765.01
Video surveillance systems required for apartment houses.
765.02
Access to media.
765.03
Minimum technological standards.
765.04
Minimum coverage standards, site assessment, signage.
765.05
Lighting standards.
765.06
Inspections.
765.07
Enforcement; civil penalties.
765.08
Exemptions.
765.09
Appeal process.
765.10
Severability.
The owner of every apartment house in the City shall install a video surveillance system. For the purposes of this chapter, "apartment house" shall mean a building designed or intended to be occupied by five or more families living independently of each other in five or more dwelling units where the units are separated by party walls with varying arrangements of entrances. Any apartment house which installed surveillance systems prior to the effective date of this chapter must ensure the systems are in full compliance with this chapter. Video surveillance systems shall be in operation twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, and shall meet the minimum technological standards established in this chapter.
(Ord. 2022-32. Passed 3-13-23.)
(a) If a crime occurs, or if the owner or management of an apartment house believes a crime has occurred, the owner or management shall immediately contact the City's Division of Police and shall provide immediate access to the media containing the recorded event to the Division of Police. The apartment house shall retain the continuous digital images recorded by its system(s) for not less than thirty (30) days.
(b) If the owner or management does not consent to providing access to the media containing the recorded event, the City may appear before any judge in a court of competent jurisdiction and seek a search warrant to allow access. If a warrant is issued, no owner or manager shall fail or neglect, upon presentation of a warrant, to properly permit access to the media consistent with the terms of the warrant.
(Ord. 2022-32. Passed 3-13-23.)
The video surveillance system must be capable of delineating on playback of the system the activity and physical features of persons or areas within the premises and must be able to record such images on a form of media as approved by the Division of Police upon inspection thereof. Additional minimum technological standards required for video surveillance systems may be established by legislation of the City Council, which may be updated periodically. The Division of Police shall review the video surveillance system standards annually to ensure that they are consistent with current technology, and shall recommend appropriate updates to Council. If the video surveillance system is web-enabled or has wireless capability, the Division of Police shall be provided the ability to access the live system upon initiation by the apartment house during incidents requiring a police response or intervention.
(Ord. 2022-32. Passed 3-13-23.)
The video surveillance system shall have, at a minimum, a camera at each exterior entrance and exit positioned to capture faces of people entering and exiting. The placement of cameras included in video surveillance systems required under this chapter must be approved by the Division of Police. The Division of Police will conduct an assessment of video surveillance systems at each site required to install a video surveillance system, and upon approval of the installation, will issue an approval notice which will be placed in plain view inside the premises. This approval notice will also inform residents and visitors of the existence of the video surveillance system.
(Ord. 2022-32. Passed 3-13-23.)
(a) The owner of every apartment house in the City shall install adequate exterior lighting in parking lots and walks. "Adequate exterior lighting" means lighting designed to follow the guidelines established in IESNA RP-33: Lighting for Exterior Environments, promulgated by the Illuminating Engineering Society. Exterior lighting sources must be designed, constructed, located, and maintained in a manner that minimizes light trespass onto neighboring properties. The light trespass from a property must not exceed 0.1-foot candles 10 feet over the property line, measured at grade. Exterior lighting sources must otherwise conform to the provisions of all applicable code.
(b) The City shall provide to every apartment house owner or manager the established guidelines set forth in IESNA RP-33 for lighting for exterior environments and shall provide assistance, as needed, to ensure that each apartment house owner or manager is fully informed of the city's expectations for lighting.
(Ord. 2022-32. Passed 3-13-23.)
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