(a) Any residence or business located within the City, upon compliance with this section, may be equipped with an alarm system for the purpose of detecting and signaling the presence of a fire, unauthorized intrusion, or other activity requiring urgent attention, to which the Fire and/or Police Department is expected to respond. Existing installations shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter.
(b) No alarm business shall install any alarm referred to in this chapter without first obtaining a certificate of registration from the Building Commissioner. See Chapter 1309 of the Codified Ordinances. No persons or alarm businesses shall service, test, repair or install for profit any fire protection equipment or system without a certificate issued by the State Fire Marshal as required in Ohio Revised Code 3737.65.
(c) A permit shall be required for the installation of an alarm system as required in the Building Code, Residential Code, Fire Prevention Code and the Codified Ordinances of the City, and if the alarm system includes; smoke detectors, heat detectors, flame detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, connection to a fire suppression system, occupant notification, and/or is a household fire alarm system. See Section 1321.05(k) of the Codified Ordinances.
(d) No person shall install, operate or allow on the premises under his control the operation of an alarm system unless such person first obtains a valid alarm user permit. If a single alarm system serves more than one premises and emits a distinct signal for each premises served, a separate alarm user permit must be obtained for each premises served by the alarm system.
Exceptions:
(1) Emergency medical alarms which are not part of a combination alarm system.
(2) Fire alarm systems or household fire alarm system which are not part of a combination alarm system.
(Ord. 24-14. Passed 6-9-14.)
(Ord. 24-14. Passed 6-9-14.)