§ 25-57. Permit required; fee; application; transferability; false statements.

(a)

No person shall operate or cause to be operated an alarm system without an alarm permit issued by the chief. A separate permit is required for each fire or burglary alarm system on each alarm site.

(b)

The following annual fees, which are non-refundable, shall be due for the issuance and renewal of each permit:

(1)

Forty dollars ($40.00) for a residential alarm site;

(2)

Thirty dollars ($30.00) for a residential alarm site for a person sixty-five (65) years of age, or older.

(3)

The fee for a permit shall be waived for a residential alarm site at which a resident provides certification notice, on a form developed by the chief, that the resident has been a victim as defined in subsection 25-56(s); and

(4)

One hundred dollars ($100.00) for a commercial alarm site.

(c)

Upon receipt of a completed application form and the required fee, the chief shall issue an alarm permit to an applicant unless the applicant has failed to pay a service fee assessed under section 25-66 or has had an alarm permit revoked at this or any other alarm site, and the violation causing the revocation has not been corrected.

(d)

Each alarm permit application must contain the following information:

(1)

Name, address, and telephone number of the permit holder and/or individual who will be responsible for the proper maintenance and operation of the alarm system and payment of fees assessed under this chapter;

(2)

Classification of the alarm site as either residential or commercial;

(3)

The purpose of each alarm system located at the alarm site, i.e., burglary, robbery, personal hostage, or fire;

(4)

The street address of the alarm site on which the alarm system is to be installed and operated; if the alarm site is an apartment, includes the building number and apartment number, if applicable;

(5)

Any business name, if any used for the premises on which the alarm system is to be installed and operated;

(6)

The name of the person or licensed alarm system company who will install and/or maintain the alarm system; and

(7)

The names and telephone numbers of two (2) persons who are able to and have agreed:

(i)

To receive notification at any time;

(ii)

To come to the alarm site within one and one-half (1½) hours after receiving a request from a member of the police or fire department to do so; and

(iii)

To grant access to the alarm site and to deactivate the alarm system if such becomes necessary.

(8)

Other information required by the chief which is necessary for the enforcement of this chapter.

(e)

Any false statement of a material matter made by an applicant for the purpose of obtaining an alarm permit shall be sufficient cause for refusal to issue a permit.

(f)

An alarm permit cannot be transferred to another alarm system except by authorization of the chief. A permit holder shall inform the chief of any permitted changes to the information listed on the permit application within two (2) business days. No fee will be assessed for such changes.

(g)

A permit holder shall cancel an alarm permit for any alarm system which is removed from an alarm site or which otherwise ceases to come under the permitting requirements of this chapter. Cancellation may be accomplished by returning the alarm permit to the chief or his designated representative.

(h)

All fees owed by an applicant must be paid before an alarm permit may be issued or renewed.

(i)

The police and fire departments shall protect all information on an application as confidential information, provided, however, nothing in this article shall prohibit the use of such information for legitimate law and fire code enforcement purposes and for enforcement of this article.

(j)

Persons operating a newly activated or reactivated alarm system must notify the police department alarm unit (or after normal business hours, the police dispatcher's office) within twelve (12) hours after commencing operation of the address of the alarm site, the name and the address of the operator, and of any contact persons. Persons who give such notification are exempt from the permit requirement for a period not to exceed four (4) calendar days.

(k)

The residence owner shall be charged an unpermitted alarm fee in the amount of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for each false burglary alarm call where the residence does not have a valid alarm permit. The business owner shall be charged an unpermitted alarm fee in the amount of one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125.00) for each false burglary alarm call where the business does not have a valid alarm permit. The residence or business owner shall be charged an unpermitted alarm fee in the amount of one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125.00) for each false fire alarm call where the residence or business does not have a valid alarm permit.

(Ord. No. 76472, § 1, 9-10-92; Ord. No. 86614, § 1, 9-11-97; Ord. No. 87450, § 1, 2-26-98; Ord. No. 98190, § 3, 9-18-03; Ord. No. 2006-09-07-1000, § 3, 9-7-06; Ord. No. 2006-09-07-1008, § 3, 9-7-06; Ord. No. 2008-09-11-0777F, §§ 1, 2, 9-11-08; Ord. No. 2009-09-17-0731K, § 4, 9-17-09; Ord. No. 2015-09-10-0758 , § 2(Att. H), 9-10-15)