(A) Newly installed alarm systems.
(1) Before placing an alarm system into operation, every alarm user shall register the alarm system with the city’s Police Department by completing the registration form provided by the Police Department and by making payment of a $25 registration fee. Separate registration shall be required for each structure, and the system shall be re-registered, without the imposition of further fees, at such time as the information provided on the registration form becomes inaccurate or out of date.
(2) The registration form shall include at least the following information:
(a) Name, address, and telephone number of the applicant (the “applicant”);
(b) Address of the applicant’s property to be serviced by the alarm system;
(c) Name and address of the person who will be responsible for the proper maintenance and operation of the alarm system and the payment of fees and fines assessed under this chapter (the “system operator”);
(d) The make and type of the alarm system;
(e) The name, address, and telephone number of the business installing the alarm system;
(f) The name, address, and telephone number of the alarm business maintaining and/or monitoring the alarm, if any, if different from the business installing the alarm;
(g) The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of not less than three keyholders, persons, or entities to be contacted in the event of an alarm who have access to the premises for emergencies or when multiple alarms occur within a 24 hour period or for resetting or shutting off the alarm should the alarm be false; and
(h) An acknowledgment by the applicant that he/she has read and understood the requirements of this chapter.
(B) Existing alarm systems. At such time as an existing alarm system has generated a false alarm, the alarm user shall be required, within 20 days of the date when the alarm coordinator shall have mailed the false alarm report to the alarm user as is required by § 99.03(B) hereinafter, register the alarm system with the city Police Department in accordance with the requirements of division (A) of this section.
(Ord. 12-07, passed 3-13-12; Am. Ord. 13-08, passed 3-26-13) Penalty, see § 99.99