[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Township of Florence
4-4-1990 as Ord. No. 1990-15. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any and all equipment which is intended to detect unlawful entry
onto any premises or a fire on any premises and which activates an audible
signal or summons outside assistance situated in the Township of Florence.
No person, firm, corporation, partnership or other business entity shall
hereafter operate or be permitted to install or replace a burglar/ fire alarm
system without first having complied with the terms and conditions of this
chapter. All alarm systems must include an automatic shutoff device that deactivates
the alarm signal after fifteen (15) minutes.
Each applicant for the operation, installation or replacement of a burglar/fire
alarm system shall complete an application which shall contain the following
information:
A.
The name, address and telephone number of the applicant.
B.
The name, address and telephone number of the owner of
the premises in which the burglar/fire alarm system is to be installed.
C.
The names, addresses and telephone numbers of persons
acquainted with the burglar/fire alarm who can be contacted in the event of
an emergency.
D.
The make, model and manufacturer of the burglar/fire
alarm system.
E.
The name, address and telephone number of the installer
and maintenance contractor of the burglar/fire alarm system.
There shall be charged a fee of ten dollars ($10.) upon the filing of
an application, which fee shall be utilized to defer the cost of maintaining
the Florence Township records regarding burglar/fire alarm systems. The fee
is waived for the first ninety (90) days after final approval for alarms presently
in service. After the ninety (90) days expire, everyone will be charged the
fee.
A.
In order to minimize false alarms and the unproductive
time that results therefrom to the Florence Township Police Department personnel
and the personnel of the Fire Departments located in the Township of Florence,
there shall be a penalty charged the owner of the premises in which the burglar/fire
alarm system is located beginning with the fifth false alarm and each subsequent
one thereafter in any calendar year, which penalty is payable to the Township
Clerk as follows:
All governmental buildings, including fire stations and all buildings
rented by governmental agencies, are exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
The applicant shall be solely responsible for the proper installation
and maintenance of its burglar/fire alarm system, including all lines and
wiring thereto, and the Township of Florence shall not be responsible for
any failure or breakdown of the burglar/fire alarm system or malfunction thereof.