Ord 1990-097 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

(e) The city shall treat information on applications for permits for alarm systems designed to detect criminal activity as confidential. (f) Any permit issued pursuant to this Article shall be applicable only to the permit holder and is not transferable. (g) Each permit issued to an alarm system user shall be valid for one year unless one of the following occurs: (I) Control of the protected property is transferred from the permit holder. (2) The permit holder voluntarily discontinues services provided by a particular alarm protective service, or disconnects the alarm system. (3) The permit is revoked by the City pursuant to Section 16-66. (h) The annual fee for a permit issued pursuant to this article shall be $10.00. No permit shall be issued or renewed if required service fees assessed under section 16-65 remain unpaid. Sec. 16-65. Service fee for City reS'Donses to excessive false alarms. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) or (c), the city will assess a service fee to the permit holder in accordance with the following schedule for each response by the city to the permit holder's premises for a false alarm in excess of six (6) false alarms within any twelve (12) month period: (1) 7-9 false alarms: $30.00 each (2) 10-12 false alarms: $60.00 each (3) over 12 false alarms: $100.00 each (b) If a person applies for a permit before a néw alarm system is put in operation, no service fee will be assessed during the first 45 days after issuance of a permit and any activation of an alarm system which causes a response by the Police or Fire Departments during that period will not be counted in assessing a service fee. (c) A permit holder may present evidence to the Police or Fire Chief that the activation of an alarm system was not a false alarm. If the Police or Fire Chief determines that the activation was not a false alarm, any response by the Police or Fire Department to such activation will not be included in determining the service fee set out above. The burden shall be on the permit holder to prove that the activation of the alarm system was not a false alarm. Sec. 16-66. Revocation of ~ermits. (a) The Chief of Police may revoke an alarm system permit if he determines that: (1) There is a false statement of a material matter on the application for a permit; (2) The permit holder has violated any provision of this Article;