A. Required: No person shall operate, connect or maintain an alarm system at a particular location without obtaining an alarm system permit from the city. Such permit shall be maintained on the premises with the alarm system and shall be visible from the exterior and shall be located on or immediately adjacent to the front or main entrance of the premises. Such permit shall be obtained and posted on the premises as required within fifteen (15) days of the alarm system becoming operational, activated and/or otherwise working.
1. The designated person in addition to any person identified as responsible for an alarm system shall be held responsible for obtaining and posting the permit and complying to the provisions regarding alarms.
2. Alarm systems in apartment and/or business complexes shall be designated and subject to the following:
a. The owner or property manager of an apartment and/or business complex shall obtain a master alarm permit from the designated authority for all alarm systems that are operated in any residential and/or business unit on the premises, whether the alarm system is furnished by the apartment and/or business complex owner as an amenity or contracted by an individual tenant.
b. A tenant of an apartment and landlord in any business complex shall also obtain an alarm permit from the designated authority within fifteen (15) days of operation of an alarm system in the tenant's residential and/or business unit.
c. For purposes of enforcing this section against an individual residential and/or business unit, the alarm permit of the tenant supersedes the master alarm permit of the apartment and/or business complex; and the tenant is responsible for false alarm notifications emitted from the alarm system in the tenant's residential and/or business units.
d. The owner or property manager of an apartment and/or business complex shall obtain a separate alarm permit for any alarm system operated in a nonresidential area of the apartment and/or business complex, including, but not limited to, common tenant areas and offices, storage, and equipment areas.
3. The required permit for the operation of any "alarm system" as defined in this chapter is in addition to any other provisions and/or required inspections, permits or licenses as may be required by this code, state or federal law and/or any other legal authority.
B. Application: The application shall set forth the full name, address and telephone number of both the owner and/or lessee on whose premises the system will be operated or maintained and the name of the person or state licensed alarm system business installing, maintaining or servicing the system, as well as the type (fire, burglar, etc.) of system operated or maintained. The applicant will identify by name and telephone number (for day and night) two (2) contact individuals or representatives that are able to physically respond to any such alarm location in a reasonable time except in unusual circumstances where a single contact is allowed by the alarm coordinator. Such application shall also contain such additional information as the chief of police or fire chief shall reasonably deem necessary for the evaluation and proper processing of the application.
1. Each application shall state the name, address and telephone number of an individual who is designated as responsible for the alarm who is also able to physically respond to such alarm location in a reasonable time.
2. An applicant may be denied a permit for any reason stated in section 5.53.050 of this chapter concerning revocation or denial of permit.
3. An alarm permit is not transferable to any other person. Mere changes of the required information not involving a change in ownership, lease or operation shall not be considered a transfer.
C. Permit Term: An alarm permit issued by the city of Warr Acres shall be valid for one calendar year from the last day of the month in which it is issued and shall expire at the end of that period.
D. Violation: Any person operating a nonpermitted alarm system and/or who operates an alarm system after revocation will be deemed to be in violation hereof and shall be subject to the penalty set forth in this chapter. (Ord. 1069 §1, 2009)