[Ord. 425, 6/7/1983, § 1; as amended by Ord. 505,
7/3/1991, § 13-201]
For purposes of this Part, the following terms are defined as
follows:
A communication to the Police Department indicating that
a crime or other emergency situation warranting immediate action by
the Police Department has occurred or is occurring.
A mechanical device designed to automatically transmit an
alarm by wire, telephone, radio, or other means:
An alarm to which the Police Department responds resulting
from the activation of an alarm device when a crime, fire or other
emergency warranting immediate action by the Police Department has
not, in fact, occurred.
A false alarm resulting from the intentional activation of
an alarm device by an individual under circumstances where that individual
has no reasonable basis to believe that a crime, fire or other emergency
warranting immediate action by the Police Department has occurred
or is occurring.
A person to whom the Police Department has issued an alarm
device permit.
An individual, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association,
or other similar entity.
The Police Department of the Township of Collier.
An alarm device designed to automatically transmit a recorded
message over regular telephone lines directly to the Police Department.
[Ord. 425, 6/7/1983, § 2; as amended by Ord. 505,
7/3/1991, § 13-202]
1.
It shall be unlawful for a property owner, lessee of property, or
a person otherwise occupying a premise within the Township of Collier
to put an alarm device into operation on his premises or to allow
an alarm device to be put into operation on his premises without first
obtaining an alarm device permit from the Police Department. It shall
also be unlawful for a property owner, lessee of property, or a person
otherwise occupying a premise outside of the Township of Collier to
put in an alarm device which terminates at the Police Department into
operation on his premises or to allow such an alarm device to be put
into operation on his premises without first obtaining an alarm device
permit from the Police Department.
2.
In order to apply for an alarm device permit, a person must submit
an application to the Police Department stating the following:
A.
His/Her name.
B.
His/Her home and business addresses and the telephone number of each.
C.
The location at which the alarm device will be installed and operated.
D.
The name, addresses, and telephone numbers of at least two individuals
who have keys to the premises at which the alarm device is located
and who are authorized to enter the premises at any time, but who
do not reside at the location of the alarm device.
E.
A complete description of the alarm device.
F.
If the alarm device is to be leased or rented from, or is to be serviced
pursuant to a service agreement by, a person other than the person
making application for an alarm device permit, the name, address and
telephone number of that person. In addition, each person submitting
an application for an alarm device permit shall submit a signed statement,
in the following form:
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"I (We) the undersigned applicant(s) for an alarm device permit,
intending to be legally bound hereby, state that neither I (we), nor
anyone claiming by, through or under me (us) shall make any claim
against the Township of Collier for any damage caused to the premises
at which the alarm device, which is the subject of this application,
is or will be located, if such damage is caused by a forced entry
to said premises by employees of the Township of Collier in order
to answer an alarm from said alarm device at a time when said premises
are or appear to be unattended or when in the discretion of said employees,
circumstances appear to warrant a forced entry.
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Further, I (we) hereby agree that, periodically and upon five days' written notice, representatives of the Police Department of the Township of Collier shall be allowed to enter my (our) premises between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays for the purpose of inspecting my (our) alarm device installation in order to determine whether or not it is in accordance with the operational standards set forth in § 13-103 of this Part.
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The Police Department shall furnish forms upon which any person
wishing to apply for an alarm device permit may submit his application."
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3.
A person applying for an alarm device permit shall submit a fee that
is established from time to time by the Board of Commissioners along
with his application to cover the cost of issuing the permit.
4.
The Police Department shall, within 20 weekdays from receipt of an
application for an alarm device permit, either grant an alarm device
permit to the applicant or notify the applicant in writing that his
application has been denied and the reason or reasons why it has been
denied.
5.
An application for an alarm device permit may only be denied for
the following reasons:
6.
Notwithstanding the language contained in Subsection 1 of this section, it shall not be unlawful for a person to continue to operate an alarm device on his premises without an alarm device permit for a period of 90 days after the effective date of this Part provided that said alarm device was in operation on the effective date of this Part.
7.
The Police Department shall have the power to revoke an alarm device
permit. An alarm device permit shall be revoked by notifying the permit
holder in writing that his alarm device permit has been revoked and
the reason or reasons why it has been revoked. Said written notice
shall be:
8.
An alarm device permit may only be revoked for the following reasons:
A.
Failure of an alarm device to conform with the operational standards set forth in § 13-103 of this Part.
B.
Failure of a permit holder to pay a false alarm charge assessed to him by the Police Department under the provisions of § 13-104 of this Part within 45 days of the mailing to him of a notice of the assessment of a false alarm charge.
C.
The occurrence of more than 25 false alarms from an alarm device
during any calendar year.
D.
The occurrence of an intentional false alarm caused by the permit
holder or by an individual over the age of 15 who resides on the premises
where the alarm device is located.
9.
A person who has had his alarm device permit revoked under Subsections 7 and 8 of this section may reapply for an alarm device permit 45 days after the effective date of such revocation; provided, however, that if a person's alarm device permit was revoked for nonpayment of a false alarm charge, the Police Department shall deny said application unless such charge has been paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a person who has had his alarm device permit twice revoked on the basis of an occurrence of an intentional false alarm may not reapply for an alarm device permit for one year from the effective date of the second revocations.
[Ord. 425, 6/7/1983, § 3]
1.
If an alarm device is designed to transmit a recorded message directly
to the Police Department, the duration of such recorded message shall
not exceed 15 seconds. The contents of the recorded message shall
be intelligible and in a format approved by the Police Department.
2.
An alarm device shall be designed so that a thirty-second delay occurs
between the time the alarm device receives a triggering stimulus and
the time the alarm device transmits an alarm.
3.
A telephone dialer alarm device shall be designed so that it dials
only specific telephone numbers designated by the Police Department.
It shall be the duty of the Police Department to designate telephone
numbers for use by permit holders with telephone dialer alarm devices.
4.
If an alarm device is designed to cause a bell, siren or sound-making
device to be activated on or near the premises on which the alarm
device is installed at the time it gives an alarm, said alarm device
shall be designed to deactivate the bell, siren, or other sound-making
device after five minutes of operation.
5.
All alarm devices shall meet the applicable standards of the Underwriters
Laboratories and/or the National Fire Protection Association, and/or
other recognized industry standards. The applicant for a permit may
be required to submit evidence of the reliability and suitability
of the alarm device.
6.
The sensory mechanism used in connection with an alarm device must
be adjusted to suppress false indications of intrusion, so that the
alarm device will not be activated by impulses due to transient pressure
change in water pipes, short flashes of light, wind noises such as
the rattling or vibrating of doors or windows, vehicular noises adjacent
to the premises, or other forces unrelated to genuine alarm situations.
7.
The alarm device must be maintained by the permit holder in good
repair to assure reliability of operation.
8.
Representatives of the Police Department shall periodically and upon
five days' written notice, have the authority to enter the premises
at which the alarm device is located between the hours of 10:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays for the purpose of inspecting the alarm
device installation in order to determine whether or not it is in
accordance with the operational standards set forth in this section.
Said representatives may require the repairs be made whenever it is
determined that such are necessary to assure the proper operation.
[Ord. 425, 6/7/1983, § 4]
It shall be unlawful to cause an intentional false alarm.
[Ord. 425, 6/7/1983, § 5; as amended by Ord. 505,
7/3/1991, § 13-205]
1.
A permit holder shall pay to the Township of Collier a charge for
each false alarm emanating from his alarm device during any calendar
year as established from time to time by the Board of Commissioners.
2.
When a false alarm occurs, the Police Department, within 30 days
from the date of each false alarm, shall notify the permit holder
of the alarm device from which the false alarm emanated that a false
alarm charge is due and the amount thereof, if any. Such notice shall
be in writing and mailed to the permit holder at his last known address
by regular mail postage prepaid. Failure of the Police Department
to mail notice of assessment of a false alarm charge within 30 days
from the occurrence of a false alarm shall preclude charge for said
false alarm.
3.
A false alarm charge shall be due and payable at the office of the
Police Department 45 days from the date of the mailing of the notice
of assessment of the false alarm charge.
[Ord. 425, 6/7/1983, § 6]
[Ord. 425, 6/7/1983, § 7]
If the location of the headquarters of the Police Department
should change at any time, the Township shall not be responsible for
any cost incurred by permit holders or other persons in the relocations
of alarm devices because of said change in location.
[Ord. 425, 6/7/1983, § 8]
The issuance of any permit shall not constitute acceptance by
the Township of any liability to maintain any equipment, to answer
alarms or for anything in connection therewith.
[Ord. 425, 6/7/1983, § 9]
Whenever under the provisions of this Part the Police Department
is empowered to make a decision with respect to the installation,
operation, or maintenance of any alarm device, or with respect to
the denial or revocation of any permit relating thereto, any applicant
for a permit or permit holder aggrieved by said decision may, within
10 days following said decision, file a written appeal therefrom with
the Board of Commissioners of Collier Township whereupon the Board
of Commissioners shall promptly conduct a hearing and affirm, modify,
or reverse the decision appealed from. The decision of the Board of
Commissioners shall be final.
[Ord. 425, 6/7/1983, § 10; as amended by Ord. 652,
4/13/2011]
Any person, firm, or corporation who has committed an unlawful act under §§ 13-102 and 13-104 of this Part, upon conviction thereof, 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 30 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute a separate offense.
