[Adopted 5-5-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-02]
The following words and terms shall, for the purposes of this
article and as used elsewhere in this Code, have the meanings shown
herein.
APCO
Association of Public Safety Communications Officials International.
CCDES
Chester County Department of Emergency Services.
FCC
Federal Communications Commission.
NPSPAC
National Public Safety Planning Advisory Committee.
Commercial, industrial and institutional buildings and structures
which cannot support the required level of radio coverage shall be
equipped with either a radiating cable system or an internal multiple
antenna system with or without FCC-type accepted bidirectional 700/800
MHz amplifiers as needed. If any part of the installed system or systems
contains an electrically powered component, the system shall be capable
of operating on an independent battery and/or generator system for
a period of at least 12 hours without external power input. The battery
system shall charge in the presence of an external power input.
Police and fire personnel, after providing reasonable notice
to the owner or his representative, shall have the right to enter
onto the property to conduct field testing to be certain that the
required level of radio coverage is present.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article
shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding
commenced by the Township before a Magisterial District Judge, pay
a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorneys'
fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this article.
If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the
Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules
of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a
separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the
Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including
injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.