[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Crafton 2-25-2004
by Ord. No. 1558. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the terms are defined as follows:
Any device designed for the detection of an unauthorized entry on
the premises, its commission or occurrence and, when actuated, gives a signal,
either visual, audible or both, or transmits or causes to be transmitted a
signal, except residential in-house fire alarms.
Any alarm signal that alerts any person which is not the result of
an actual threatened emergency requiring a response. False alarms include
negligently or accidentally activated signals, signals which are the result
of faulty, malfunctioning or improperly installed or maintained equipment,
signals which are purposely activated to summon police, fire or emergency
services in nonemergency situations and alarm signals for which the actual
cause is not determined.
A system that gives a signal, either visual, audible or both, on
the exterior portion of the property, but such signal does not leave the structure
by wire or radio wave to a control receiving station.
No person shall install, have installed, own, use or possess an operative
alarm system without obtaining a permit from the Borough Manager. Said permit
shall include, but not be limited to, providing a means of identifying the
alarm system service and persons who may be called in the event of an alarm
and the subject’s premises are unattended.
The fee for an alarm system permit shall be as established from time
to time by resolution of the Borough Council.
Any person causing or permitting the giving of repeated false alarms
for any reason, or owning or maintaining an alarm system which triggers a
false alarm, shall pay a charge to the Borough, to be established from time
to time by resolution of the Borough Council, for each and every false alarm
to which a Fire Department, Police Department, Borough official, or other
public safety or emergency service official responds.
A.
The Borough Manager may revoke or suspend any permit
in accordance with this section if he determines:
(1)
The application for the permit contains a statement of
material fact which is false.
(2)
The licensee has failed to comply with any one of the
provisions of this section.
(3)
An alarm system is negligently maintained or used. More
than five false alarms within one-year period from the first false alarm shall
be conclusive evidence of negligent maintenance or use.
B.
After an alarm system permit has been revoked or suspended, the Police Department, Fire Department or emergency medical service will respond to alarms from the revoked or suspended permittee as a service call only and not as a priority call. The penalty provisions of this chapter shall remain in effect for revoked or suspended permits and shall be treated as a third or subsequent offense and punishable under §§ 63-5 and 63-7.
A.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates a provision of this
chapter, or who fails to comply therewith, or with any of the requirements
thereof, shall be, upon conviction thereof, sentenced to pay a fine of not
less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each violation, plus costs, and, in
default of payment of said fine and costs, to imprisonment to the extent permitted
by law for the punishment of summary offenses.
B.
A separate offense shall arise for each day or portion thereof
in which a violation is found to exist or for each section of this chapter
found to have been violated. All fines and penalties for the violation of
this chapter shall be paid to the Borough Treasurer.
C.
The Borough may also commence appropriate actions in equity,
at law or other to prevent, restrain, correct, enjoin, or abate violations
of this chapter.
