The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation
and enforcement of this chapter:
EMERGENCY SERVICES
The services provided by the Athens Township Volunteer Fire
Company and/or any emergency agency or provider operating within the
Township of Athens or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
FALSE ALARM
Any activation of an alarm system by inadvertence, negligence
or intentional or unintentional acts or means, to which emergency
services of the Athens Township Volunteer Fire Company and/or other
emergency services agency or provider respond, 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
within Athens Township, 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 Township.
The fines implemented in this chapter shall not be imposed for
a period of one month. The one-month grace period shall begin on the
effective date of this chapter. At the completion of the one-month
grace period, any violation of this chapter shall be enforced by all
available procedures.
Athens Township Volunteer Fire Company is hereby authorized
and directed to execute any and all documents necessary to effectuate
the purposes of this chapter. The enforcement official shall have
all necessary power and authority to enforce this chapter to include
taking all necessary actions as directed by the Athens Township Volunteer
Fire Company.
This chapter shall take effect five days from the date of adoption,
as permitted by law.