[Ord. 1333, 6/13/1978, § 1; as amended by Ord.
1377, 1/15/1980, § 1; and by A.O.]
Any person, organization, association or company desiring to
tie in or connect a private fire and/or burglar alarm system to that
of the Borough of Phoenixville may do so upon the following terms
and conditions:
A.
The cost of connecting and maintaining the electric line from the
private residence or business establishment or other structure to
the electric wires of Bell Telephone Company shall be borne by and
shall be the sole responsibility of the person, organization, association
or company desiring to tie in or connect with the Borough of Phoenixville's
fire and/or burglar alarm systems.
B.
A private box number shall be assigned to each such user.
C.
Each such user of the Borough of Phoenixville's fire and/or
burglar alarm systems shall pay an annual fee in amount as established
by resolution, from time to time, by the Borough Council, provided,
however, that this provision shall not apply to nonprofit organizations
or associations. The Borough Manager is hereby authorized to enter
into written agreements with those users who shall be required to
pay an annual fee, the terms and conditions contained in such an agreement
to be not inconsistent with the terms of this Part. In addition, the
Borough Manager is hereby authorized to impose rules and regulations
pertaining to the Borough's fire and burglar alarm system not
inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this Part. [A.O.]
D.
No testing of any private fire and/or burglar alarm system shall
be permitted except upon 24 hours, notice to the Phoenixville Police
Department (in the case of burglar alarm testing) and to the Phoenixville
Fire Chief and the Chester County Fire Radio Dispatch System (in the
case of fire alarm testing).
[Ord. 1333, 6/13/1978, § 2; as amended by Ord.
1377, 1/15/1980, § 2]
The penalties imposed by any other ordinance of the Borough
of Phoenixville for the accidental or purposeful setting of fire and/or
burglar alarms shall also apply to any use hereunder.
