The following words, terms and phrases, as used in this section, shall
have the following meanings given herein, unless the context specifically
and clearly indicates otherwise:
A. Word usage.
(1) Words in the singular include the plural; words in the plural
include the singular; words used in the present tense include the future.
(2) The word "shall" is always mandatory.
B. Defined terms.
AUDIBLE ALARM
Any device, bell, horn or siren which is attached to the interior
or exterior of a building and emits a warning signal audible outside the building
and designed to attract attention when activated by a criminal act or other
emergency requiring police, fire or emergency personnel to respond.
AUTOMATIC PROTECTION DEVICE
An electronically, electrically, or mechanically operated instrument
composed of sensory apparatus and related hardware which automatically transmits
an alarm over regular telephone line by direct or indirect (through a central
processing center or intermediary) connection to the police or a fire company,
upon receipt of a stimulus from sensory apparatus that has detected a physical
force or condition inherently characteristic of a fire or intrusion.
FALSE ALARM
Any signal activated by an automatic protection device, any audible
alarm or any other kind of direct or indirect signal given the police or fire
communication center to which police or a fire company respond, which is not
the result of a fire, burglary, robbery, attempted burglary or robbery, or
similar emergency.
FIRE COMPANY
The Lower Frederick Township Fire Company or any other company responding
pursuant to any mutual aid agreement.
PERSON
Any person or persons, corporation, association, partnership, company,
owner, occupant, lessee or any agency, organization, or other entity recognized
by law as the subjects of rights and duties.
TOWNSHIP
Lower Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
USER
Any person who owns, leases or otherwise possesses an automatic protection
device for use on any property in Lower Frederick Township.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter shall,
upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced
by the Township before a District Justice, pay a fine of not less than $100
nor more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's
fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this chapter. No judgment
shall be imposed until the date of the determination of the violation by the
District Justice. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment,
the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of
Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense.
Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the Township are hereby authorized
to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.