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

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facility or portion thereof wherein an alarm system is maintained. Applicant means the person who seeks to be the permit holder. Automatic dialing device means any device connected to an alarm system, which automatically sends a prerecorded message or coded signal indicating the activation ofthe alarm system to a pre-determined location. Burglar alarm system means any alarm system intended to prevent or detect an unauthorized entry or attempt thereof into the alarm site. Central station means that part of an alarm system business which intercepts signals indicating the activation of an alarm device and which relays this information by live voice to the city police department or fire department. Chief of police means the chief of the city police department and any employee(s) of the city police department assigned by the police chief to perform the duties prescribed by this chapter. City means the City of La Porte, Texas, including its various departments and divisions such as the police department and the fire department. City official means any employee or agent of the city who implements, inspects, or enforces all or a portion of this chapter. Disconnect means to render an alarm system disabled so as to prevent any direct or indirect notification to the police or fire department by silent or local alarm. Enhanced Call Verification (ECV) is a monitoring procedure requiring that a minimum of two calls be made prior to making an Alarm Dispatch Request. The two calls must be made to different phone numbers where a responsible party can typically be reached. Excused false alarm means activation of any alarm system caused by violent conditions of nature or other extraordinary circumstances. False alarm means any alarm which was not the result of an emergency or threat of emergency or threat of emergency of the kind for which the alarm system was designed to give notice where the alarm system activates a signal indicating to the police or fire department the system has been violated, thereby causing a response by the police or fire department when, in fact, a situation requiring a response does not exist. This definition does not include violent conditions of nature, nor does it include other extraordinary circumstances not reasonably subject to control by the alarm user. Fire alarm protective service means any service whereby any person provides and employs electronic or mechanical means to detect the presence of fire on any premises in the city, the report of which is then transmitted to or through the communication system of the fire department or which system is in any manner connected with the fire alarm communication system ofthe fire department. The term also means the activity of maintaining, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, moving or installing in or on any building, place or premises any device designed or used for detection of fire.