(a) Upon proper application, by an authorized person for a business or other approved permit use, to connect installed equipment to the Village Police Station for receipt of emergency police or fire alarms, the Chief or his authorized representatives may issue a permit or permits for such connection. Connection by public officials and others with special requirements may, for good cause, be granted where the Village finds it to be in the public interest. Permits must be renewed annually by application therefor.
(b) Connection to the police alarm panel or fire alarm panel shall be limited, and shall be contingent upon the applicant having obtained permission from the company which maintains the alarm panel in the police station. Permission shall not be denied, except as otherwise provided herein, provided the equipment is compatible, the applicable charges are paid to such company, the installation is inspected and approved by the Chief of Police or Chief of Fire or their authorized representatives, the application fee is paid to the Village, and provided all regulations herein are complied with.
The Village will, within its capabilities, and these regulations, endeavor to accommodate every application for connection to the Police and Fire alarm panels.
(c) By application for a permit hereunder, the applicant agrees as follows:
(1) The Chief of Police and the Chief of Fire or the representative designated by them shall be permitted at reasonable times to enter upon the premises of the applicant to inspect the alarm equipment; such officers shall be permitted entrance to the applicant’s premises at any time to investigate alarm signals conveyed by the Village.
(2) The rules and regulations hereunder and the applicable charges shall be observed and complied with by the applicant.
(3) Should the Village be subject to any claim for loss, damage or expense arising from or related to the provision of the service specified in this regulation to an applicant, that applicant shall indemnify and hold the Village harmless therefrom.
(d) The subject service shall be permitted, upon conformance with these regulations and unless otherwise specified, to installations within the Village and elsewhere by specific agreement.
(Ord. 2004-122. Passed 10-20-04.)
(Ord. 2004-122. Passed 10-20-04.)
(e) (1) A permit application fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for installations within the Village shall be required. Existing installations shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter, including those pertaining to permits; however, no initial permit application fee will be charged to existing alarm holders.
(2) A permit application fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for installations within the Village of sprinklers and standpipes shall be required.
(3) There is hereby established an annual charge in the amount of one hundred twenty dollars ($120.00) to be collected from all persons, firms or corporations for each tie-in connections connecting a fire or police alarm signal to a central electronic panel alarm signal unit installed and located at Village Hall. Such charge shall be effective April 1, 1995 and paid on a pro-rated basis of ten dollars ($10.00) per month for 1995 and thereafter shall be payable in advance on January 1, in 1996 and each year thereafter.
(Ord. 2005-07. Passed 2-16-05.)
(Ord. 2005-07. Passed 2-16-05.)
(f) For violation of this section, for refusal to permit access to the premises as provided in this regulation, for incomplete or untruthful application, or for failure to properly maintain an installation or for ten (10) or more false alarms in any twelve (12) month period (excluding Acts of God), the Chief of Police may revoke a permit. Written notice shall be given not less than seven (7) days prior to revocation. The permit holder may appeal to the Mayor. If an appeal is filed in writing, the Mayor shall hold a hearing on the issues and shall render a decision on the basis of the facts presented. The Mayor’s decision shall be final. Service of notice shall be complete when delivered by mail or in person or when left at the premises where the equipment is located in a conspicuous place or with a person there living or working.
(g) False Alarms. “False alarms” means the activation of an alarm system through mechanical failure, malfunction, improper installation or the negligence of the owner or lessee of an alarm system, or his employees or agents. In addition, the use of an alarm to summon Police or Fire Department personnel for reasons other than those listed on alarm system permits will also be considered a false alarm. False alarms shall not include alarms caused by electrical interruptions, floods or other natural disasters.
(1) A permittee shall reimburse the Village for the cost of the Police or Fire Department manpower and equipment response to each false alarm. The amount of such reimbursement shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first alarm in any year and forty dollars ($40.00) for each additional false alarm from any one building or facility. Notification thereof to the permittee shall be made within ten (10) days from the false alarm.
(2) The amount of any permit fee or reimbursement for false alarms shall be deemed a debt to the Village. An action may be commenced in the name of the Village in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of any delinquent permit fee or reimbursement for false alarms. All unpaid permit fees or reimbursement for false alarms shall be deemed delinquent thirty (30) days after they are due and payable.
(3) A permit may be suspended or revoked when an alarm system activates more than the following number of false alarms:
A. Three (3) within any thirty (30) day period;
B. Five (5) within any ninety (90) day period;
C. Six (6) within any one hundred eighty (180) day period.
(Ord. 2003-73. Passed 9-17-03.)