1. Following notice by the appropriate municipal official that a burglar or fire alarm system constitutes a public nuisance, the owner of said system may file an affidavit with the Township indicating under oath that the false alarms previously caused by said system were caused by a known mechanical or other defect within the system. Said owner may verify and shall include a statement by competent workmen or repairmen in the field that said system was defective and such deficiency has been corrected. Upon the filing of such affidavit with appropriate exhibits and the payment of an annual permit fee as hereinafter provided, the false alarm history concerning the premises shall be considered void and of no legal effect.
2. Where false alarms have originated from negligent use or a combination of negligent use and a defective system, in order to terminate the finding that the system is a public nuisance an owner shall comply with the above subsection and, in addition, file an affidavit explaining the steps that have been taken to correct the negligent use which has resulted in false alarms. Thereafter, the determination of the Fire Commissioner or Chief of Police, as the case may be, shall be of no legal effect and the system shall not be considered a public nuisance. Subject, nevertheless, that should such system be declared a nuisance as provided hereinabove within a 1-year period following reinstatement under this Section, use of the said system shall terminate for a period of one year before this Section may again be used to reinstate service.
(Ord. 91-1, 9/9/1991, § 5.44)