[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Tarentum
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Police Department — See Ch. 54.
[Adopted 5-15-2006 by Ord. No. 06-02]
As used in this article, unless the context clearly indicates a different
meaning, a word shall have the meaning set forth below:
Any structure located within the Borough of Tarentum, whether occupied
or unoccupied.
Any person who, alone or jointly or severally with others, shall
have legal title to any building, structure or property, with or without accompanying
actual possession thereof.
A corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization and any
other group acting as a unit, as well as individuals; and shall also include
an executor, administrator, trustee, receiver or other representative appointed
according to law. Whenever the word "person" is used in any section prescribing
a penalty or fine, as to partnerships or association, the word shall include
the partners or members thereof; as to corporations, it shall include the
officers, agents or members thereof who are responsible for any violation
of such section.
Any lot located within the Borough of Tarentum, whether the lot is
vacant or has a structure erected thereon.
It is hereby deemed that in the event three police calls are dispatched
to a particular property and/or building within a consecutive thirty-day period
or less, each and every call in excess of three is hereby deemed to be excessive.
This provision shall apply to calls that are responded to by either the Borough
of Tarentum Police, police of a neighboring municipality, Pennsylvania State
Police, County Police, or Sheriff.
There is hereby imposed a surtax of $50 for each and every police call
that is excessive. Such fee is to be paid by the owner of the property and/or
building.
The Borough Police Department on behalf of the Borough of Tarentum shall
invoice, collect and receive such fees imposed by this article, and shall
maintain records showing the amounts and dates such amounts were received.
The Police Department will forward all such fees collected and a complete
accounting thereof to the Borough Manager. Upon the occurrence of a third
police call occurring within a consecutive thirty-day period or less, the
Borough Police Department shall notify the owner that the next call will result
in imposition of the above fee. Notice may be served by hand delivery or certified
mail, return receipt requested, to either the owner's residence or owner's
address appearing on the property's real estate tax blotter.
Any person who fails to pay the surtax imposed by this article within
10 days of the date of the invoice shall be subject to prosecution in a summary
proceeding before a District Justice and shall, on conviction thereof, be
guilty of a summary offense which is punishable by a fine of not less than
$50 nor more than $300, plus costs of prosecution, plus the amount of the
surtax. In default of payment of such fees, fines and costs, the owner shall
be subject to imprisonment not exceeding 30 days.
