(A) No person shall operate, cause to be operated or permit the operation of an alarm system at an alarm site unless a valid alarm permit has been issued by the city, with exception of an alarm protective service provider unless the alarm protective system provider is the owner, agent or person in control of the property which the alarm system is designed to protect.
(B) An alarm system user shall obtain an alarm permit for each alarm site. There is no fee paid by the alarm system user/applicant for the alarm permit or the application.
(C) Application for an alarm shall be obtained from and submitted for approval to the City Police Department. The application shall require the following information:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of the alarm system user;
(2) The street address of the alarm site and the name and telephone number of the occupant thereof;
(3) The name, address and telephone number of the alarm protective service provider or providers who will install and/or service the alarm system; and
(4) The name, address and telephone number of at least three persons on behalf of the alarm system at any time upon notification from the city should same become necessary, a minimum of two of the named three persons must be county residents.
(D) The permit holder shall immediately notify in writing the City Police Department dispatch of any and all changes in the information provided on the application.
(E) An alarm permit shall not be transferable.
(F) Any alarm system user violating this chapter by failure to obtain permit shall be given one warning by the City Police Department after one alarm response run to an alarm site for which the alarm system user has failed to obtain an alarm permit; thereafter, each response run to the alarm site by the City Police Department shall result in a penalty of $50 per run payable by the alarm system user. Any penalty assessed hereunder shall be in addition to any applicable response run fee imposed under § 97.03 above.
(Ord. 07-06, passed 5-29-2007)