§ 25-59. Duties of permit holder.

(a)

A permit holder shall:

(1)

Maintain the premises containing an alarm system in a manner that insures proper operation of the alarm system;

(2)

Maintain the alarm system in a manner that will minimize false alarm notifications;

(3)

Respond or cause a representative to respond within one and one-half (1½) hours when requested by the city to repair or deactivate a malfunctioning alarm system, to provide access to the premises or to provide security for the premises;

(4)

Not manually activate an alarm for any reason other than an occurrence of an event that the alarm system was intended to report;

(5)

Notify the police or fire department dispatcher, central station or modified center station dispatcher prior to activation of an alarm for maintenance purposes; and

(6)

Maintain at each alarm site, a complete set of written operating instructions for each alarm system, except that special codes, combinations, or passwords may be excluded in these instructions.

(b)

A permit holder shall adjust the mechanism or cause the mechanism to be adjusted so that an alarm signal will sound for no longer than twenty (20) minutes after being activated, except when prohibited by fire code.

(c)

Whenever a person listed on the application or listed on an amendment to the application is unable or unwilling to perform the duties set out in section 25-57(d)(7) the permit holder shall within two (2) business days file an amendment to the permit application listing a person who is able and will perform those duties so that at all times the application on file with the police or fire department designates at least two (2) persons who are able and willing to perform such duties.

(Ord. No. 76472, § 1, 9-10-92)