[Adopted 8-9-2016 by Ord.
No. 05-2016]
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation
and enforcement of this article:
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Services provided within the Borough by the designated volunteer
Fire Department operating in the Borough, the Police Department serving
the Borough and by the ambulance association serving the Borough.
FALSE ALARM
Any activation of an alarm system by inadvertence, negligence
or intentional or unintentional acts or means, to which an emergency
services provider responds and where it is determined that the alarm
was not the result of a crime in progress, fire, medical or other
emergency necessitating a response by emergency services, excepting
those alarms which are caused solely by weather extremes or inadvertent
utility interruptions.
It shall be unlawful for the property owner, lessee, or any
person occupying, in control of, or otherwise on or in any premises
or location within the Borough, to make or cause to be made a false
alarm directly or indirectly to any emergency services agency or provider
responding to alarms within the Borough limits.