[Ord. 856, 3/10/1997, § 1]
For purposes of this Part, the following terms are defined as
follows:
A communication, either direct or through the action of a
person contacting the Borough regarding an alarm activation, to the
Police and/or Volunteer Fire Department of the Borough of Bridgeville,
indicating that a crime, fire or other emergency situation warranting
immediate action by said departments has occurred or is occurring.
A false alarm resulting from the intentional activation of
an alarm system by an individual under circumstances where that individual
has no reasonable basis to believe that a crime, fire or other emergency
warranting immediate action by the Police Department or Fire Department
has occurred or is occurring.
Any alarm signal emitted or transmitted by an alarm system
that alerts a municipal organization including, but not limited to,
the Police Department or Fire Department, which is not the result
of an actual or threatened emergency requiring the immediate response
of the Police Department or Fire Department. Nuisance alarms include,
but are not limited to, alarms which are negligently or accidently
activated; signals which are the result of faulty, malfunctioning
or improperly installed or maintained equipment, mechanical failure
or negligence; false alarms; intentional false alarms; and alarms
for which the actual cause is not determined.
[Ord. 856, 3/10/1997, § 2]
No individual shall create or cause a nuisance or intentional
false alarm.
[Ord. 856, 3/10/1997, § 3]
1.
The owner, user, custodian or lessee of the alarm system shall pay
to the Borough a charge for each such nuisance alarm to which the
Police Department or Fire Department responds as follows
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First or second nuisance alarm
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No Charge
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Third nuisance alarm
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$50
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Each subsequent nuisance alarm
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$100
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2.
The nuisance alarm charge shall be due and payable at the Borough
Administrative Offices within 30 days from the date of mailing or
delivery of the notice referred to in § 404. Failure to
pay the nuisance alarm charge on or before the due date shall constitute
a violation of this Part and subject the owner, user, custodian and
lessee of the alarm system to the penalties set forth in § 407
hereof. Any such penalty shall be in addition to the nuisance alarm
charge.
[Ord. 856, 3/10/1997, § 4]
When a nuisance alarm occurs, the Police Department or the Fire
Department shall notify the Borough Manager who shall notify the owner,
user, custodian or lessee of the alarm system from which the nuisance
alarm has emanated that a nuisance alarm has occurred and the amount
owed if a charge is due. Such notice shall be in writing and shall
be mailed or delivered to his last known address or if no address
is known shall be mailed to the location from which the nuisance alarm
emanated.
[Ord. 856, 3/10/1997, § 5]
The charges for nuisance alarms prescribed in this Part are
in addition to any other applicable remedies or penalties. Nothing
in this Part is intended nor should it be construed to prevent the
Borough or its Police Department or Fire Department from pursuing
any other action, including criminal prosecution, which may be applicable.
[Ord. 856, 3/10/1997, § 6]
The alarm charges may be changed from time to time by resolution
of the Borough Council.
[Ord. 856, 3/10/1997, § 7]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this Part shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less that
$300 nor more than $1,000 and costs or prosecution, or, in default
of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not
more than 30 days.
