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

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Fire chiefmeans the chief of the city fire department and any employee(s) of the city fire department assigned by the fire chief to perform the duties prescribed by this chapter. Holdup alarm system means any system designed to be activated to give notification of a robbery, attempted robbery, or summons police aid for any other perceived life-threatening reasons. Local alarm system means any alarm system emitting audible and/or visual signals in, at, or on the alarm site when activated and which causes notification to be made directly or indirectly to the city police department or city fire department. Permit means a certificate of authorization issued by the city to the applicant authorizing the operation of the alarm system(s) for which the permit is issued. Permit holder means the person to whom a city alarm system permit is issued. Telephone answering service means any business, other than an alarm system business which intercepts signals indicating the activation of an alarm system and relays this information by live voice to the city police department or city fire department. Thirty minute shutoffmeans an automatic device associated with an alarm system, which automatically causes the alarm to shut off and discontinue the emission of an audible signal after a period of time not to exceed 30 minutes of continuous operation. Sec. 30-32. Permit required; exceptions. (a) No person shall operate, cause to be operated, or allow the operation of an alarm system or local alarm system, unless a valid permit has been issued for that system or as otherwise allowed by law. However, this section shall not be applicable to an alarm system business which monitors, services, or monitors and services, an alarm system installed and designed to protect property under the control of a person other than the alarm system business; but the person in control of the property which the alarm system is designed to protect shall be subject to fee or prosecution ifhe permits the operation of such system without a valid permit. Any person who operates, causes to be operated, or allows the operation of an alarm system without a valid permit shall be subject to misdemeanor prosecution. (b) A response, if any, made by the police or fire department upon proper notification, by an alarm system business shall be subject to the policies and procedure of the police and/or fire department governing, but not limited to, the priorities for police or fire responses. (c) An applicant may apply for a separate permit for each alarm system, or may obtain a single permit for all alarm systems, on so much of one premises to which the person to whom a permit is to be issued has legal rights of ownership or possession, except that separate permits must be obtained to authorize the operation of both burglar and holdup alarm systems on anyone premises. (d) The issuance of a permit authorizing the use of an alarm system is not intended to nor shall it create a contract, either express or implied, creating a duty or guarantee of response. Any and all liability and consequential damages resulting from the failure to respond to a notification is hereby disclaimed and governmental immunity as provided by law is retained. (e) The city may refuse to issue a certificate of occupancy/change of occupancy if the premises to which such certificate relates has an alarm system that is not permitted pursuant to this chapter. Sec. 30-33. Application for permit.