2003-09-08 Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting

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e e Fire Chief - 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. _. Any system designed to be activated to giye notification of a robbery, attempted robbery, or summons police aid for any other perceiyed life- threatening reasons. Local Alarm System- any alarm system emitting audible and/or visual signals in, at, or on the alarm site when activated and which causes notification t9 be made directly or indirectly to the city police department or city fire department. Permit. - 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. - The person to whom a city alarm system permit is issued Telephone Answering Service. - Any business, other than an alarm system business which intercepts signals indicating the actiyation of an alarm system and relays this information by live voice to the city police department or city fire department. Thirty minute Shutoff. - 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 oftilp.e not to exceed thirty (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 alaim. 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 misdemeanor prosecution if he 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 goyeming, but not limited to, the pnonfip.~ for police or fire re!ij)onses. . (c) An appli~t 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