No alarm user shall operate or cause to be operated an alarm system at its alarm site without a valid alarm permit issued annually by the chief of police. A separate permit is required for each alarm site. The annual fee for the alarm permit or renewal shall be provided in the master fee schedule adopted by city council resolution. The annual fee will be waived for renewal of alarm permits issued for residential alarm sites at which no false alarms have been reported for the prior year. Upon receipt of a completed application form and the permit fee, the chief of police shall issue an alarm permit to the applicant, unless the applicant has failed to pay a fine or penalty imposed pursuant to this article. Each alarm permit application must include the following information:
A. The classification of the alarm system as residential, business, church or public or private school.
B. Full name, address and telephone number of the alarm user who is responsible for the proper maintenance and operation of the alarm system.
C. Name of business, address and telephone number where the alarm system is located.
D. Nature of the alarm site, such as whether the alarm site is commercial or residential, and any other information reasonably requested by the chief of police necessary to assure police officer safety during a response.
E. Name, street address and telephone number of the alarm company which installed the alarm system. Post office boxes are not acceptable.
F. Name, address and telephone number of the alarm company monitoring the alarm system if different from subsection E of this section.
G. An alarm permit cannot be transferred to another person or entity. An alarm user shall inform the chief of police of any change in information on the alarm permit application within ten (10) business days of the alarm user becoming aware of such information.
H. Information contained within the alarm permit application shall be held in strict confidence and shall not be released by the city.
Any false information provided by an applicant shall be sufficient grounds for denial or revocation of an alarm permit. (Ord. 0-10-1230, 5-28-2010)