For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases
shall have the following meanings:
A device or system which transmits a signal intended to summon
aid in a robbery, burglary, personal hostage, fire or medical emergency.
The term alarm system does not include a system installed on a vehicle
or a system designed to alert only the persons within a premises which
does not emit a signal visible or audible outside the premises.
A single premise or location served by an alarm system.
The director of public safety of the City of Hillsboro or
his authorized representative.
An alarm notification to the fire or police departments when
the responding personnel find no evidence of robbery, burglary, personal
hostage, fire or medical emergency, or attempted robbery, burglary
or personal hostage.
An alarm notification to the fire department when the responding
personnel find no evidence of fire or smoke.
An alarm system that emits a signal at an alarm site which
is audible or visible from the exterior of the alarm site.
An individual, corporation, partnership, association or similar
entity.
(Ordinance 94-12-20 adopted 12/20/94)
The director shall not consider an alarm notification to be
false if he determines that the alarm was caused by:
(1)
A natural
or man-made catastrophe;
(2)
Severe
weather that causes physical damage to the premises;
(3)
Vandalism;
(4)
Telephone
line outage;
(5)
Attempted
entry or attempted robbery; or
(6)
Accidental
activation by the occupant, provided the alarm is immediately reported
to the police department.
(Ordinance 94-12-20 adopted 12/20/94)
(a)
The permit
holder shall pay a fee as set by the city council and on file in the
office of the city secretary for each false alarm notification except
as follows:
For alarm systems in existence and use at the beginning of the
permit period, no fee shall be assessed for the first five (5) false
alarm notifications received during such permit period. For alarm
systems which have not been in existence and use prior to the beginning
of the permit period, no fee shall be assessed for false alarm notifications
received during the first thirty (30) days of the operation of the
system, and the first five (5) false alarm notifications after the
expiration of such thirty-day period.
(b)
The police
department shall on a monthly basis maintain a report of false alarm
notifications for which a fee is charged under the terms of this section.
The city secretary shall then send to the permit holder, at the address
stated on the application, a statement for fees due. Such fees shall
be paid by the permit holder within thirty (30) days of the date of
the statement and are delinquent after such thirty-day period.
(Ordinance 94-12-20 adopted 12/20/94)
