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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.n. Alarm Ordinancer CITY OF ROSEMOUNT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: DECEMBER 17,1996 AGENDA ITEM: ALARM ORDINANCE AGENDA SECTION: CONSENT PREPARED BY: Police Lieutenant Kuhns AGENPW #6 N ATTACHMENTS: Revised Alarm Ordinance, Resolution APPROVED BY: I— - - - - j lu Attached is the revised Alarm Ordinance reflecting the changes City Council suggested at the November 19, 1996 meeting. This is the Second Reading of this Ordinance. RECOMMENDED ACTION: MOTION to approve AN ORDINANCE REGULATING FALSE ALARMS and approve A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE FEES FOR ALARM USER PERMITS. �i COUNCIL ACTION: 0 - CITY OF ROSEMOUNT DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE FEES FOR ALARM USER PERMITS 10 WHERES, the City Council will preserve and protect the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Rosemount from the nuisance and negligent operation of alarm systems while providing the highest level of service to alarm users, and WHERES, the City Council desires to reduce the number of police responses to avoidable or false police alarms, and WHERES, valuable public safety resources are used in responding to the growing number of avoidable police alarms, and WHERES, the City Council requires that, if necessary, an Alarm User Permit be required which would be valid for twelve (12) months from the date of purchase. WHEREAS, the City Council finds it necessary to establish an ordinance and permit fees to assist in reducing the number of avoidable or false police alarms. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council establishes the fee for an alarm user permit to be one hundred twenty-five ($125) dollars. ADOPTED this 17th day of December, 1996. ATTEST: Susan M. Walsh, City Clerk Motion by: Voted in favor: Voted against: Cathy Busho, Mayor Second by: e CITY OF ROSEMOUNT STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE REGULATING FALSE ALARMS THE CITY COUNCIL OF TBE CITY OF ROSEMOUNT ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Rosemount City Code., Title 7, is amended by adding new Chapter 8, Sections 7-8-1 through 7-8-9 as follows: 7-8-1 Purpose The purpose of this ordinance is to preserve and protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Rosemount from the nuisance and negligent operation of alarm systems while providing the highest level of service to alarm users. 7-8-2 Definitions For the purpose of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply: A. Alarm System: Any assembly of equipment or devices, either mechanically or electronically operated, which signals either audibly or in any other manner so as to be seen, heard, or otherwise detected outside the protected area serviced by the alarm system, that a robbery, burglary, medical emergency, act of vandalism or unauthorized entry has occurred, and which is intended to summon a response from police personnel. An automobile alarm device shall not be considered to be an alarm system under the terms of this chapter. B. Alarm User: A person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind in control of any building, structure, or facility in which an alarm system is maintained. C. Alarm User J!erinit: A permit that is issued to an alarm user when they exceed four false alarms in a one year period. This Alarm User Permit allows for three (3) false police alarms for a period of twelve (12) months and is exclusive of other alarm requirements. D. Public Safe1y Personnel: Duly authorized City employees or their designees. E. False Alarms: An alarm signal eliciting a response by public safety personnel when a situation requiring a response does not, in fact, exist and which is caused by the activation of the alarm system through mechanical failure, alarm malfunction, improper installation or the inadvertence of the owner or lessee of an alarm system or of his or her employees or agents. A false alarm does not include an alarm caused by climatic (weather) conditions, utility line mishaps, violent conditions of nature or other conditions determined to be beyond the control of the alarm manufacturer, installer or user. 7-8-3 Permit Required Every alarm system user shall be allowed four false alarms per year for each alarm system under his/her control. Should the number of false police alarms exceed four (4) in one year the alarm user must purchase an Alarm User Permit upon notice from the Police Chief or his/her designee. Upon exhausting the amount of false alarms allowed by an Alarm User Permit, an alarm user must purchase another permit. 7-8-4 Permit Fees The fees for the Alarm User Permit shall be set by City Council resolution. 7-8-5 Exceptions Federal or State agencies and political subdivisions of the Federal or State governments shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter, but shall be exempt from the payment of any permit fees and/or any false alarm charges otherwise provided for by this chapter. 7-8-6 Application Requirements Applications for an alarm system permit shall be made in writing to the City of Rosemount on such forms as designated by the City Clerk and shall contain the following information: A. The name, address and telephone number of the applicant; B. The name, address and telephone number of the property owner if different from the applicant; C. The property address of the location where the alarm system will be installed and maintained; D. The type of alarm system being installed; E. The name, address and telephone number of the installer; 2 F. The names and telephone numbers of persons who have the ability to control the alarm system on a 24 hour a day availability; G. A declaration that the alarm system does not utilize an automatic dialing device programmed to dial the Police Department directly. 7-8-7 Criminal Penalties Any alarm user that violates any part of this ordinance or knowingly fails to obtain an alarm user permit shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred dollars ($700) or imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days or both, together with the costs of prosecution. Section 2. This ordinance will become effective from and after its date of publication. ADOPTED this — day of 1996. Cathy Busho, Mayor ATTEST: Susan Walsh, City Clerk Published this — day of 1996 in the Rosemount Town Pages. 3 CITY OF ROSEMOUNT STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE REGULATING FALSE ALARMS THE CITY COUNCIL OF TBE CITY OF ROSEMOUNT ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Rosemount City Code, Title 7, is amended by adding new Chapter 8, Sections 7-8-1 through 7-8-9 as follows: 7-8-1 Purpose The purpose of this ordinance is to preserve and protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Rosemount from the nuisance and negligent operation of alarm systems while providing the highest level of service to alarm users. 7-8-2 Definitions For the purpose of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply: A. Alarm System: Any assembly of equipment or devices, either mechanically or electronically operated, which signals either audibly or in any other manner so as to be seen, heard, or otherwise detected outside the protected area serviced by the alarm system, that a robbery, burglary, medical emergency, act of vandalism or unauthorized entry has occurred, and which is intended, or may remonably be expected, to summon a response from police personnel. An automobile alarm device shall not be considered to be an alarm system under the terms of this chapter. B. Alarm Use : A person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind in control of any budding, structure, or facility in which an alarm system is maintained. C. Alarm User Permi : A permit that is issued to an alarm user when they— the user exceeds four false alarms in a one year period. This Alarm User Permit allows for three (3) false police alarms for a period of twelve (12) months and is exclusive of other alarm requirements. D. False Alarms: An alarm signal eliciting a response by public safety POUCO personnel when a situation requiring a response does not, in fact, exist and which is caused by 0 Ordinance No. the activation of the alarm system through mechanical failure, alarm malfunction, improper installation or the inadvertence of the owner or lessee of an alarm system or of his or her employees or agents. A false alarm does not include an alarm caused by effinatic (weather) conditiom, utility line mishaps, violent conditions of nature or other conditions determined to be beyond the control of the alarm manufacturer, installer or user. 7-8-3 Permit Required Every alarm system user shall be allowed four false alarms per year for each promise containing alum systems under his/her control. Should the number of false police alarms exceed four (4) in one year the alarm user must purchase an Alarm User Permit upon notice from the Police Chief or his/her designee. Upon exhausting the—dmn� number of false alarms allowed by aMaTm 'Use, permit, an alarm user must purchase another permit. 7-8-4 Permit Fees The fees for the Alarm User Permit shall be set by City Council resolution. 7-8-5 Exceptions Federal or State agencies and political subdivisions of the Federal or State governments shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter, but shall be exempt from the payment of any permit fees and/or any false alarm charges otherwise provided for by this chapter. 7-8-6 Application Requirements Applications for an alarm -system user permit shall be made in writing to the City of Rosemount on such forms as designated by the City Clerk and shall contain the following information: A. The name, address and telephone number of the applicant; B. The name, address and telephone number of the property owner if different from the applicant; C. The property address of the location where the alarm system will be installed and maintained; D. The type of alarm system being installed; 2 Ordinance No. E. The name, address and telephone number of the installer; F. The names and telephone numbers of persons who have the ability to control the alarm system on a 24 hour a day availability; G. A declaration that the alarm system does not utilize an automatic dialing device programmed to dial the Police Department directly. 7-8-7 Criminal Penalties Any alarm user that violates any part of this ordinance or knowingly fails to obtain an alarm user permit shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not mote than seven handred dollars ($700) or im. i . tot to exceed t-Anety (96) days or bodi, together with the costs of prosecation. as provided by L4WI I Section 2. This ordinance will become effective from and after its date of publication. ADOPTED this — day of 1996. Cathy Busho, Mayor ATTEST: Susan Walsh, City Clerk Published this — day of 1996 in the Rosemount Town Pages. 3