[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Pleasant Hills as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fees — See Ch. 206.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 210.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Art. I, Fees for Private Burglar
Alarm Systems, adopted 1-8-1973 by Ord. No. 477, was repealed 8-20-2018
by Ord. No. 1013.
[Adopted 4-16-2012 by Ord. No. 950[1]]
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also superseded former
Art. II, False Alarms, adopted 10-21-1985 by Ord. No. 624, as amended.
[Amended 8-20-2018 by Ord. No. 1013]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any signal activated by an automatic protection device, any
audible alarm or any other kind of direct or indirect signal which
results in the police, fire department or emergency medical providers
being required to respond which is not the result of an actual fire,
police or medical emergency. This definition shall apply to alarms
which are generated by other than a legitimate emergency. This definition
shall include, but not be limited to a faulty and/or defective alarm
system, and also include alarms generated by a system without adequate
battery backup to prevent false alarms. For purposes of this section,
the police department and fire department shall maintain a record
of such alarms separately. For purposes of enforcement of this section,
each false alarm shall count as one false alarm per occurrence, regardless
of the number of different emergency departments required to respond.
[Amended 8-20-2018 by Ord. No.
1013]
The determination of whether an alarm which is responded to
constitutes a false alarm is a determination made by the first responder
and the determination of the police department or fire department
who have responded to the alarm shall be final. The record owner of
the property in the Borough of Pleasant Hills shall be responsible
to comply with the requirements of this article. Should the number
of false alarms for any property exceed the permitted number, as set
forth below during the period January 1st through December 31st for
any year, a fee/penalty shall be due as follows:
A.
No charge will be imposed for up to five false alarms in any calendar
year;
B.
In the event of any sixth false alarm during any calendar year, a
fee in the amount of $50 shall apply;
C.
In the event of any seventh false alarm during any calendar year,
a fee in the amount of $100 shall apply;
D.
In the event of any eighth false alarm during any calendar year,
and for each subsequent false alarm during said calendar year, a fee
of $150 shall apply for the eighth and each subsequent false alarm.
A.
In the event of a violation of any of the terms of this article, in addition to such other remedies as may be available under existing law, an action may be initiated in equity to prevent, restrain, correct, abate or enjoin such violation. The failure of the property owner to pay any of the charges set forth in § 138-5 above within 30 days of being billed for these charges shall result in the ability of the Borough to enforce and collect these charges through a municipal lien and/or to initiate an action at the office of the District Judge to recover the amount of the fees, plus the court costs.
B.
The terms
of this article and the imposition of these fees shall take effect
30 days after the enactment of this article.
