(A) Every alarm user shall obtain an alarm user permit from the city for each alarm system. Such a permit shall be obtained within ninety (90) days from the effective date of this article or prior to the use of an alarm system which is installed subsequent to the expiration of ninety (90) days from the effective date of this article .
(B) The application for an alarm user’s permit shall be made on a form approved by the coordinator and shall be accompanied by a permit fee as set forth in Apache Junction City Code, Vol. I, Chapter 4: Fees, Article 4-7, Public Safety Fee Schedule, § 4-7-1(J), Security Alarm Permit Fees. Items on the form shall include, among other things, personal, business and alarm information, as well as the names of three responsible parties and their telephone numbers, provided, however, all alarm systems that have been installed prior to the expiration of thirty (30) days from the effective date of the article shall not be charged a permit fee if application for a permit is made within thirty (30) days from the effective date of this article.
(C) Permits are not transferable from one user to another or from one address to another. Permits are valid for 365 days from the date of issuance. Renewal fees are due with the alarm permit update within 30 days prior to expiration of the alarm permit.
(D) The coordinator shall mail an alarm user permit verification form to an alarm user permit holder once every year, requiring the alarm permit holder to complete the form and return it with the renewal fee to the coordinator to verify that the alarm system is still in use and the permit information is current.
(Prior Code, § 16-1-3) (Am. Ord. 1434, passed 1-17-2017) Penalty, see Vol. I, § 16-1-8