For purposes of this chapter, the term "person" shall not include the agencies, departments, officers or assigned agents of the City.
(Ord. 1227 § 1, 4-7-1970; Formerly § 8A-1)
No person shall use or cause to be used any telephone device or telephone attachment that automatically selects any public primary telephone trunk line of the City and then reproduces any tone, signal or prerecorded message to report any burglary, fire or other emergency, except as duly authorized by the City in accordance with the terms of this chapter.
(Ord. 1227 § 1, 4-7-1970; Formerly § 8A-2)
Any person in the business of selling or leasing alarm systems designed to terminate in any location in any City building shall submit an application in writing to the City Manager or his/her designated representative. Such applications shall include, but not be limited to, specific provisions relating to false alarms and testing procedures. The City Manager or his/her designated representative shall approve such application if he/she finds that:
(a)
Prerecorded alarm messages shall terminate on a private secondary telephone line.
(b)
The termination of such telephone line will constitute no hindrance to regular City activities and duties.
(c)
The person seeking such termination agrees that no messages will be telephoned, except actual alarms, except by an authorized agent of him/her with official access to customer files.
(d)
The person seeking the termination maintains adequate equipment and work force to repair, maintain or otherwise service alarms sold or leased by him.
(Ord. 1227 § 1, 4-7-1970; Formerly § 8A-3)
No person shall place, or cause to be placed, any monitoring panels, annunciators, light panels, or receiving equipment in any City building except as provided in SCCC § 8.05.030 upon aforesaid approval of the application and authorization by the City Manager or his/her designated representative.
(Ord. 1227 § 1, 4-7-1970; Formerly § 8A-4)
As a condition of approval and authorization, all costs and recurring charges incurred in the installation and maintenance of a private alarm system shall be borne by the person requesting an alarm termination.
(Ord. 1227 § 1, 4-7-1970; Formerly § 8A-5)
As a condition of approval and authorization, in addition to any other remedy provided by law, the City Manager or his/her designated representative may, whenever he shall have knowledge of the use of any device or attachment not operated or maintained in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, order the removal of such device or attachment or such termination to which such device or attachment is connected. Failure to remove such device, attachment or termination upon being ordered to remove the same shall constitute a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 1227 § 1, 4-7-1970; Formerly § 8A-6)
As a condition of approval and authorization, the City, its departments, officers or authorized agents shall be protected, defended (including attorney fees), indemnified and held harmless from any liability by the person or business and applicant which has the termination for any malfunction of the alarm system in reporting of the emergency it was intended to report.
(Ord. 1227 § 1, 4-7-1970; Formerly § 8A-7)