No person shall conduct or test any alarm device
without first obtaining permission from the Police Department. Where
the equipment is keyed through an intermediary, no such permission
is necessary unless the alarm or signal is to be relayed to the central
receiving station.
The issuance of any permit shall not constitute
acceptance by the Borough of Catasauqua of any liability to maintain
any equipment, to answer alarms, nor otherwise render the Borough
of Catasauqua liable to any person for any loss or damage relating
to the alarm system or procedure.
Administration and enforcement of this chapter
shall be functions of the Borough of Catasauqua and shall include
the following:
A. Authority to accept or reject a permit application
or revoke a permit because of a misrepresentation or false statement
contained in any application for a permit, failure to correct any
deficiencies in equipment or operation of an alarm device after receipt
of due notice from the Borough, or not meeting other conditions and
specifications of this chapter.
B. Authority to order the disconnection of an alarm device
until such device is made to comply with operational standards set
forth herein, but only when evidence of failure to comply with said
standards imposes a burden upon the Borough as a result of false alarms.
C. Authority, at reasonable times and upon written notice,
to enter upon any premises within the Borough to inspect the installation
and operation of an alarm device.
Whenever, under the provisions of this chapter,
the Borough of Catasauqua is empowered to make a decision with respect
to the installation, operation or maintenance of any alarm device,
or with respect to the denial or revocation of any permit relating
thereto, any applicant for a permit or permit holder aggrieved by
such decision may, within 10 days following the decision, file a written
appeal therefrom with the Code Hearing Board of the Borough of Catasauqua,
whereupon the Code Hearing Board shall promptly conduct a hearing
and affirm, modify or reverse the decision appealed from. The decision
of the Code Hearing Board may be appealed as provided under the Local
Agency Law.
[Amended 4-1-2013 by Ord. No. 1288]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate
any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced
to pay a fine not more than $300, and/or to imprisonment for a term
not to exceed 90 days. Any person found guilty of violating an ordinance
shall be assessed court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees
incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings.
This chapter shall become effective on November
1, 2006.