A. Permit required. No person shall use an alarm system, including a local alarm, unless a person who owns, controls or is responsible for the real property upon which the system is installed hold a valid alarm user permit issued pursuant to this Chapter. A fee established by resolution of the City Council may be required for the initial application, annual renewals, and late renewals. Each alarm permit shall be assigned a unique permit number, and the user shall provide the permit number to facilitate law enforcement dispatch.
B. Application. The permit shall be requested on an application form provided by the City. An alarm user has the duty to obtain the application from the City, to apply for a permit and to renew a permit.
C. Transfer of possession. When the possession of the premises at which an alarm system is maintained is transferred, the person (user) obtaining possession of the property shall file an application for an alarm permit within thirty (30) days of obtaining possession of the property. Alarm permits are not transferable.
D. Reporting updated information. Whenever the information provided on the alarm permit application changes, the alarm user shall provide correct information to the City within thirty (30) days of the change. In addition, each year after the issuance of the permit, permit holders must update all information when renewing their permit. The permit holder shall complete and return the renewal application to the City whether or not any of the requested information has changed; failure to comply will constitute a violation of this Chapter.
E. Multiple alarm systems. If an alarm user has one or more alarm systems protecting two (2) or more separate structures having different addresses and/or tenants, a separate permit shall be required for each structure and/or tenant.
F. Waiver. At the sole discretion of the Chief of Police, the alarm permit application fee or renewal fee may be waived for municipal, county, state and/or federal governmental agencies, or non-profit organizations, if the Chief of Police determines that the public interest would be served by such waiver.
(Ord. No. 2016-008 § 2 (part); Ord. No. 2019-005 § 2)