Section
1074.01 Authority to install alarm
1074.02 Automatic dialing devices
1074.03 Alarms connected directly to police station (Repealed)
1074.04 Local alarms
1074.05 False alarms
1074.06 Maintenance of devices; responsibilities of suppliers; authority of Police Chief; false alarms
1074.07 Nonliability of city
1074.08 Rules and regulations
1074.09 Permits and fees; address markings; separate alarms
1074.99 Penalty
CROSS REFERENCES
Automatic sprinkler systems, see Ch. 1442
Police Department, see Ch. 240
Theft alarms, see § 438.20
(a) Any premises located within the city may be equipped with an emergency alarm, upon compliance with this chapter, for the purpose of detecting and signaling the presence of a holdup or unauthorized intrusion. Existing installations, whether residential or otherwise, shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter, including those requirements pertaining to permits.
(b) No person shall install any alarm referred to in this chapter without first obtaining a permit therefor from the city, and no owner and/or tenant of a place shall suffer or allow such installation unless a permit has been obtained as provided herein. Prior to issuance of such a permit, the Chief of Police shall investigate the reliability of the applicant and the applicant’s equipment, and shall require, on forms to be provided by the Chief, relevant information as may be deemed necessary by the Chief to protect the integrity and confidentiality of alarm systems. The Chief shall issue a permit to a qualified applicant, provided that he or she shall refuse to issue a permit to any applicant whose equipment is incompatible with city equipment, whose officers and/or agents are unable to reasonably demonstrate that they will protect the confidentiality and integrity of the system, or who has failed to pay permit fees as required by this chapter.
(Ord. 1985-169, passed 1-6-1986)
(a) The city may subscribe to one or more telephone lines for burglar alarms or for holdup alarm purposes or for similar purposes, and when any line is designated as provided for the above, persons may, upon proper application and compliance with applicable laws, be granted a permit to install a device or devices which automatically select the designated telephone line for the purpose of playing a recorded message or to otherwise report an intrusion or other emergency.
(b) No person shall use or cause to be used any telephone device or telephone attachment that automatically selects a telephone line allocated by the telephone company to the city or any of its departments or divisions, except a telephone line which may be specifically designated by the Police Department for such purpose. Such designated telephone line or lines shall terminate at the police station communications center.
(c) For alarms of the type described, the message shall comply with the following:
(1) Length of message: 15 seconds maximum;
(2) Message shall not be repeated more than three times for each dialing; and
(3) Contents: message shall first state: “This is a recording.” The balance of the message shall be appropriate to the purpose for which the alarm is installed and shall be subject to the approval of the Chief of Police. The entire message shall be intelligible.
(d) For alarms of the type described, each such device shall be programmed to first dial the police station, using an unlisted number assigned for that purpose.
(e) The cost of providing the service described above, including any fee or payment charged by the telephone company, shall be paid by the applicant.
(f) The fee to be charged by the city shall be determined on an annual basis by dividing the cost of phone service to the city by the number of holders of permits for alarms, as described, adding 15% for administration and rounding off to the next highest dollar, except that the minimum charge shall be $5 per month per subscriber. All fees shall be payable on a calendar month basis in advance. Delinquency in excess of ten days shall result in cancellation of the permit or permits.
(Ord. 1985-169, passed 1-6-1986)
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