The owner of each convenience store or gas station shall cause said store to be equipped with the following security devices:
(A) A surveillance camera system with a minimum of three highly visible digital, high-resolution color cameras. The security cameras shall be able to retrieve an identifiable image of an offender. One camera shall be placed above the cash registers at an angle to identify persons, one camera shall be placed in view of the public entrance and one camera shall be placed to view the exterior parking lot. Stores shall record 24 hours a day and motion sensing cameras shall record when activated. Recordings shall be retained for at least 30 days, even if a store is closed. An exception shall be made for natural occurrences that would affect camera function. Security cameras shall have an annual test photo and maintenance log showing maintenance every four months. All security cameras shall be set to report the actual date and time. Only management shall have access to the cameras.
(B) A drop safe bolted to the floor behind the cash register or in an adjacent office. Both locations must be in view of a high-resolution surveillance camera.
(C) A silent or panic alarm that notifies the City Police Department or a private security agency that a robbery or other crime is taking place.
(D) Height markers at the entrance(s) of the establishment which display height measures from the floor.
(E) Lighted parking lots illuminated at an intensity of at least two footcandles per square foot with a uniformity ratio of no more than five to one at 18 inches above the surface of the parking lot.
(1960 Code, §§ 7-19-4, 7-19-6, 7-19-7, 7-19-9) (Ord. 5385, passed 3-8-1995; Ord. 8971-2021, passed 7-19-2021; Ord. 8995-2021, passed 10-4-2021) Penalty, see § 118.99