[Ord. 1985-5, 11/13/1986, § 1; as amended by Ord.
1992-14, 2/10/1993, § 1; and by Ord. 2012-2, 4/11/2012,
§ 1]
Any individual, establishment, partnership, corporation, entity or concern installing a fire and/or burglar alarm system shall first be required to obtain a permit from the Township Zoning Officer prior to the installation of such burglar and/or fire alarm system. The cost of the installation permit shall be as provided in the Schedule of Fees, Chapter 1, Part 13, Subpart A, of the Kingston Township Code of Ordinances ("Administrative Code").
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Editor's Note: Former § 402, Annual License Fee
for Direct Connection to Police, adopted by Ord. 1985-5, 11/13/1985,
§ 2, was repealed by Ord. 2012-2, 4/11/2012, § 2.
[Ord. 1985-5, 11/13/1985, § 3; as amended by Ord.
1992-14, 2/10/1993, § 2]
Each and every individual, establishment, partnership, corporation,
entity or concern engaged in the sale and/or installation of fire
and/or burglar systems within the Township of Kingston shall, upon
the request of any Township official, and each quarter of the calendar
year, furnish a list of the names of the owners and/or occupiers of
premises and the location thereof within the Township of Kingston,
upon or within which such a system or systems shall be installed,
including any such system or systems installed prior to the effective
date of this Part; and, no such system shall be installed within the
Township of Kingston unless and until a permit, as required by § 401,
hereof, shall first have been obtained by the owner or occupier of
any premises upon which such a system is to be installed.
[Ord. 1992-14, 2/10/1993, § 3]
Each and every individual, establishment, partnership, corporation,
entity or concern utilizing a fire/burglar alarm system shall provide
for emergency access, or individual(s) who have emergency access (keyholder),
to properties, when and if the primary occupant is not available to
provide said access to emergency fire and/or police personnel. The
names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the individual(s) having
access for emergency purposes shall be provided at the time the permit
is issued for the fire/burglar alarm in question, and the individual(s)
shall respond within 15 minutes of the time that they are first contacted
by emergency personnel.
[Ord. 1985-5, 11/13/1985, § 4; as amended by Ord.
1992-14, 2/10/1993, § 4; and by Ord. 2012-2, 4/11/2012,
§ 3]
Should any burglar and/or fire alarm system hereinbefore described cause more than two false alarms, whether by reason of malfunction of said system or other reason, to occur during any twelve-month period, then a service charge shall be levied against the owner or occupier of the premises in or upon which such system is installed for each and every false alarm occurring more than two times during such twelve-month period. The service charge(s) hereby imposed shall be as provided in the Schedule of Fees, Chapter 1, Part 13, Subpart A, of the Kingston Township Code of Ordinances ("Administrative Code").
[Ord. 1985-5, 11/13/1985, § 5]
That any fees or charges due or payable by reason of any of
the provisions of this Part, shall be the responsibility of and payable
by the owner or occupier of the premises upon which such alarm system
is installed, whether individual, establishment, partnership, corporation,
entity or concern, within 30 days from the receipt of billing therefore
by the Township Secretary, and shall thereafter be collected by appropriate
legal action as permitted by law.
[Ord. 1985-5, 11/13/1985, § 6]
The installation permit fee imposed by § 401 hereof
shall be non-recurring, and shall be paid at or prior to the installation
of the burglar and/or fire alarm systems hereinbefore described.
[Ord. 1985-5, 11/13/1985, § 7]
That the Township shall, if it deems necessary, have the right
and privilege, upon prior notification to the owner or occupier of
any premises upon which any such burglar and/or fire alarm system
shall have been installed, to inspect the connection, operation and
maintenance of the system in order to ensure the safe and proper operation
thereof in order to avoid or minimize the malfunction of any such
system.
[Ord. 1985-5, 11/13/1985, § 8]
That the provisions of this Part shall not apply to any self-contained
battery-operated, fire or smoke alarm detector or burglar-alarm detector
installed by the owner or occupier of any premises located within
the Township of Kingston, which is not attached to or an integral
part of a fire and/or burglar alarm system.
[Ord. 1992-14, 2/10/1993, § 5; as amended by Ord.
97-3, 11/12/1997]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a district justice in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary
offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall
be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and,
in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues
or each Section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated
shall constitute a separate offense.
[Ord. 1985-5, 11/13/1985, § 9]
That the provisions of this Part are severable. If any part
of this Part is declared to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid,
the validity of the remaining provisions shall be unaffected thereby.
It is the intention of the Township of Kingston that this Ordinance
would have been adopted had such unconstitutional, illegal or invalid
part not been included herein.
[Ord. 1985-5, 11/13/1985, § 10]
That all Ordinances of parts of Ordinances conflicting with
the provisions of this Part be and the same are hereby repealed.
