(A) The owner or property manager of an apartment complex shall obtain a master alarm permit from the Chief if any alarm system is operated in any residential unit on the premises, when the alarm system is furnished by the apartment complex owner as an amenity.
(B) A tenant of an apartment complex shall also obtain an alarm permit from the Chief before operating or causing the operation of an alarm system in the tenant's residential unit.
(C) For purposes of enforcing this chapter against an individual residential unit, the alarm permit of the tenant supersedes the master alarm permit of the apartment complex; and, the tenant is responsible for false alarm notifications emitted from the alarm system in the tenant's residential unit. The master alarm permit holder is responsible for false alarm notifications emitted from unoccupied residential units.
(D) The owner or property manager of an apartment complex shall obtain a separate alarm permit for any alarm system operated in a nonresidential area of the apartment complex, including, but not limited to common tenant areas and office, storage, and equipment areas.
(Ord. passed 6-27-94) Penalty, see § 10.99