A. No person shall install or use an alarm system without first applying for an alarm system permit from the Chief of Police, nor shall a person use an alarm system unless the alarm system permit remains valid and in effect. The application for an alarm system permit shall be submitted on a form as prescribed by the Chief of Police and shall include the address of the premises wherein the system is to be located and the name, address and telephone number of the applicant and the person or business who will render service or repair during any hour of the day or night, and the type or types of systems to be utilized.
B. Separate alarm permits shall be required as follows:
1. A single alarm system permit may be granted to any single-family residence. The permit may authorize intrusion, panic and/or robbery coverage. The permit may include the primary residence and any outbuildings (such as garages, sheds or hobby shops) on the parcel that are not used for commercial purposes. A separate permit must be issued for any buildings on the property that are used for commercial purposes. If the residence and the outbuildings are on separate parcels, separate permits are required for each parcel.
2. A single alarm system permit may be granted to any single unit of any multi-family residential complex (such as an apartment, a condominium or a mobile home). The permit may authorize intrusion, panic and/or robbery coverage. The permit may include the primary residential unit and any outbuildings (such as stand-alone garages, sheds or hobby shops) used exclusively by the applicant that are not used for commercial purposes. A separate permit must be issued for any outbuildings that are used for commercial purposes. If the residence and the outbuildings are on separate parcels, separate permits are required for each parcel.
3 A single alarm system permit may be authorized to any commercial business. The permit may authorize intrusion, panic and/or robbery coverage. The permit may authorize these types of coverage for any structures used by the applicant on the parcel. If a commercial business operates on more than one land parcel, the business must have a separate permit for each parcel of land.
4. If the commercial business is a mall, strip mall or other commercial building complex, a single permit may be used to provide coverage for any vacant units, unless they are on separate parcels. If located on separate parcels, separate permits are required for each parcel. Each commercial unit rented, leased or sold to another commercial business must be covered by a separate permit.
5. Each permit is subject to a registration fee and annual fees. Each permit has it's own false alarm count. All structures covered under one permit use the same false alarm count.
C. An annual permit fee will be charged at a rate set by resolution of the Mayor and Common Council.
(Ord. MC-1037, 12-22-98; Ord. MC-773, 3-12-91; Ord. MC-460, 5-15-85; Ord. MC-201, 8-17-82; Ord. MC-125, 1-07-82)