An owner or manager of an apartment house required to install a video surveillance system and exterior lighting may, on an annual basis, apply to the Division of Police for an exemption from the provisions of this chapter. The Chief of Police may exempt an apartment house for a period of twelve (12) months if the Chief or his or her designee finds that the apartment house has undertaken or will undertake alternate security procedures which are substantially equal to or more effective in preventing criminal activity and in assisting in the apprehension of the perpetrators of crime or for the protection of residents and the community. The Chief or his or her designee may also authorize alternate procedures on an experimental basis. Such an exemption shall carry a maximum duration of twelve (12) months, and an owner or management must reapply for an exemption at the end of the exemption period or bring the system into conformance with this chapter. The Chief or his or her designee may also authorize temporary extensions of time for installation when an apartment house owner or manager demonstrates that he, she or it is temporarily unable to comply for good cause shown.
(Ord. 2022-32. Passed 3-13-23.)