[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Borough of Bellevue
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 10-9-2012 by Ord. No. 12-14]
As used in this article, unless the context clearly indicates
a different meaning, words shall have the meanings set forth below:
Any structure located within the Borough of Bellevue, whether
occupied or unoccupied.
Any person who alone, or jointly or severally with others,
shall have legal title to any building, structure or property, with
or without accompanying actual possession thereof.
Includes a corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization
and any other group acting as a unit, as well as individuals. A person
shall also include an executor, administrator, trustee, receiver or
other representative appointed according to law. Whenever the word
"person" is used in any section prescribing a penalty or fine, as
to partnerships or associations, the word shall include the partners
or members thereof; as to corporations, it shall include the officers,
agents or members thereof who are responsible for any violation of
such section.
Any lot located within the Borough of Bellevue, whether the
lot is vacant or has a structure erected thereon.
Any party, gathering, event or disturbance involving disorderly
conduct, public disturbances or nuisances, disturbing the peace, excessive
or unlawful consumption of alcohol or use of illicit drugs, as described
in any other ordinance of the Borough of Bellevue and/or any state
statute.
A.
It is hereby deemed that in the event two police calls are dispatched
to a particular property and/or building within a consecutive thirty-day
period or less, each and every call in excess of two is presumed to
be excessive.
B.
This article is intended to address excessive police calls arising
from disorderly conduct, public disturbances or nuisances, disturbing
the peace, excessive or unlawful consumption of alcohol or use of
illicit drugs, and the like, as described in any other ordinance of
the Borough of Bellevue and/or any state statute, recurring in the
same location, including, but not limited to, excessively loud music
or parties, public alcohol consumption, drug use, late night noise,
chronic dog barking, etc. This article is not intended and shall not
be interpreted to cover police calls related to domestic violence,
child abuse or other significant forms of criminal activity in which
the residents/occupants of the property are alleged to be victims
of other criminal conduct engaged in by persons other the residents/occupants
or other persons present on the property or their invitees.
There is hereby imposed a fee of $100 for each and every excessive
police call. Such fee is to be paid by the owner of the property and/or
building.
A.
It shall be the duty of the Borough Police Department, on behalf
of the Borough of Bellevue, to enforce the provisions of this article.
B.
Upon the occurrence of the second police call occurring within a
consecutive thirty-day period or less, the Borough Police Department
shall notify the owner that the next call will result in imposition
of the above fee.
C.
Where a resident violates the provisions of this article, notice
of such violation and imposition of the fee shall be served by either
hand delivery or certified mail, return receipt requested, to either
the owner's residence or the owner's address appearing on
the property's real estate tax blotter.
D.
The Borough Police Department shall invoice, collect and receive
such fees imposed by this article, and it shall maintain records showing
the amounts and dates such amounts were received. Upon collection
of such fees, the Police Department shall forward all fees collected
and a complete accounting thereof to the Borough Secretary.
Any person who fails to pay the fee imposed by this article
within 10 days of the date of notice shall be subject to prosecution
in a summary proceeding before a Magisterial District Judge and shall,
upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a summary offense which is punishable
by a fine of not less than $300 and no more than $500 plus costs of
prosecution and the amount of the fees. In default of payment of such
fees, fines and costs, the owner shall be subject to imprisonment
not exceeding 30 days.
[Adopted 10-9-2012 by Ord. No. 12-15]
Upon a resident's request, and upon payment of such administrative fee as established by or pursuant § 198-7 hereof, the Borough Police Department shall prepare and provide to the requesting resident a certified fingerprint card for the resident's use in employment and other civilian background checks, for Act 33 child abuse clearances and the like, or for other such noncriminal purposes.
There is hereby established, and the Borough and its Police
Department is hereby authorized to charge and collect, an administrative
fee to defray the administrative costs of providing the foregoing
service in the following amount, or in such other amount as may be
adopted from time to time hereafter by resolution of Town Council:
$15 (which fee shall cover the cost of providing not more than two
certified fingerprint cards per request).
