(a) All components comprising such a device shall be maintained by the owner in good repair to assure reliability of operation.
(b) Each alarm equipment supplier that sells or leases to a person an automatic protection device, which is installed on such person's premises in the Municipality, shall furnish that person with instructions as to the way the device operates, along with maintenance instructions.
(c) Each alarm equipment supplier that sells or leases to a person an automatic protection device, which is installed on such person's premises in the Municipality, for which a permit is required, shall provide for receiving calls for service, directly or through an agent, on a twenty-four hour basis, seven days a week, and shall respond to such calls within eight hours of the time they are received.
(d) Each alarm equipment supplier described in subsections (b) and (c) hereof shall be required to register with the Police Department and to provide such information concerning his or her business and operation as is deemed necessary by the Police Department.
(e) At the time of installation, each alarm equipment supplier shall furnish to the person for whom an automatic protection device has been installed, written information as to how services can be obtained at any time, including the telephone number to call for service, and such person shall be responsible for having the device repaired as quickly as possible after he or she learns, either from his or her own sources or from notification by the Municipality, that the device is not working properly.
(f) The Chief of Police or any officer designated by him or her shall have the authority, at reasonable times and upon oral notice, to enter upon any premises within the Municipality to inspect the installation and operation of an automatic protection device or signaling device, the purpose of which is to report an emergency to the Police Department.
(g) All equipment, the use or installation of which is subject to this chapter, shall be maintained in good operating condition. The Chief of Police or his or her representative may require that repairs be made whenever he or she has determined that such are necessary to assure proper operation.
(h) All alarms installed on business premises in the Municipality must be provided with an auxiliary power source to preclude false alarms due to power failures in the normal power supply source for the premises.
(i) When the number of false alarms for any installation exceeds six in any twelve- month period, the Chief of Police shall serve written notice by certified mail upon the permit holder that the permit shall be automatically revoked two weeks from the date of the notice.
(j) The permit holder shall also be notified that the permit may be extended to allow six more false alarms in the next twelve months under certain conditions herein specified.
(1) The permit holder must request extension of the permit, in writing, to the Chief of Police, prior to the effective revocation date.
(2) The request must explain what steps have been taken by the permit holder to eliminate future false alarms.
(k) Upon receipt of a complete written request for a permit extension from the permit holder, the Chief of Police shall automatically extend said permit.
(l) If during the next twelve months there are less than six false alarms, the status of the permit shall be reinstated.
(m) In the event that six more false alarms are charged against the extended permit during the next twelve month period, the permit shall be automatically and permanently revoked.
(n) Upon permit revocation, the Chief of Police shall notify the permit holder, in writing, by certified mail, of the effective date of such revocation and that the Police Department will no longer respond to any alarms transmitted from that installation.
(o) Revoked permits may be reinstated by the Chief of Police as a new installation permit only under the following conditions:
(1) If the cause for the false alarms was determined to be an equipment problem, the existing alarm system must be completely removed and an entire new system must be installed. Removal of the old system must be verified by the Police Department before a new system is installed.
(2) If the cause for the false alarms was determined to be human error, the permit holder must provide documentation that all persons who could cause the transmission of a false alarm have received formal training in the proper operation of the alarm system. This training must be conducted and documented by the alarm company.
(p) Permits may be cancelled by the Chief of Police, with the approval of the Mayor, for violation of any provision of this chapter or for failure to properly maintain an installation.