[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Greensburg 2-8-1982 by Ord. No. 1155; amended in its entirety 2-10-2014 by Ord. No.
2035. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as and shall be
cited as the "Alarm Devices Code."
For purposes of this chapter, the following
terms are defined as follows:
A communication to the City of Greensburg Police Telecommunications
Center indicating that a crime, fire or other emergency situation
warranting immediate action by emergency personnel has occurred or
is occurring.
Any device designed to automatically transmit an alarm by
wire, telephone, radio or other means to an individual, corporation,
partnership, incorporated association or other similar entity who
is instructed to notify the City of Greensburg Police Telecommunications
Center for the purpose of the alarm.
An alarm to which emergency personnel respond, resulting
from the activation of an alarm device when a crime, fire or other
emergency warranting immediate action by emergency personnel has not,
in fact, occurred.
An individual, corporation, partnership, incorporated association
or other similar entity.
A.
A city resident, business proprietor or other person in actual physical
control of an alarm device shall pay the City of Greensburg a charge
for each false alarm emanating from his alarm device during any calendar
year as follows:
|
Number of False Alarms
|
Charge
| |
|---|---|---|
|
0 to 5
|
No charge
| |
|
6 to 10
|
$25
| |
|
11 to 15
|
$35
| |
|
16 to 20
|
$50
| |
|
Over 20
|
$100
|
B.
When a fifth false alarm from the same alarm device occurs within the same calendar year, the City of Greensburg, within 15 days from the date of the fifth false alarm, shall notify the person in actual physical control of the alarm device from which the alarm emanated that further false alarms in the calendar year will result in an assessment of charges as set forth in § 92-6A. Such notice shall be in writing and mailed to the last known address of the person in actual physical control of the alarm device. Said notice shall be by regular mail.
C.
When a sixth or subsequent false alarm from the same alarm device
occurs, the City of Greensburg, within 15 days from the date of each
false alarm, shall notify the person in actual physical control of
the alarm device from which the alarm(s) emanated that a false alarm
charge is due and the amount thereof. Such notice shall be in writing
and mailed to the person in actual physical control of the alarm device
at his last known address by regular mail.
D.
Failure of the City of Greensburg to mail notices required under
this section within 15 days from the occurrence of a false alarm shall
preclude the City of Greensburg from assessing a false alarm charge
for said false alarms.
E.
A false alarm charge shall be due and payable at the office of the
City of Greensburg Police Department 10 days from the date of the
mailing of the notice of assessment of a false alarm charge.
F.
Failure of a person in actual physical control of an alarm device
to pay a false alarm charge on or before the due date shall subject
such person to summary prosecution before a member of the minor judiciary
or District Justice.
