9.05.120 – Permit revocation
- Any alarmed premises which has more than 10 false alarms within a calendar year shall subject the alarm user to permit revocation as provided herein.
- If city records show more than 10 false alarms within a calendar year for any alarmed premises:
- The Chief of Police shall notify the alarm user by certified mail or personal delivery, that their alarm permit shall be revoked 30 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery. The alarm user shall have 14 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to submit a written report to the Chief of Police describing actions taken or to be taken to identify and eliminate the cause of the false alarms and to request that their alarm user's permit be reinstated.
- If the alarm user submits a report requesting reinstatement of their alarm user's permit, the Chief of Police shall determine if the action taken or to be taken will substantially reduce the likelihood of false alarms; if he determines that the action will substantially reduce the likelihood of false alarms, he shall notify the alarm user, via certified mail or personal delivery, that the request to reinstate the alarm user's permit has been approved.
- If the alarm user's permit is reinstated and the Police Department responds to a subsequent false alarm activation in the same calendar year at the protected premises, the Chief of Police shall proceed with the permit revocation process again as described in this Section 9.05.120. The alarm user shall also be assessed a fine in the amount of $300 for each subsequent false alarm through the remainder of the calendar year.
- If the Chief of Police determines that the action taken or to be taken will not substantially reduce the likelihood of false alarms, the request for reinstatement shall be denied. The Chief of Police shall give notice by certified mail or personal delivery to the user that the permit will be revoked without further notice.
- An alarm user whose permit has been revoked by the Chief of Police may, within 14 days of receipt of notice of revocation, appeal this decision by filing a written request for a review meeting with the Mayor.
- If a review meeting with the Mayor is requested, written notice of the time and place of the review meeting will be served on the alarm user by the Mayor by certified mail or personal delivery within 14 days of the request by the alarm user.
- The Chief of Police and the alarm user shall have the right to present written and oral evidence, subject to the right of cross examination by both parties.
- If the Mayor determines that the user has not taken action which substantially reduces the likelihood of false alarms, the Mayor shall issue written findings to that effect and an order denying reinstatement of the alarm user's permit.
- If the Mayor determines that the alarm user has taken action which substantially reduces the likelihood of false alarms, the Mayor shall issue written findings to that effect and an order approving reinstatement of the alarm user's permit.
- If the alarm user's permit is reinstated, pursuant to the preceding paragraph 9 and the Police Department responds to a subsequent false alarm activation in the same calendar year at the protected premises, the Chief of Police shall proceed with the permit revocation process as described in this Section 9.05.120. The alarm user shall also be assessed a fine in the amount of $300 for each subsequent false alarm activation through the remainder of the calendar year.
- Any alarm user permittee who fails to pay fines or charges provided for under this Chapter within 30 days from the date of the invoice requesting payment of same, shall have the subject alarm user's permit revoked. Any such alarm user permit shall not be reinstated until all the unpaid fines and fees are paid in full.