A. The following shall constitute grounds for revocation of permit:
1. The failure to observe any of the regulations or other provisions of this Chapter.
2. If the alarm system for which the permit is issued emits ten (10) or more false alarms within any consecutive three hundred and sixty-five day period.
3. If the responsible person for a protected premises refuses to respond promptly when requested by the Police Department.
4. The permittee, his employee or agent has knowingly made a false, misleading or fraudulent statement of a material fact in the application for a permit, or in any report or record required to be filed as prescribed by the provisions of this Chapter.
5. If the fees established by this section are not paid within fifteen days from the date of the invoice rendered for such fee.
B. The Police Chief shall serve the permittee with a written order of revocation. The order shall state the reason for revocation and shall be effective immediately if personally served, or forty-eight hours after it is deposited, Certified Mail - Return Receipt Requested, with postage prepaid in the United States mail.
C. The permittee shall surrender the permit to the Police Chief upon notification of revocation. Any alarm system shall be forthwith disconnected and cease operating, and shall not be put into operation until a new permit is issued.
D. Reinstatement of revoked permit may be granted after compliance with one of the following:
1. Full correction of the deficiencies in the alarm system, that correction documented in writing and submitted to the Chief of Police showing that:
a. Mechanical malfunctions have been corrected, proof being from the alarm business, or
b. User errors have been corrected, proof being from the alarm user, or
c. Installation of a new alarm by a different alarm business, proof being from the new alarm business.
2. In the case where the correction is made as set forth in subsection (l)(a) or (l)(b) of this section, the Chief of Police will order a technical inspection by a qualified person to determine whether the deficiencies have been corrected, in which event a one hundred dollar ($100) inspection fee shall be paid prior to the grant of a new permit at that location.
3. A formal appeal of the order of revocation may be made within fifteen days of the date of revocation by filing a Notice of Appeal with the office of the City Administrator, City Hall, 300 No. "D" Street, Sixth Floor, San Bernardino, California, 92401. The City Administrator shall render a decision on the appeal within ten days following receipt of the appeal, with notice to the appellant and Police Chief. The City Administrator's decision on the revocation shall be final and nonappealable.
E. Upon reinstatement, a new alarm system permit shall be issued as set forth in Section § 8.81.070 of this Chapter.
(Ord. MC-773, 3-12-91; Ord. MC-201, 8-17-82; Ord. MC-125, 1-07-82)