The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation
and enforcement of this article:
EMERGENCY SERVICES
The police and/or fire services of the Borough of Zelienople
or of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
FALSE ALARM
Any activation of an alarm system by inadvertence, negligence
or intentional or unintentional acts or means to which emergency services
of the Borough of Zelienople respond and where it is determined that
the alarm was not the result of a crime in progress, fire, medical
or other emergency necessitating a response by emergency services,
excepting those alarms which are caused solely by weather extremes
or inadvertent utility interruptions.
It shall be unlawful for the property owner, lessee or any person
occupying, in control of or otherwise on any premises within the Borough
of Zelienople to make or cause to be made a false alarm, directly
or indirectly, to any fire department or emergency services agency
responding to alarms within the Borough.
In the event any of the information contained on the alarm permit
changes, the applicant shall supply corrected information within five
days of the change.
Each permit issued pursuant to this article shall be valid until
there is a change in ownership, renter, lessee, responsible party,
property manager or other such individual or company.
In the event it is determined that an alarm system is in place
and an alarm permit has not been secured, a fifty-dollar fine shall
be imposed upon the responsible party.
Each alarm permit issued shall not be transferable from one
individual or entity to another or from one location or premises to
another. The permit shall be valid only for the alarm site permitted.
In the event that the premises in which the alarm system has been
installed is to be conveyed or transferred to another individual or
entity, a new permit must be applied for in accordance with this article.
The fines implemented in this article shall not be imposed for
a period of six months. The six-month grace period shall begin on
the effective date of this article. At the completion of the six-month
grace period, any violation of this article shall be enforced by all
available procedures.
Nothing in this article is intended to prohibit the prosecution
of false alarms pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 7511, as may
be amended, by the public service agency responding to the false alarm
or by the Borough.
The Borough Council of the Borough of Zelienople is hereby authorized
and directed to execute any and all documents necessary to effectuate
the purposes of this article.