[Ord. 6-03-1, 6/12/2003; as amended by A.O.]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this Part,
shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:
The business by any individual, partnership, corporation
or other entity of selling, leasing, maintaining, servicing, repairing,
altering, replacing, moving or installing any alarm system or causing
any alarm system to be sold leased, maintained, serviced, repaired,
altered, replaced, moved, or installed in or on any building, structure,
or facility.
Any assembly of equipment, mechanical, electrical or battery
operated, arranged to signal the occurrence of a fire, hazard, or
medical emergency requiring urgent attention and to which fire units
are expected to respond.
Any device, bell, horn, or siren which is attached to the
interior or exterior of a building, structure, or facility and emits
a warning signal audible outside the building, structure or facility
and is designed to attract attention when activated by criminal act
or other emergency requiring Fire Department response.
A device that is interconnected to a telephone line and is
programmed to transmit a signal by a voice or coded message that indicates
that an emergency condition exists and the need for emergency response
is required.
Fire emergency.
An alarm activated in the absence of an emergency, whether
willfully or by inadvertence, negligence, or unintentional act, including
the malfunction of the alarm system, to which the Fire Department
responds. The definition excludes alarms caused by malfunctions of
the emergency services receiving equipment if such alarm is directly
connected to the alarm board; by testing or repairing of telephone
or electric lines or equipment outside the premises; acts of God,
such as an earthquake, flood, windstorm, thunder, or lightning. If
doubt exists as to the cause of the false alarm, the Fire Chief or
his designee shall make a decision regarding the circumstances of
the activation.
The Gregg Township Fire Company.
A central station protective system or an answering service
as herein defined.
The Township of Gregg, Centre County, Pennsylvania.
A telephone line reading into the communications center of
the Fire Department that is for the purpose of handling calls on a
person to person basis and which is identified by a specific listing
among the white pages of the telephone directory issued by the telephone
company.
[Ord. 6-03-1, 6/12/2003; as amended by A.O.]
1.
Any audible alarm system whose sole purpose is to notify the occupants
of that location of an emergency situation shall be exempt from the
permit requirements of this Part if all of the following conditions
exist:
A.
The alarm is not connected to any mechanical or electrical device
that automatically notifies a person or agency outside that location
that the alarm system is activated.
B.
The audible alarm does not sound outside the location (no external
speakers).
C.
The internal alarm does not cause undue annoyance or alarm to occupants
of adjoining premises.
2.
Submission of a false alarm to the Gregg Township Fire Company, regardless
of whether a permit is required or not, shall be considered a violation
of this Part and the violator shall be subject to penalties determined
by the Magisterial District Judge.
[Ord. 6-03-1, 6/12/2003; as amended by A.O.]
No person shall conduct any test or demonstration of any alarm
or other alarm system without first notifying the Gregg Township Fire
Department. Violation of this provision shall be subject to a fine
determined by the Magisterial District Judge.
[Ord. 6-03-1, 6/12/2003; as amended by A.O.]
1.
The owner, lessee, and user of any alarm system, shall pay for all
false alarms upon the following schedule for each false alarm originating
from the owner's, lessee, or user's premises:
A.
The first false alarm, per calendar year, shall be addressed with
a written warning from the Penns Valley Code Enforcement Agency. Such
warning shall state the date and the time of occurrence of the false
alarm.
B.
Subsequent false alarms shall be subject to a penalty to be determined
by the Magisterial District Judge.
2.
Any owner, lessee or user who fails to obtain a permit as described in § 4-102 of this Part, within 90 days of the enactment of this Part shall be subject to a fine as determined by the Magisterial District Judge.
3.
Penalties provided for false alarms that are relayed or transmitted
by an intermediary shall be the responsibility of the owner, lessee
or user.
4.
Any fire officer responding to an alarm which is determined to be
false shall promptly notify the Fire Chief and Penns Valley Code Enforcement
Agency of such alarm in writing. The Penns Valley Code Enforcement
Agency will notify the owner, lessee or user in writing within five
days of the violation via U.S. mail.
5.
The application for and receipt of a permit for an alarm system shall
constitute consent of the owner, lessee, and/or user for police and
fire personnel to enter the premises in response to an alarm, and
the owner, lessee, and/or user agrees to indemnify and hold the Township,
police, and fire personnel harmless for any damages to the premises
or personal property of the owner, lessee, and/or user.
