§ 8.02.020. Alarm registration and permits.

A.

Police response to private alarm sites in the City is a privilege available only to those alarm users who have a current City alarm permit.

B.

No alarm business providing monitoring service to security alarm sites in the City shall activate alarm monitoring service or initiate alarm dispatch requests relative to any alarm site in the City that is not properly registered in accordance with this Chapter.

C.

Alarm permits are valid for one year.

D.

Alarm permits are issued to a person or persons ("alarm user") having bona fide ownership or control of an alarm site (i.e., home owner, business owner, renter, leaseholder, etc.) specifically for that alarm site or address. Alarm permits remain in the name(s) of the alarm user of record until a change of ownership or control of the alarm site occurs.

E.

Alarm permits are valid only to the alarm site and alarm user; alarm permits are not transferable. No refund of a permit or permit renewal fee will be made. A new alarm site permit must be obtained whenever there is a change of ownership or control of an alarm site.

F.

The initial permit application shall be given to the alarm user by the alarm installation company at the time of alarm installation. The application and fees shall be submitted by the alarm installation company to the alarm administrator (or designee) within 30 days of the installation date.

G.

Registration information is determined by the alarm administrator and shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1.

Name and address of the alarm user (i.e., the person financially responsible for operation of the alarm system being registered).

2.

Home, business, and cellular telephone number(s) of the alarm user.

3.

Name, address, and telephone number of the alarm business providing monitoring service to the system.

4.

Alternate telephone number for verification (i.e., secondary cell phone or other telephone designated by the alarm user).

5.

Signature of the alarm user verifying that the information on the permit is factual, and agreement to pay the fees associated with false alarms.

H.

Upon receipt of a completed application and fees, the alarm administrator (or designee) shall issue a security alarm permit number to the alarm user.

I.

The security alarm permit number assigned to an alarm user remains the same for as long as the alarm user continuously maintains registration for the alarm site.

J.

The alarm permit may be renewed under the following conditions:

1.

The alarm site has no past-due fees.

2.

The alarm user either updates his/her registration information or verifies that the current registration information is still correct.

3.

The appropriate annual permit fee is paid.

K.

The fee for a new alarm permit shall be collected by the alarm installation company and an alarm permit renewal fee shall be collected by the alarm administrator.

L.

Renewal information and fees are submitted to the alarm administrator (or designee) on or before the initial permit anniversary date each year.

M.

The rates for security alarm permit fees are listed in the City master fee schedule.

N.

Any fee required to be paid by an alarm user under the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed a debt owed by the alarm user to the City until it has been paid to the City.

O.

Any fee required to be collected by an alarm business under the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed a debt owed to the City by the business required to collect and remit such fee, if the alarm business has failed to take reasonable steps to collect the fee.

(Ord. No. 13015, § 3, 5-18-2010; Ord. No. 12969, § 4, 7-28-2009)