This chapter is adopted under the municipal affairs provisions
of the city Charter for the purpose of establishing standards and
controls for the use of emergency public safety service by identifying
businesses and property owners and occupants who disproportionately
utilize scarce emergency public safety resources at the public expense,
often leaving other areas of the city without adequate public safety
protection.
(Ord. 2867-08 § 2)
The following definitions apply to this chapter:
"Emergency response"
means the dispatch of one or more uniformed police officers to a private property pursuant to a request for police assistance for a disturbance at the property. A response to a false alarm under Chapter
9.90 or a domestic violence incident is not an emergency response under this chapter.
"Extraordinary public safety service"
means any of the following:
(1)
The sixth or subsequent emergency response to the same property
within a twelve-month period; or
(2)
The dispatch of five or more police officers to a single emergency
response.
"Occupant"
means any individual person or business entity that occupies
or controls the property at the time of the emergency response.
"Owner"
means any individual person or business entity that has fee
title to the property at the time of the emergency response.
(Ord. 2867-08 § 2)
All decisions of the director of public safety under Section
9.47.030 may be appealed. Such appeals shall be determined by the city manager, or a designee, in writing. No personal appearance before the city manager is required. In determining the appeal, the city manager shall give deference to the decisions of the director of public safety supported by substantial evidence. The city manager shall decide the appeal in writing within ten days after the matter is submitted by the appellant. No appellant shall be required to implement a security and safety plan while an appeal is pending.
(Ord. 2867-08 § 2)