Any permit issued pursuant to this chapter may be suspended
by the police chief and/or fire chief upon any one or more of the
grounds specified in this chapter.
(Prior code § 19-62)
The following shall each constitute grounds for suspension or
revocation:
A. The
violation of any provision of this chapter when written notice of
such violation has been sent to the permittee by the police and/or
fire chief and the violation, or cause thereof, has not been corrected
within the time specified in such notice;
B. The
failure to comply with any rule or regulation duly promulgated by
the police and/or fire chief pursuant to their authority under this
chapter when written notice of such failure has been sent to the permittee
by the police or fire chief and the failure, or cause thereof, has
not been corrected within the time specified in such notice;
C. The
violation of any state or federal law governing the licensing, construction,
installation, repair or operation of any alarm system or device or
governing the qualifications of any person authorized to engage in
such activities when written notice of such violation has been sent
to the permittee by the police and/or fire chief and the violation,
or cause thereof, has not been corrected within the time specified
in such notice;
D. Where
an alarm system malfunctions and/or produces chronic or excessive
false alarms and the police chief has determined that such malfunctions
or false alarms constitute a public nuisance or jeopardize the public
welfare or safety. “Chronic or excessive false alarms”
means three or more false alarms;
E. Where
the applicant or permittee, or other person acting on his or her behalf,
has knowingly made any false, misleading or fraudulent statement of
a material fact in the application for a permit, or in any report
or record required to be submitted to the city pursuant to this chapter;
F. Where
the applicant or permittee has previously had a permit issued under
this chapter revoked or suspended for good cause within the past year,
unless the applicant can show a material change in circumstances since
the date of previous revocation or suspension.
(Prior code § 19-63)
Any suspension issued under this chapter shall become a revocation 15 days after the suspension is effective unless the suspension is appealed as described in Section
8.12.290, provided that the police chief and/or fire chief may rescind the suspension by serving written notice thereof upon the permittee at any time prior to revocation becoming final.
(Prior code § 19-65)
Any application for a permit required by this chapter may be
denied by the police chief and/or fire chief upon any ground for which
a permit could be suspended or revoked.
(Prior code § 19-66)
The suspension, revocation or denial of a permit pursuant to this chapter is appealable in the manner set forth in Chapter
2.88.
(Prior code § 19-67)
Whenever any permit for an alarm system has been revoked by
the police chief and/or fire chief pursuant to this chapter, a new
permit may be issued upon reapplication and compliance with the following:
A. Payment
in full of any outstanding and past due fees and charges owing to
the city and related to alarm systems installation, use, maintenance
or repair;
B. Payment
of a reapplication fee as established by resolution;
C. Correction
of any problem or equipment which was the basis for the revocation
in a manner satisfactory to the police chief;
D. Installation
of an alarm screening system on all alarm systems for which a new
permit is issued when, in the opinion of the police chief and/or fire
chief, such screening is necessary to prevent or reduce further chronic
and/or excessive false alarms.
(Prior code § 19-68)