless devices shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the appropriate sections of the then current editions of the following NFPA Standards: NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm Code - NFPA 1221 Standard for the Installation, Maintenance and Use of Emergency Services Communication Systems—NFPA 70 National Electrical Code and all reference documents contained within these codes and the related rules and regulations of the North Andover Fire Department. F. The alarm system owner or user, or the alarm company contracting for the servicing of the alarm users system, shall be responsible for the care and maintenance of the wireless master fire alarm box transmitting device. G. The Fire Department will make every effort to insure the proper operation of the alarm receiving equipment, but accepts no liability for conditions, which prevent proper reception of signals from the user's premises. The mounting locations for radio boxes shall require pre- approval of the North Andover Fire Department. And further that the non-substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw by the Town Clerk be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the numbering format of the General Bylaws of the Town of North Andover VOTED JUNE 7, 2011