739.01 Definitions.
739.02 Alarm user permit required.
739.03 Application for alarm user permit.
739.04 Renewal.
739.05 System standards.
739.06 Alarm validity determination.
739.07 Appeal of false alarm determination.
739.08 False alarms prohibited.
739.09 Revocation of alarm user permit.
739.10 Appeal from revocation of alarm user permit.
739.11 Order to disconnect.
739.12 Release of liability.
739.13 Exception.
739.99 Enforcement and penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
False alarms - see GEN. OFF. 509.07
The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:
(a) “Alarm user permit” means a permit issued by the City for alarm systems operating within the City.
(b) “Alarm system” means any assembly of equipment, mechanical or electrical, automatically arranged to signal audibly, visibly or electronically to a location outside the structures protected by the system or to a monitoring station which in turn notifies the appropriate agency, the occurrence of an illegal entry or other activity requiring urgent attention to which the Police Department or the Fire Department is expected to respond, but shall not include telephones or alarms installed in motor vehicles.
(c) “Alarm user” means the person or entity of any kind who or which is:
(1) An owner (or lessee) and also the user of an alarm system as the occupant of the premises where the system is installed (the “premises”);
(2) The owner (or lessee) of such a premises which is occupied by another person or entity, if there is no written contract stating that the occupant (rather than the owner or lessee of the premises) is to be responsible for the alarm system;
(3) The occupant of such a premises, if there is a written agreement stating that the occupant is responsible for the alarm system.
(d) “Audible alarm” means any alarm system which is designed to emit its signal by bell, whistle, siren or other device to the immediate area near the structure which it protects. An audible alarm shall be considered as such whether or not it transmits a signal to an additional location.
(e) “Automatic dialer” means a device which is interconnected to a telephone line and is programmed to select a predetermined telephone number and transmit by a voice message or code signal an emergency message indicating the need for an emergency response.
(f) “False alarm” means a signal or message automatically initiated by an alarm system that is intended to demand the immediate services of emergency personnel, when the factual circumstances that caused the initiation of such signal do not warrant the immediate services of emergency personnel. Such activation could occur as the result of mechanical failure, malfunction, improper installation or the negligence of the owner or lessee of an alarm system, or of his employees or agent, excepting:
(1) An alarm which has been activated as a result of testing or repair shall not be considered a false alarm if prior notification has been given as to the time and day of such repairs or test to the agency which the alarm would signal.
(2) An alarm which has been activated shall not be considered as a false alarm if the responding Department promptly receives a request to cancel prior to the arrival of the first responding police unit or prior to the dispatch of a fire unit, and such requests to cancel shall be made in reference to the same location as the request for service.
(g) “Emergency personnel” means members of the Oxford Fire or Police Department or other State and Local First Responders.
(Ord. 2952. Passed 4-17-07.)
(a) Within ninety days after the effective date of this chapter, no person or other entity shall operate or permit on premises under their control the operation of an alarm system unless such person or entity first obtains a valid alarm user permit. A newly installed alarm system shall not be subject to the provisions of this chapter for thirty (30) calendar days following the date of installation.
(b) If an alarm user has more than one alarm system protecting two or more separate structures having different addresses, a special alarm user permit shall be required for each system. All addresses shall be stated on the user permit.
(c) No posting of the alarm user permit or the posting of any other evidence of the permit shall be required.
(Ord. 2952. Passed 4-17-07.)
(Ord. 2952. Passed 4-17-07.)
(a) Applications for alarm user permit shall be made on forms provided by the Police Department. The application shall include:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of the applicant;
(2) The name, address and telephone number of the property to be serviced by the alarm;
(3) The type of alarm system (local, direct connect, central station);
(4) The alarm business company name, address and telephone, installing, monitoring, inspecting, responding to or maintaining the alarm system.
(b) Each application for an alarm user permit for an alarm system which pertains to a residence shall provide at least one other name, address and telephone number of a person to be contacted in case of an emergency when the applicant is unavailable. Each application for an alarm user permit for an alarm system, which pertains to a building, structure or facility other than a residence, shall provide at least three names, unless the facility employs less than three persons. An alarm monitoring company name may be substituted for the required names if a contractual arrangement exists between the user and the monitoring company.
(c) Each application for an alarm user permit shall contain an agreement to submit to the assessment schedule given in Section 739.08. Failure to agree to this provision shall be cause to deny issuance of an alarm user registration, or if one has been issued, shall be cause to revoke any such alarm user registration.
(d) The fee for the issuance of an alarm user permit shall be annually twenty dollars ($20.00) for each residence and annually twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each business or commercial building. The fee will be prorated for any portion of a year less than a full calendar year.
(e) It shall be the responsibility and obligation of the alarm user to keep the above information current and accurate by notifying the Police Department in writing within ten (10) days after a change occurs.
(Ord. 2952. Passed 4-17-07.)
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