[CC 1976 §21-106; Ord. No. 1375 §2, 10-15-1974; Ord. No. 1408 §§1 — 2, 6-9-1975]
It shall be unlawful for any person to install, maintain or
operate an alarm system in a private establishment in the City of
Overland, without first having obtained a permit therefor.
[CC 1976 §21-108; Ord. No. 1375 §4, 10-15-1974]
A.
Application
for such permit shall be made upon forms provided by the City Clerk;
shall be signed and verified under oath by the applicant, if an individual,
or by a duly authorized agent if the applicant is a partnership or
corporation; and shall set forth the following:
1.
If an individual, the name, residence and business address of the
applicant.
2.
If a partnership, the name under which the business is to be conducted
and the name, residence and business address of each partner.
3.
If a corporation, the name, date and state of incorporation, the
names and residences of the principal officers, directors and local
representatives, and the address of the place of business.
4.
The experience the applicant has had in the business of installing
alarm systems or similar work tending to qualify him/her for such
business.
5.
The place or places, and the time that applicant has been engaged
in such business or occupation.
6.
A description of the connections desired to be made with the police
station, with the name and address of each customer to be served,
shall be attached to the application of the owner of the building
to be served for the installation of such an alarm system.
7.
A statement that any alarm connection permitted to be made by him/her
shall be so installed that no electric power metered through the meters
of the City and charged to it will be used by the alarm system unless
written consent is obtained from the Chief of Police.
8.
A statement that every unit will be installed in an efficient and
workmanlike manner meeting all standards established by underwriters
of burglar insurance companies.
9.
Such other information as the Mayor may deem reasonably necessary
to determine whether a permit should be issued.
[CC 1976 §21-109; Ord. No. 1375 §5, 10-15-1974]
If, after an investigation by the Police Department, the Mayor
shall be reasonably satisfied that the applicant is qualified for
the work of installing alarm systems, has a good reputation and has
properly made the statements required in the application, an operator's
permit shall be issued to him/her upon payment of the fee therefor.
Such permit shall contain the name of the operator to whom it is issued
and designate the alarm units permitted to be installed by him/her,
as set forth in this Chapter.
[CC 1976 §21-110; Ord. No. 1375 §6, 10-15-1974]
Every permit issued under this Chapter shall expire on the thirty-first
(31st) day of July of the calendar year. An operator who has a permit
in effect at the end of such calendar year shall be entitled to a
permit for the next succeeding calendar year upon application therefor
and payment of the annual operator's permit fee.
[CC 1976 §21-111; Ord. No. 1375 §7, 10-15-1974]
If, during the period of an operator's permit, he/she desires
to install an additional alarm system, he/she shall apply to the City
Clerk for a permit therefor. Such application shall be referred to
the Chief of Police. Upon his/her approval and payment of the charge
for an additional alarm unit, the City Clerk shall issue a permit
for such system.
[CC 1976 §21-112; Ord. No. 1375 §8, 10-15-1974]
A.
A permit
for an alarm system connected with the police station may be revoked
by the Mayor if:
1.
There is reasonable ground to find that such installation or equipment
is defective or inadequate by reason of the cancellation of any certificate
of approval, or any other qualified organization established by underwriters
of burglar insurance companies; or
2.
It is found that the alarm system is using electric power charged
to the City without written consent of the Chief of Police.
C.
No
permit or license shall be revoked until at least ten (10) days' written
notice of the complaint has been given the operator and he/she has
been given an opportunity to answer the charges against him/her, by
reason of the cancellation of any certificate of approval issued by
any qualified organization established by underwriters and burglar
insurance companies.
D.
The
permit of an operator may be revoked by the Mayor and the City Council.
[CC 1976 §21-114; Ord. No. 1375 §10, 10-15-1974]
There shall be levied and collected in each year a permit tax
in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each operator of
an alarm system.
[CC 1976 §21-115; Ord. No. 1375 §11, 10-15-1974]
It shall be unlawful for any person to install, maintain and
operate any alarm system from a private establishment within the City
of Overland which operates by the automatic dialing of the police
station phone number and the playing of a recorded message through
the police station telephone lines; provided, however, that any such
system which is installed and in operation within the City of Overland
at the time of the passage of this Chapter may be maintained for a
period of one (1) year from the date of passage of this Chapter (October
15, 1974), and then shall be removed or converted to an alarm board
hookup system.
[CC 1976 §21-116.1; Ord. No. 1639 §§1 — 2, 10-23-1978; Ord. No. 99-55 §1, 7-13-1999]
A.
There
shall be a fee charged by the City of Overland and paid by the person
or corporation who owns or operates or maintains a private alarm system
within the City of Overland if said system shall sound more than two
(2) false alarms within any one (1) year period from a residential
location, or more than one (1) false alarm within any one (1) year
period from a commercial location, and if the Overland Police Department
shall receive said false alarm sounding on the City alarm board or
shall be summoned to respond to such false alarm in any manner. A
one (1) year period shall be defined as July first (1st) through June
thirtieth (30th) each year.
B.
The
fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) for all such false alarms in excess
of the permitted number of false alarms and each additional and subsequent
false alarm in excess of the permitted number.
C.
As
used in this Section, the term "false alarm" means
an alarm sounding which was not produced by physical intrusion of
an unauthorized person or animal into the premises secured by the
sounding alarm system or by the breaking or opening of a door or window
or other enclosure which is secured by the sounding alarm system.
If there is no evidence of the physical cause which produced an alarm
sounding, such sounding shall be presumed to be a false alarm.
[CC 1976 §21-117; Ord. No. 1375 §13, 10-15-1974; Ord. No. 98-68 §1, 9-29-1998]
Any person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions
of this Chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
