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709.01 DEFINITIONS.
   The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:
   (a)    "Alarm system" means any assembly of equipment, mechanical or electrical, arranged to signal audibly, visibly or electronically, to a location outside the structures protected by the system or to a monitoring station that in turn notifies the appropriate agency, the occurrence of an illegal entry or other activity requiring urgent attention to which the Division of Police shall respond.
   (b)    "Alarm user" means the person, partnership, corporation or any other entity in control of any building, structure or facility, or any portion thereof, which is protected by an alarm system.
   (c)    "Audible alarm" means any alarm system that has been designed to emit its signal by belt whistle, siren or other device to the immediate area near the structure that it protects. An audible alarm shall be considered as such if it transmits a signal to an additional location.
   (d)    "Automatic dialer" means any alarm system that has been designed to emit its signal directly to the Division of Police by means of dialing a telephone number at the Division and giving a tape recorded message or synthesized voice message, intended to elicit a response.
   (e)    "False alarm" means an alarm system signal or message eliciting an urgent response by the Division of Police when a situation requiring such response by the police does not exist. An alarm that was activated because of testing or repair shall not be considered as a false alarm if prior notification was given the day of repairs or test to the Police Department.
(f)    "Interconnected alarm system" means an alarm system that directly or indirectly, automatically or manually, uses a telephone line to transmit an alarm or message upon activation of the alarm system, including automatic dialing devices and building alarms connected to a private central operator who reports alarm calls to the Division of Police.
      (Ord. 99-26. Passed 12-6-99.)
709.02 ALARM USER PERMIT REQUIRED.
   (a)    No person shall install, operate or allow on the premises under his control the operation of an alarm system unless such person first obtains a valid alarm user permit. This requirement shall be the responsibility of the owner unless the occupant of the property is different from the owner, in which case it shall be the responsibility of both.
   (b)    If an alarm user has more than one alarm system protecting two or more separate structures having different addresses, a separate permit shall be required for each system. All addresses shall be stated on the alarm user application.
   (c)    Alarm users shall apply for a permit prior to installing or activating any alarm system. Permits will be valid through December 31 of the year in which the permit is issued.
   (d)    No posting of the alarm user permit or the posting of any other evidence of registration shall be required.
(Ord. 99-26. Passed 12-6-99.)
709.03 ALARM USER PERMIT APPLICATION; FEE.
   (a)    Applications for alarm user permits shall be made on forms provided by the Chief of Police or his designee. The application shall include the name, address and telephone number of the property to be serviced by the alarm, and the name, address and telephone number of the owner of the property (including business phone number) and central station phone number of applicant's alarm company, if any.
   (b)    Each application for an alarm user permit for an alarm system that pertains to a residence shall provide at least one other name and telephone number of a person to be contacted in an emergency when the user unavailable. Each application for an alarm user permit for any alarm system that pertains to a building, structure or facility other than a residence shall provide at least three such names, unless such facility employs less than three persons. An alarm monitoring company name may be substituted for a required name, if a contractual arrangement exists between the user and the monitoring company.
   (c)    Each holder of an alarm user permit shall, within ten days of any change of the information on the alarm user permit application, notify the Chief of Police in writing of any changes in the information on the application.
   (d)    Each application for an alarm user permit shall contain an agreement to submit to the assessment schedule.
   (e)    An annual alarm user permit fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall be charged for a permit issued under the provisions of this chapter. Alarm permits are personal to the permit holder and are not transferable.
   (f)    No person, organization or business shall remove or otherwise terminate an alarm system in this Village without notifying the Chief of Police or his designee, in writing of removal or termination. Such notice shall include the address of the removed or terminated system, the type of alarm system and the name and address of the person, organization or business that shall perform such removal or termination. Such notice shall be served to the Chief of Police within thirty days of the removal or termination of the given alarm system.
   (g)    When there has occurred any material change in the information previously submitted with respect to such alarm system it shall be the duty of the occupant of a building, serviced by an alarm system, within ten days after a change of information previously submitted to the Village to file an application supplement containing accurate, current information with respect to the data required by the Chief of Police or his designee.
   (h)    The information contained in an alarm user permit application shall be securely maintained and restricted to inspection by the Chief of Police or their designated representatives.
(Ord. 99-26. Passed 12-6-99.)
709.04 SYSTEM STANDARDS.
   (a)    The Chief of Police, or his designee, shall have the authority, at reasonable times and upon oral notice, to enter upon any premises within the Village to inspect only installation and operation of an alarm system the purpose of which is to report an emergency to the police.
   In the event the premise to be inspected is a private dwelling such inspection shall only be done between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. and only if the notice is in written form addressed to the permit holder and presented to a responsible adult. Under this chapter, such residences are only subject to the above inspection after three false alarms have originated from them. The written notice shall cite the specific false alarm history of that permit. Failure to allow reasonable inspection of alarm system may be grounds for revocation of the alarm permit.
   (b)    The Chief of Police, or his designee, may require that repairs or adjustments be made whenever he has determined that such repairs are necessary to assure proper operation. Failure to make such repairs or adjustments may be grounds for revocation of the alarm permit.
   (c)    No alarm user permit shall be issued for any alarm system installed after December 31, 1999 that can be activated by a failure in the electrical current from the utility. Systems shall be equipped with a secondary power source that shall hold the alarm readiness for a minimum of 120 minutes or shall be rendered inoperable by such power interruption.
   (d)    After December 31, 2000, no alarm user permit shall be issued or renewed for any audible alarm or automatic dialer alarm system designed to detect an intrusion that does not have an automatic cutoff that ceases the alarm signals within fifteen minutes after activation.
   (e)    The equipment shall meet standards as set forth by the State and the Chief of Police, and the applicants may be required to submit evidence of the reliability and suitability of the equipment to be installed.
(Ord. 99-26. Passed 12-6-99.)
709.05 ALARM VALIDITY DETERMINATION.
   (a)    Whenever an alarm is activated, requiring an emergency response to the location by the Division of Police, a police officer shall inspect the areas protected by the system and shall determine whether the emergency response was required as suggested by the alarm system.
   (b)    If the inspecting police officer finds the signal to be a false alarm, the officer shall make a report of the false alarm to the Chief of Police. A warning citation shall be issued to the holder of the user's permit after the second false alarm in a calendar year.
(Ord. 99-26. Passed 12-6-99.)
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