[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Boyertown 4-2-1990 by Ord. No.
3-90. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire prevention — See Ch. 100.
Smoke detectors — See Ch. 162.
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation
and enforcement of this chapter:
An electronic alarm which is capable of being heard by the
general public.
An electronic device which is made a structural part of a
building which is intended for the purpose of signaling to the Boyertown
Police Department the existence of a trespasser, robbery suspect,
fire or smoke conditions on the premises.
An occasion in which an electronic alarm is set off, knowingly
or unknowingly, on a property when an actual situation of trespass,
robbery, breaking or entering, fire or smoke conditions does not exist.
A.
On the occurrence of a false alarm set off by an electronic alarm,
the owner of the alarm or the owner of the premises shall pay to the
Borough of Boyertown for each such false alarm the sum of $10 in the
case of an alarm at a private residence or the sum of $25 in the case
of an alarm at a commercial or industrial establishment. These fees
shall apply except under the following circumstances:
(1)
The owner will be granted the right to test an electronic alarm with
no fee charged, provided that the Boyertown Police Department is notified
in advance of the test.
(2)
The owner will be granted one false alarm per calendar month for
which there will be no charge. These exemptions are granted for the
calendar month and may not be accumulated.
(3)
No fee will be charged for the first 90 days following the initial
installation of an electronic alarm.
B.
If the alarm is a false audible alarm it must be reset in 10 minutes
or the owner of the alarm or the owner of the premises shall pay to
the Borough of Boyertown for each such alarm the sum of $10 in the
case of a private residence or the sum of $25 in the case of an alarm
at a commercial or industrial establishment. These fees shall apply
except under the following circumstances:
(1)
The owner of an audible alarm will be granted one exemption (per
calendar year) from the reset requirement for which there will be
no charge.
D.
In the event that the appropriate payment is not made by the owner
of the alarm within 60 days after written notice thereof has been
mailed to such owner, the owner of the premises shall then become
liable for the payment of the same upon written notice thereof being
mailed to him, her or it. Should the owner of the premises fail to
pay the fee within 60 days after the notice to him, her or it, a lien
therefor shall be filed against the property in the office of the
Prothonotary of Berks County.
