(A) No alarm system shall be installed, maintained or operated until the alarm user shall have first obtained a permit from the alarm administrator for each alarm system on the premises. It shall be unlawful to install, maintain or operate an alarm system without obtaining a permit.
(B) The application for permit shall include information as to the number of and type of alarms installed, alarm business providing the service, monitoring agent and numbers to be called in the event an emergency should occur. An approved application and permit shall bear the signature of the alarm administrator. The administrator shall assess an initial and annual permit fee in an amount to be established by resolution of the City Council of the City of Bethany.
(C) An annual permit fee is hereby levied on each alarm system within the city. The fee shall be paid by the alarm user annually from the date of application. No free permits shall be granted, nor rebates allowed for any cause, nor any sum accepted less than the amount specified herein. Nor shall a permit be issued for a shorter period than required in this section. No fee shall be levied on governmental agencies maintaining an alarm, provided that this shall not exempt the agencies from the requirement to obtain a permit. The amount of such fee shall be established by resolution of the City Council of the City of Bethany.
(D) Alarm users shall display all current permit stickers on the front entrance of their residence or business so that it will be available for inspection any time, night or day.
(Prior Code, § 14-222) (Am. Ord. 1768, passed 6-20-06; Am. Ord. 1770, passed 8-15-06; Am. Ord. 2015-A, passed 12-21-21) Penalty, see § 10.99