(a) Every alarm business selling, leasing or furnishing to any user an alarm system which is installed on premises located in the City shall furnish that user with instructions that provide information to enable the user to operate the alarm system properly and to locate and obtain service for the alarm system at any time.
(b) Every alarm business selling, leasing or furnishing to any user an alarm system which is installed on premises located in the City shall:
(1) Require that each alarm system installed be provided with standby battery power which shall automatically and immediately take over in the event of a power failure;
(2) Provide an automatic audible alarm-cut-off within fifteen minutes of the initial activation of any audible alarm installed to all burglar alarm systems. On existing systems, a grace period will be granted to allow installation.
(3) Notify the safety forces dispatch center prior to conducting any tests upon any alarm system, whereupon such test would cause emergency information to be received by the safety forces dispatch center.
(Ord. 134-1990. Passed 5-7-90; Ord. 33-2003. Passed 2-18-03.)