§ 112.21. ALARM REGISTRATION REQUIRED; PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER.

(A)

(1)

All alarm systems for which permit application is completed after the effective date of this Section shall be registered at the time of permit application.

(a)

Burglar alarm systems installed prior to the effective date of this Section shall be required to obtain a valid alarm registration upon the emission of one false/nuisance alarm.

(b)

Fire alarm systems installed prior to the effective date of this Section shall be required to obtain a valid alarm registration upon notice from the fire-rescue department.

(2)

A person required to obtain a valid alarm registration shall be issued a notice of violation and that person shall have ten (10) days from the date of the notice of violation to make application for the registration. If application for an alarm registration is not made within ten (10) days of the notice of violation, the person shall be in violation of this Section and shall result in a late charge of one hundred dollars ($100.00).

(B)

A registration fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be charged to the alarm user after notification and receipt of notice of violation due to the emission of one false alarm.

(C)

Applications having more than one alarm system protecting two (2) or more separate structures shall be required to obtain separate alarm registrations for each structure, unless the structures are protected by the same alarm system.

(D)

Any alarm registration issued pursuant to this Chapter shall not be transferable or assignable. Any change in ownership or tenancy of residential or commercial property to which an alarm registration is assigned shall require a new registration application.

(E)

Neighborhood subdivisions that have an internal fire and/or burglar alarm system that is maintained and monitored by a private security company located within the subdivision shall pay one registration fee for the entire subdivision.

(F)

If the owner or property manager of an apartment complex provides alarm systems in each residential unit as an amenity, then the apartment complex shall obtain an alarm permit for each apartment. All units, whether occupied or not, shall be required to have an alarm permit. Each apartment shall be considered as a separate alarm user.

(Ord. No. 44-10, § 4, passed 1/4/11; Ord. No. 08-11, § 2, passed 3/15/11)