22-1576 Amending Emergency Services, Alarm Systems and Security Alarms

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pursuant_to this. chanter, todefray the expenses of redinQto_a-false _alarm. �9 Prenmises shall mean anv building structure or combination of buildings and. structures which serve as dwelling unitssuchas single-family,_multr family or anv other area with -a building structure or_ combinationthereofwhich is used for any ur ose_and is served by an Alarm System. (1 R ervice/Revair means documentatron_ju a_fo mat acceptable to the Alarm Coordinatorthat- verifies proper repairs or maintenance have been performed by a Qualified. Alarm_ Technician_ ncluding, but not _limited _to: work orders,... service tickets, batter urchase or documentation from a licensed contractor. (H)) Responder means anindividual _ca able_ of reachinL, an Alarm -Site within thirty minutes_ afterreceivin2 notice that an alarm dispatch request has been — re_c�nested for an Alarm Site, and who can-oroyide access and is authorized to enter the Premises to -ascertain the status, including resetting and silencing of all Q ui inept. Sec. 34-3639. - Registration. (a) Prior to the installation or use of any alarm system giving an external or remote alarm, the owner or lessee of the Premises shall register the burglar alarm system with the amity Police Department, and furnish the Q-ty Police Department with such information as the department deems necessary to provide adequate response to the alarm. Refusal or neglect of a business owner or lessee to register any an alarm with the City may shall result in a $50 fine and could prevent the City Pat from effectively responding to the alarm when it is activated. Residential owners will have 10 calendar days to register from notification of failure to register, or the owners will incur a $50 fine. (b) Owners or lessees of existing seeur-ity alar -m systems shall have 60 days registration gra notiee r eats of this Section This section only applies to residential and commercial alarms. It does not apply to vehicle alarms (see 58 - Sec. 34-3740. - Response to alarm by owner. Ua Owners or lessees of any seamy alarm system, as indieated i Seel ^„ 36(a), shall provide a person to respond to the alarm location, when requested, in order to reset or disable the alarm within 30 minutes of rotific ti from the time the Police Department determines it is a false alarm. The City shall charge a late response fee of $50.00 for a late response of more than 30 minutes. (b) The Alarm Coordinator may waive this $50 late response fee if. 1) the Police Department is unable to contact any persons to respond to the Alarm Site; 2) the Alarm User or Responder is at a distance greater than 50 miles from the Alarm Site; 3) the Alarm User or Responder is unable to respond to the Alarm Site due to a Ordinance 22-1576 Page 3