O-2009-3199 revise regulation of and permitting fees for burglar alarms

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(d) If the permit holder or applicant fails to appear at the hearing at the date, time and place specified, the city shall present sufficient evidence to establish a prima facie case showing that grounds existed for the revocation or refusal to permit as provided for in this chapter. (e) If the city director of finance or designee finds that no grounds exist for reinstatement of the permit or issuance of the permit for the alarm system, he shall refuse to reinstate or to issue such permit and shall give written notice to the permit holder or applicant of such finding. Upon receipt of such notice the permit holder or applicant shall disconnect such alarm system immediately and shall surrender his permit, if any, to the city. (f) If the city director of finance or designee finds that there are insufficient grounds for revoking or for denying issuance of a permit for an alarm system exist, he shall give written notice of such finding to the permit holder or applicant. (g) Reinstatement. (1) A permit can be reinstated if the revoked permit holder has failed to request a hearing within the specified time for filing an application for reinstatement, pays the application fee which is the same as that for a new permit application, and shows: a. That the cause of the chargeable false alarms has been corrected; and b. The service fees assessed have been paid. (2) If a permit holder has had a permit revoked twice during the term of that permit, that person must wait a period of one year from the date of the second revocation or, if one has been requested, the date of the denial issued pursuant to a reinstatement hearing before applying for a new permit of that alarm site. (3) If a reinstated permit is denied pursuant to this section, a hearing may be requested if received in writing within ten working days of the date of notice of denial. Sec. 30-46. Operation of central stations or answering service. Any alarm systems business, which operates a central station, and any telephone answering service shall: (1) Responding to alarm. Utilize an Enhanced Call Verification system prior to notifying police and have sufficient personnel trained in the procedures to be followed in receiving and relaying notice ofthe activation of any alarm system on duty at all times to ensure that emergency messages or alarm signals received by such business can be relayed immediately to the city. Notification to the city of the activation of an alarm system shall include: a. The street address of the alarm site, including the particular suite or apartment number, if applicable; b. The name of the permit holder and the permit number; c. The type of alarm activated; and d. The name( s) and local telephone number( s) of the person( s) to notify, if so authorized by the permit holder. (2) Notification. Notify the person in control of the property or his designee of the activation of the alarm system within 24 hours of the time the alarm was activated not to include weekends and holidays, by telephone or by placing written notice in the mail, addressed to the person in control of the premises.