[Adopted 7-13-2017 by Ord. No. 588]
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation
and enforcement of this article:
EMERGENCY SERVICES
The services provided by the Blawnox Police Department and
the Blawnox Borough Volunteer Fire Company and/or any emergency agency
or provider operating within the Borough of Blawnox 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 Borough of Blawnox 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 Blawnox 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.
The fines implemented in this article shall not be imposed for
a period of one month. The one-month grace period shall begin on the
effective date of this article. At the completion of the one-month
period, any violation of this article shall be enforced by all available
procedures.
The Borough of Blawnox and its emergency service providers are
hereby authorized and directed to execute any and all documents necessary
to effectuate the purposes of this article. The Blawnox Police Department
shall have all necessary power and authority to enforce this article
by issuing citations and taking all necessary actions as directed
by the Borough.