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The Chief of Police shall have broad discretion to promulgate, execute and enforce policies, procedures and directives as may in his or her discretion be necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter, including appointment of the Director. Such powers of the Chief of Police shall include, but are not limited to, the power to promulgate, execute and enforce a policy, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, regarding dispatch of officers to any alarm device activation, whether or not it is a valid alarm.
(‘83 Code, § 8.36.040) (Ord. 887, passed - -85; Am. Ord. 1329, passed 6-2-10)
REGULATORY PROVISIONS
(A) Any alarm company operator installing, maintaining, altering, selling on premises, monitoring, or servicing alarm systems within the city limits, whether that company is located within California or outside California, is required to maintain an alarm business permit in order to install, maintain, alter, sell on premises, monitor, or service alarm systems within the city.
(B) An alarm business permit or private alarm system permit cannot be assigned, sold or transferred and may be revoked or suspended pursuant to § 91.30. Issuance of an alarm business permit or private alarm system permit does not create any property right in that permit.
(C) No person shall use an alarm company operator for an alarm system, unless that alarm company operator has a current, valid alarm business permit.
(D) No person shall install or operate a private alarm system until that person has obtained a valid private alarm system permit.
(‘83 Code, § 8.36.030) (Ord. 887, passed - -85; Am. Ord. 1329, passed 6-2-10)
(A) Any alarm company operator installing, maintaining, altering, selling on premises, monitoring, or servicing an alarm system within the city limits, whether that company is located within California or outside California shall, on or before April 1, 2010, apply to the Director, on a form to be furnished by the Chief of Police, for a permit to operate as an alarm company operator. The application shall (i) be signed by the individual proprietor of such business, or by a partner, or by the proper corporate official, as is appropriate for the form of the business seeking the permit, (ii) set forth the owner’s name, age, business and residence address if a natural person, the name, age, business and residence address of each partner if a partnership, and the names of the principal officers and business address if a corporation, and (iii) shall include a statement the applicant will inform the Police Department within ten days after any substantial change in the information required by this chapter.
(B) Applicants already doing business in the city before the date set forth in division (A) above, may continue to do business while their permit application is being processed. An applicant not doing business in the city on the date set forth in division (A) above, shall not commence doing business until its application is approved.
(C) Each application for an alarm business permit required under this section shall be accompanied by a fee the amount of which shall be established by resolution of the City Council.
(D) Any person installing, maintaining, altering, monitoring, a private alarm system within the city limits shall, on or before April 1, 2010, apply to the Director, on a form to be furnished by the Chief of Police, for a permit to operate the private alarm system. The application shall (i) be signed by the individual operating the private alarm system, (ii) set forth that person’s name, age and business and residence address, and (iii) shall include a statement the applicant will inform the Police Department within ten days after any substantial change in the information required by this chapter.
(E) Applicants already operating a private alarm system in the city before the date set forth in division (D) above, may continue that operation while their permit application is being processed. An applicant not operating a private alarm system in the city on the date set forth in division (D) above, shall not commence that operation until a private alarm system permit is approved.
(F) Each application for a private alarm system permit required under this section shall be accompanied by a fee the amount of which shall be established by resolution of the City Council.
(‘83 Code, § 8.36.030) (Ord. 887, passed - -85; Am. Ord. 1329, passed 6-2-10)
(A) Any alarm system user within the city limits is required to maintain an alarm system user permit for each alarm system used by that person within the city.
(B) An alarm system user permit cannot be assigned, sold or transferred and may be revoked or suspended pursuant to § 91.30. Issuance of an alarm system user permit does not create any property right in that permit.
(C) No person shall use an alarm system unless that person has a current, valid alarm system user permit.
(‘83 Code, § 8.36.030) (Ord. 887, passed - -85; Am. Ord. 1329, passed 6-2-10)
(A) Any alarm system user using an alarm system within the city limits shall, on or before April 1, 2010, apply to the Director, on a form to be furnished by the Chief of Police, for a permit to use an alarm system. The application shall:
(1) Be signed by the individual responsible for the use the alarm system at the subject location,
(2) Set forth that person’s name, age, business and residence address,
(3) Include the date of installation of that alarm system,
(4) Include the name, address, and telephone number of the alarm company operator who installed the alarm system, the alarm company operator who is monitoring the alarm system if different from the one who installed that alarm system, and the alarm company operator responsible for providing repair service to the alarm system, if different from the one who installed or is monitoring that alarm system,
(5) Include a statement the alarm system user will inform the Police Department within ten days after any substantial change in the information required by this chapter,
(6) Include a statement a set of written operating instructions for that alarm system, including written guidelines on how to avoid false alarms, have been left with the alarm system user by the alarm company operator, and
(7) The alarm company operator has trained the alarm system user in proper use of the alarm system, including instructions on how to avoid false alarms.
(B) Applicants already using an alarm system in the city before the date set forth in division (A) above, may continue to use and have that alarm system while their permit application is being processed. An applicant not having or using an alarm system in the city on the date set forth in division (A) above, shall not commence using or having an alarm system until its application is approved.
(C) Each application for an alarm system user permit required under this section shall be accompanied by a fee the amount of which shall be established by resolution of the City Council.
(D) If an alarm company operator monitors or installed the alarm system for which a permit is required pursuant to this section, then the fees required by division (C) above, or § 91.065 shall be paid by that alarm company operator.
(E) The alarm company operator referred to in division (D) above, shall be jointly and severally responsible for the filing of the required application.
(Ord. 1329, passed 6-2-10)
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