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Timestamp: 2020-05-30 09:04:54
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 38', '§ 38', '§ 38', '§ 38', '§ 38', '§ 38', '§ 1', '§ 66529']

Township of Upper Southampton, PA Alarms and Alarm Systems
§ 38-3 Adoption and authority.
§ 38-5 Application for alarm permit.
§ 38-6 Transfer of permit.
§ 38-7 Permit fees.
§ 38-9 Confidentiality.
§ 38-10 Enforcement.
Chapter 38 Alarms and Alarm Systems
Ord. No. 458
Alarms and Alarm Systems Amendment
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Upper Southampton at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the "Upper Southampton Township Alarm Ordinance."
The Upper Southampton Township Supervisors, by authority granted to them as specified in the Second Class Township Code, being the Act of May 20, 1957, P.L. 74, as amended by the Act of March 21, 1968, P.L. 66, No. 22, § 1, 53 P.S. § 66529, hereby enact this chapter.
The majority of emergency alarms to which the Police Department and emergency personnel respond are false. False alarms are herewith deemed to be nuisances resulting in a waste of municipal manpower and creating the potential for serious injury to police officers, fire department personnel and other emergency personnel responding to a false alarm; further, when said personnel are responding to false alarms, they are not available for the protection of residents and the general public of the Police Department territory.
Every applicant for an alarm permit shall file with the Upper Southampton Township Department of Licenses and Inspections a written application on forms provided by Upper Southampton Township, stating the name, address and telephone number of the applicant; a description of the property or properties where the proposed alarm system shall be installed; the location, road, name of the development and a name which is conspicuously displayed on the property or mailbox of the property; a description of the type or types of alarm system to be used, including name and model number of the manufacturer; the name of the person or company who will install the alarm system at the location; and the name, address and telephone number of any person or company who will be available to be contacted in the event of an alarm activation. In the case of more than one building site in which the alarm systems shall be installed, the applicant must provide Upper Southampton Township with the necessary information concerning how the alarm for each building shall be distinguishable from the alarms in other buildings. All alarms should have a nine-minute cutoff time. In the event that the name, mailing address or telephone number of the person to be contacted changes, the applicant shall supply corrected information to the Township within five days of the change. If requested by the Township, the persons listed shall be required to be present at the alarm location within a reasonable length of time after being notified that the police or other emergency departments have received any signal or message of an alarm activation.
Alarm permits shall be transferable from one permittee to another, or from one location to another, without the express written authorization from Upper Southampton Township. In the event that the premises in which the alarm system has been installed is to be leased, conveyed or transferred, it shall be the responsibility of the then-registered permittee to notify the Township of the name and telephone number of the new owner or new lessee and the name of the person to be contacted in case of the alarm activation.
Any subsequent individual or other type of entity that obtains title or occupies real property in which an alarm system has been installed and a permit has been issued by Upper Southampton Township shall notify the Township within five days of taking possession of said property and make application for registration, specifying all information necessary for the Police Department or other emergency departments to respond to the alarm activation.
Every person or entity applying for an alarm permit under the provisions of this chapter shall pay a fee, established by resolution of the Upper Southampton Township Supervisors, to obtain an alarm permit prior to the installation of the new alarm system on the premises.
Any individual or other entity who owns or obtains title to or leases property in which an alarm system has already been installed shall pay the fee established by resolution of the Upper Southampton Township Supervisors to register the name, address, telephone number and individual to be contacted in case of the activation of the alarm system.
All fees shall be payable to Upper Southampton Township.
Any person violating any provisions of this chapter during a calendar year shall receive a warning for the first three false alarms.
Each false alarm from four through eight received during the calendar year shall be subject to a fee of $35.
Each false alarm from nine through 12 received during the calendar year shall be subject to a fee of $70.
Each false alarm over 12 received during the calendar year will be subject to a fee of $100.