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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - August 15, 1984 (72)CITY COUNCIL MEETING l AUGUST 15, 1984 CCNSIDERA- Council deferred to a date uncertain. consideration of TION OF the proposed Alann Ordinance following a request for PROMSiD delay from the San Joaquin County Al a nn Association. Al AW CRU. `.h t ZMW > r t Ll (.ry Mun0991 To: From: Subject: CITY OF L ODI POLICE DEPARTMENT 230 WEST FLM STREET FaIrIt LODI. CALIFORNIA 95 240 4209) 36&0616 ova MARC YATES November 15, 1983 c n,rf of v01-ce Henry A. Glaves. City Manager Captain Fl(,yd A. Williams Lodi Police Department Alarm Board As you are well aware, the Police Department has recently gone throuqh a re- model of the Communications Center (dispatch), reniacinq all of the -quipment which was installed in 1967. There are two items which were not replaced in the recent remodel: 1) The tape recorder (which was replaced about five years aqo) is still serviceable. 2) The alarm board - which is still original equipment. At the present time, and for the past several months, we have been investiga- ting various types of alarm boards and the costs associated with each. There are several reasons we feel we must replace the existinq alarm board: a) The equipment is outdated. The present board will show an activation, at which time the department must respond as if there is in fact a break-in o: robbery in progress. Tue new alarm equipment has the capability of advising when the activation is due to equipment failure rather than a bona fide alarm. This would still require verification by the department but the manner of response would be different. Not having an automatic emergency response reduces the chance of officer or citizen injury often associated with emergency response. b) Due to the age of the equipment, we have frequent failures at the board. Motorola (who has been servicing the board) informs us they are finding it increasingly difficult to find replacement parts. ..continued.. III Henry A. Glaves, City Onager November 15, 1983 LPD Alarm Board Ift c) The present board will not fit in the new console. The old board is currently sitting on a cabinet which is designed to hold the tape recorder which tapes telephone and radio transmissions to the desk. Because the board is occupying the place for the recorder, we have not had the ability to record calls for several months and this has caused some concern as we are unable to verify radio or telephone con - vers -•ions when investigating citizens' complaints. Page 2 With the aforementioned reasons in mind, we began to investigate various alarm boards which would Le compatible with out console and which would give us and the subscriber good service. Approximately one year aqo, before his retire- ment, Captain Raggi (who was then the Administrative Services Division Commander) began to look at available systems. Because of the combination of cost and not meeting the needs of our department, we were unable to locate a suitable model. Approximately one month ago Captain Larry Hanse.t (now Administrative Services Division Commander) and I visited Stockton Police Department to look at their system. Stockton Police Department has the "Varitec,h" alarm system and they have been very satisfied with the way it has functioned. It has been in opera- tion there since 19 2. In talking with bott: management personnel and the dis- patchers working with the equipment, all those contacted felt it was very reliable equipment. We questioned Captain Neeley about the cost and learned that the equipment 1,elonged to the Jorgensen Company of Fresno, California. It was in- stalled at no cost to the City of Stockton and is paid for by the subscribers in the form of a monthly charge to be hooked up to the equipment. In order to learn more about the system and how it might meet our needs, I directed Captain Hansen to contact Jorgensen Company and ask them to have a re- presentative contact us. We were subsequently contacted by Mr. Cliff Pedersen, sales representative, who examined our console and stated the Varitech unit would fit without any modification. When questioned regarding the cost of the un -it, Mr.Pedersen stated there were two options open to us. Jorgensen would install t,e equipment at no cost to the City. They would maintain and service the equipment and each business who was hooked up to the alarm would pay Jorgensen $84.00 per year. This figure was based on 50 accounts. Any business desiring to connect to the equipment after the initial changeover would pay a hookup fee of $50.00 and $84.00 per year. In addition to this, Jorgensen will hook up any City alarms at no charge. At present the Fire Department monitors 3 alarms which will be transferred to the Police Department when we take over dispatch. The Police Department presently has four smoke alarms in the Jail which could be hooked to the equipment as well as the Lodi Municipal Court alarms. Jorgensen stated they would require a seven year contract signed by the City. I requested Mr. Pedersen draw up a sample contract and return it, at which time I would request that Mr. Jerry Glenn attend the meeting. A meeting was subsequently held at the Police Department, attended by Captain Hansen, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Glaves, Mr. Pederson and me. At that meeting terms and conditions were discussed along with the possibility of the City purchasing the equipment. Mr. Pedersen stated the Veritech unit we were looking at (at that time) could be purchased for approximately ten thousand dollars. ..continued.. Henry A. Glaves, Citylwjnager November 15, 1983 LPD Alarm Board Page 3 He was questioned in terms of the possibility of a conflict of interest de- veloping in that they would install the equipment and then sell alarms to local customers, thereby developing a monopoly. He assured us his company was not and did not desire to be in competition with local alarm companies and went so far as to state that it could be made a part of the contract cha t Jorgensen would not install alarms locally. Due to the feature of the Veritech unit which advises if the alarm is a mal- function or a valid alarm, it is necessary for the alarm companies to make a modification at the subscriber's place of business. Due to this fact, it was decided to hold a meeting with the owners of the three local alarm compa,iies (Paul's, Centurion and Mokelumne) to determine if they would be able to make the necessary changes and if the new system would create any problems for them. Captain Hansen made contact with the above named alarm companies and met with them and Mr. Pedersen. Neither Mokeiumne or Centurion had any complaint about the alarm or doing business with Jorgensen. Paul's indicated a desire to fur- nish the alarm to the City rather than Jorgensen. This suggestion brought dissatisfaction from both Mokelu►„ne and Centurion. They felt if Paul's had the equipment here he would be in a position to monopolize the market by cutting out the middle man. This was also our concern with Jorgensen when we asked if they would be in competition with local alarm companies. I requested that Captain Hansen contact other agencies who had Veritech equip- ment to determine who had installed their alarms - was the company local - how did they choose the company - and were they satisfied with Veritech equip- ment. Captain Hansen contacted SLockton Police Department, Galt Police Department and Manteca Police Department. Stockton Police Department stated they had done business with Jorgensen & Company for several years and were happy with them. When it came time to put in their new board, they stayed with Jorgensen and they continue to be happy with both the equipment and the company. Manteca Police Department stated they decided what equipment they wanted, con- tacted Day & Night from Stockton, and they supplied the equipment. Galt Police Department decided what equipment they wanted, contacted Pau -l's and he supplied it. They are happy with the equipment but not the service. I should also note here that after discussing this with the local companies, it was pointed out that Veritech is now making a model which uses reverse polarity - requiring a dedicated pair of telephone wires - and digital com- munication which uses the existing lines from the business telephone. The feeling among the local companies is that with the ever-increasing cost of phone lines, those business which are not high risk (high risk defined as banks, savings and loans, jewelry stores, pharmacies, etc.) will not be able to afford the cost of dedicated lines and will eventually go to the ligital communication. After this point was raised, Captain Hansen inquired .nto the availability of this equipment. Jorgensen will supply this to us (this is the price quoted earlier). ..continued.. lidnry A. Glaves, Cit} xnager November 15, 1983 LPD Alarm Board r Page 4 There are two considerations which must be made when deciding which board we want: 1) The board only capable of handling reverse polarity alarms will always tell us when the alarm is equipment failure. As stated earlier, that will determine the type of response we make. 2) The combination reverse polarity/digital communication will allow businesses a direct hookup for less money - thus allowing more people a direct hookup. If we go this way, however, we will give up the ability to know when we have a false alarm or when we have equipment failure. Even if we only have a .everse polarity system here, we still must responc. to alarms from local companies via an answering :service. When this occurs we still have no way of knowing if the alarm is false. Since we feel time is of the essence in responding to alarms, I would recommend the dual model as those alarms coming direct are much faster in that they cut out the middle person. In the past there have been lengthy delays in relaying the information to the Police Department. As an alternative measure, the City can purchase the equipment from the company. The cost of this would be as follows: Varitech unit: $ 13,534 + tax *Spares: Receiving Unit 2,381 + tax Control Unit 2,045 + tax Total $ 17,960 + tax 1* The "spares" are recommended as this allows the modular unit to be replaced in case of malfunction and the malfunctioning ung`_ repaired later - allowing time to get parts, etc. ) Captain Hansen has conferred with Motorola and they stated they would be able to do the hookup and servicing if schematics and manuals were available to them. One of the problems with purchasing the equipment is that unless the City charges subscribers for a hookup (which has not been done to this point), those people coming direct would not be paying for equipment while those required to go to alarm companies have an equipment cost built in to their monthly service charge, causing an inequity. We also recommend a priority list for direct hookup, limiting the direct hookup to those businesses and institutions which are a high risk. ..continued.. Henry A. Glaves, City nager November 15, 1983 40 LPD Alarm Board Page 5 Due to the problems stated earlier regarding a local comps.ny putting in the equipment, I recommend that we deal with an outside company with a stipula- tion in the contract that they will not compete locally with our a:arm companies. Respectfully submitted, �- k (� UCS' Captain Floyd A. Williams Patrol Division Commander FAW:jkm encl. JORGENSEN & CO. 2691 S. EAST AVE.. FRESNO.CA. 93706, t2091260-6241 ALSO LOCATED IN: VISALIA - MERCED • MODESTO October 28, 1983 City of Lodi Police D partment 230 W. Elm St. Lodi, CA 95240 Attn: Captain Larry Hansen Subject: Varitech Receiver for Reverse Polarity and Digital Dialers Jorgensen & Company has been in business since 1932 in the San Joaquin Valley. The Varitech receiving panel at the Stockton Police Dept. is owned and maintained by us. Jorgensen & Company will furnish and install at the Lodi Police Facility one Varitech receiver for reverse polarity and digital dialers at no cost to the City. We will connect the alarms presently in use at the Police Facility. The cost to connect the existing alarms `-ill he $84.00 per account per year payable annually in advance. The $84.;! per account per year is based on the approximate 50 accounts that nov :,sing received. The term of the agreemen-t wouldbe for a minimum of seven years. Whether- we invoice the individual account or the alarm company, it does not really matter to us. Alarms owned by the City and connect to the Varitech receiver would be at no cost to the City. All new alarms installed after the original changeover to the Varitech receiver would be charged a $50.00 one time installation charge and $84.00 per year for connection. If we may be of further assistance, please contact me. CP:bja Sincerely, JORGENSEN & COMPANY e&# d&40�Av/- Cliff Pedersen Protective Systems Division .FIRE EQUIPMENT. INOUSTRIALSAFETY• PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS IN LiJ ORDINANCE NO. U AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LODI ESTABLISHING AND PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF BURGLARY AND ROBBERY ALkMl SYSTEMS The City Council of the City of Lodi DOES ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. A new chapter is hereby added to the City of Lodi Municipal Code as follows: Sections: CHAPTER ALARM SYSTEMS. Definitions Permit for Alarm System Required Application for Permit Application for Alarm Permit - Investigation Suspension or Revocation of Permits Notice of Appeal False Alarm Penalty Alarm System Standards and Regulations Alarm Requirements Automatic Shutoff Requirements -Audible Alarms Delay Device Requirements Power Supply Testing Alarm Prohibitions Fees -1- lot Limitation on Liability Criminal Penalties Application of Chapter _ DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this Chapter, certain words and phrases shall be construed herein as set forth in this section unless it is apparent from the. context that a different meaning is intended. Alarm Agent means any person employed by an alarm business whose duties include the altering, installing, main— taining, moving, repairing, replacing, selling, servicing, responding to (excluding public safety officer) or causing others to respond to an alarm system in or on any building. structure. or facility. Alarm Business means any business carried on by any person who engages in the sale, leasa, maintenance, service, repair, alteration. replacement or installation of any alarm or alarm systems in or on any building, structure or facility. Alarm System means any mechanical or electrical device which is designed or used for the detection of intrusion into a building, structure or facility, or for alerting others of an event within a building. structure or facility, which event causes a local addible alarm or transmission of a signal or message. Alarm syutems include, but are not limited to, direct dial tone devices, audible alarm and proprietor alarms. Devices which are not designed or used to evoke r police response, or used to register alarms that are intended to be -2- audible, visible or perceptible outside of the protected building, structure, or facility are not included withi-n this definition, nor are auxiliary devices installed by a telephone company to protect its systems which might be damaged or disrupted by the use of an alarm system. Appellant mea -ns a person who perfects an appeal pursuant to this chapter. Applicant means a person, firm or corporation who ii1`es an application for permit as provided for in this chapter. Audible Alarm means a device designed for the detection of an intrusion on premises which generates an audible sound on the premiees when it is actuated. City means the City of Lodi. Day means a calendar day. Person means a person, firm, corporation, association, partnership, individual, organization or company. Prop riet-ir Alarm means an alarm which is not ;regularly serviced by an alarm business. False Alarm means the activation of an alarm system through mechanical failure, accident, misoperation, malfunc- tion, misuse, or the negligence of either the owner or lessee of the alarm system or any of their employees or agents. False alarms shall not include alarms caused by acts of God, than malfunction of telephone lines, circuits or other causes which are beyond control of the owner or lessee of the alarm system. N Permit for Alarm System Required. No person shall install or se an alarm system without first -3- obtaining an alarm permit issued by the City of Lodi in accor- dance with the provisions of this chapter. __ Application_ for Permit. Application for an alarm permit shall be filed with the Finance Director on forms provided by the City. and the applicant shall, at the time of application, pay the fee established by resolution of the City Council. The application shall be signed and verified by the owner or lessee of the alarm system for which the permit '.s requested, and the application shall contain such informa- tion as may be required by the City Manager in order to ensure that the permit is issued in accordance with the provis ons of this chapter. Permits provided for in this chapter shall be issued by the Finance Director and shall be non -transferable. Application for Alarm Permit - I-rves- Aation., Upon receiving an application from any person for an alarm permit. the City Manager shall cause an investigation to be made of the system to be installed to determine If the system complies wish " requirements of this chapter. If the proposed system complies with this chapter, the Finance Director shall cause a Permit to be issued. A commercial alarm permittee may be allowed a direct connection to the City of Lodi Police Department Alarm System, provided facilities are available for direct connection. Each commercial alarm permit holder whose system directly connects with the Lodi Police Department shall pay to the City on or before July lst of each year, a fee set forth by resolution of the City Council. -4- .� Suspension and Revocation of Permits_ An alarm permit may be suspended and/or revoked as follows: (a) If, after investigation, the Chief of Police determines that the permittee has violated any provision of this chapter, has violated any rules and regulations promulgated by the Chief of Police pursuant to authority granted by this chapter, or fails to pay a false alarm penalty as provided in Section the Chief of Police &hail send to the permittee, by registered mail, a notice of intent to revoke the permit, which notice shall specify the violation or violations determined by f the Chief of Police to exist and that permittee has the right to appeal the determination of the Chief of Police to revoke the permit to the City Manager, as provided in Section of the City of Lodi Municipal Code. and that failure of the permittee to remedy the violation or violations specified in the notice of revocation within said fifteen -day period, or within such additi-oval time as may be allowed by the Chief of Police upon a showing of good cause therefor, then the alarm permit shall be considered revoxed and the alarm system shall remain unused > until a new permit is issued. Notice of Appeal. If any permittee is aggrieved by any action of the Chief of Police pursuant to the G provisions of Section of the Lodi Municipal Code, the applicant may appeal to the City Manager. by filing with the City Manager, a Notice of Appeal, setting forth the facts and circumstances regarding the appeal. This Notice of Appeal shall be filed not later than fifteen (15) days after service -5- 1 � .� Suspension and Revocation of Permits_ An alarm permit may be suspended and/or revoked as follows: (a) If, after investigation, the Chief of Police determines that the permittee has violated any provision of this chapter, has violated any rules and regulations promulgated by the Chief of Police pursuant to authority granted by this chapter, or fails to pay a false alarm penalty as provided in Section the Chief of Police &hail send to the permittee, by registered mail, a notice of intent to revoke the permit, which notice shall specify the violation or violations determined by f the Chief of Police to exist and that permittee has the right to appeal the determination of the Chief of Police to revoke the permit to the City Manager, as provided in Section of the City of Lodi Municipal Code. and that failure of the permittee to remedy the violation or violations specified in the notice of revocation within said fifteen -day period, or within such additi-oval time as may be allowed by the Chief of Police upon a showing of good cause therefor, then the alarm permit shall be considered revoxed and the alarm system shall remain unused > until a new permit is issued. Notice of Appeal. If any permittee is aggrieved by any action of the Chief of Police pursuant to the G provisions of Section of the Lodi Municipal Code, the applicant may appeal to the City Manager. by filing with the City Manager, a Notice of Appeal, setting forth the facts and circumstances regarding the appeal. This Notice of Appeal shall be filed not later than fifteen (15) days after service -5- of a notice of revocation as provided for in Section of this chapter. The City Manager, or duly authorized rep- resentative, shall. within fifteen (15) days from the date on which the appeal is filed, hold a hearing, consider all rele- vant evidence produced by the alarm permittee, the Chief of Police or his representative, and any other interested parties, make findings and determine the merits of the appeal. The City Manager, or his duly authorized representative, may affirm, overrule or modify the decision of the Chief of Police and the decision of the City Manager, or his duly authorized representative, shall be final. False Alarm Penal_ When emergency messages. signals. or notices are received by the Police Department that evidence a failure to obtain a permit or comply with any other requirement under this article, the Chief of Police is auth_orizcd to demand that the owner or lessee of the alarm system in-itiating such message, signal or notice, or his representative, disconnect the alarm system until it is made to comply with said requirements. Any person who maintains. uses or possesses an alarm, and which alarm has caused any signal, message or alarm to be transmitted to th- Police Department, either by direct telephone or other direct communication or by communication from an alarm agent or an alarm business, or by a person responding to an audible alarm and which alarm is determined to have been a false alarm by the Chief of Police, pursuant to an investigation conducted by the Chief of Police, shall pay a false alarm penalty to the City of Lodi, as follows: -6- WO (a) For the third false alarm within a one-year period, permittee shall pay a $50.00 false alarm penalty; (b) For the fourth false alarm within a one-year period, permittee shall pay a $100.00 false alarm penalty; (c) For the fifth and each subsequent false alarm within a one-year period. the permittee shall pay a $125.00 false alarm penalty. In the event that permittee sustains five false alarms within a 12 -month period. the Chief of Police. in addition to imposing the false alarm penalties provided herein, shall commence revocation proceedings. as provided for by Section and shall revoke the permit within the time period provided in that Chapter. should permittee fail to demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Chief of Police, that the alarm system is in good working order. Failure to pay false alarm penalties as provided 'herein shall be grounds for revocation of the permit. The permittee has the right of appeal as specified in Section , with respect to penalties imposed by the Chief of Police for false alarms, pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter-. Alarm_S stem_Standarda_a-nd Regulttitions. All alarm systems and appurtenant equipment installed within the City shall meet or exceed the highest standards of the industry and those standards which may hereafter be established by the City. The City reserves the right to inspect all systems installed within the City. -7- I W Alarm Requirements. The alarm permittee shall supply on his application for permit the names, addresses and phone numbers of the selling or installing alarm company. or if the permittee is not under a service contract with an alarm business, at least two persons to call in event of an emergency. In the event the names, addresses and phone numbers change. the permittee shall supply the changes within twenty days of the change. Automatic Shutoff Reautrements-Audible Alarms. All audible alarn: systems shall include a device which will limit the generation of the audible sound of the system to not longer than thirty minutes after activation when the alarm system is protecting a residential structure and sixty minutes when the alarm system is protecting a commercial structure. Said systems. however, shall include an automatic resetting device which shall cause the subject system to be re -armed upon automatic shutoff. Delay Device Requirements. All burglAry detection alarm systems that directly transmit a signal to the police facility shall include a device which will provide a minimum of a thirty-second delay of the original transmission and activate a signal Immediately in such a manner as to be perceptible to a person lawfully entering, leaving or occupying the premises. Such a device is intended to provide an opportunity for the person having lawful control of the -8- alarm system to terminate its operation after activation but prior to the transmission of a false alarm. Power SuQP _ An alarm system shall be supplied with an uninterruptible power supply in such a manner that the failure or interruption of the normal utility electric service will not activate the alarm system. The backup power supply must be capable of at least four hours of operation. Testing_Alarm, Permittees shall notify the City of Lodi Poli --e Department emergency equipment dispatcher prior to i. service, test, repair, maintenance, adjustment, alterations, or installations of systems which would norma►ly result in a police response. which might activate a false alarm. Any alarm activated where such prior notice has been given shall not constitute a false alarm. Prohibitions. It shall be unlawful to Install or use an alarm system which, upon activation, emits a sound similar to sirens in use on emergency vehicles or for civil defense purposes. Fees. Fees prescribed heretofore in this ordinance shall be in addition to any othtr lawful fees Imposed by the City of Lodi for doing or conducting business within the City of Lodi. Limitation On Liability. The City of Lodi is under no obligation or duty to any permittee or any other person by reason of any provision of this chapter, or the exercise of any privilege by any permittee hereunder, including but not limited to any defects in a police alarm system, any Q119 delay in transmission of an alarm message to any emergency unit or damage caused by delay in responding to any alarm by arty City officer, employee or agent. Criminal_ Penal t les. Any person who violates the provisions of the part, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Cpl lest ion of Chapter_ Any person who, on the effective date of this ordinance. possesses, has installed or uses an alarm system which requires a permit under this Chapter, shall apply for and receive a permit as provided in this Chapter, within three (3) months after the effective date of this ordinance. SECTION 2. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed insofar as such conflict may exist. SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall be published one time In the "Lodi News Sentinel". a daily newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in the City of Lodi and shall be in force and take effect thirty days from and after its passage and approval. -10- LJ 0 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LODI ESTABLISHING AND PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF BURGLARY AND ROBBERY ALARM SYSTPIS The City Council of the City of Lodi DOES ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. A new chapter is hereby added to the City of Lodi Municipal Code as follows: Sections: CHAPTER ALARM SYSTEMS. Definitions Permit for Alarm System Required Application for Permit Application for Alarm Permit - Investigntion Suspension or Revocation of Permits Notice of Appeal False Alarm Penalty Alarm System Standards and Regulations Alarm Requirements Automatic Shutoff Requirements -Audible Alarms Delay Devine Requirements Power Supp;y Testing Alarm Prohibitions Fees -1- --------- Limitation on Liability Criminal Penalties --------- Application of Chapter DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this Chapter, certain words and phrases shall be construed herein as set forth in this section unless it is apparent from the context that a different meaning is intended. Alarm--Aven_t means any person employed by an alarm business whose duties include the altering. installing. main- taining, moving, repairing, replacing. selling, servicing, responding to (excluding public safety officer) or causing others to respond to an alarm system in or on any building, structure, or facility. Alarm— Business :neaps any business curried on by any person who engages in the sale, lease, maintenance, service, repair, alteration, replacement or installation of any alarm or alarm systems in or on any building, structure or facility. Alarm §j tem means any mechanical or electrical device which is designed or used for the detection of intrusion into a building, structure or facility, or for alerting others of an event within a building, structure or facility, which event causes a local audible alarm or transmission of a signal or message. Alarm systems include, but are not limited to, direct dial tone devices, audible alarm and proprietor alarms. Devices which are not designed or used to evoke a police response. or used to register alarms that are intended to be -2- audible, visible or perceptible outside of the protected building, structure, or facility are not included within this definition, nor are auxiliary devices installed by a telephone company to protect its systems which might be damaged or disrupted by the use of an alarm system. Appellant means a person who perfects in appeal pursuant to this chapter. Applicant means a person. firm or cr,rporation who files an application for permit as provided for in this chapter. AudibleAlarmmeans a device designed for the detection of &n intrusion on premises which generates an audible sound on the premises when it is actuated. City means the City of Lodi. Day means a calendar day. Person means a person, firm, corporation, association, partnership. individual, organization or company. Proprietor— Alarm means an alarm which is not regularly serviced by an alarm business. False Alarm means the activation of an alarm system through mechanical failure, accident, misopera-tion, maifu'nc- tion, misuse, or the negligence of either the owner or lessee of the alarm system or any of their employees or agents. False alarms shall not include alarms caused by acts of God. the malfunction of telephone lines. circuits or other causes which are beyond control of the owner or lessee of the alarm system. -----. Permit for Alarm S stem Re wired. No ----------------------------�'------equIr d. person shall install or use an alarm system without first -3- Oft e obtaining an alarm permit issued by the City of Lodi in accor- dance with the provisions of this chapter. APplication for Permit. Application for an alarm permit shall be filed with the Finance Director on forms provided by the City, and the applicant shall, at the time of application. pay the fee established by resolution of the City Council. The application shall be signed and verified by the owner or lessee of the alarm system for which the permit is requested, and the application shall contain such informa- tion as may be required by the City Manager in order to ensure that the permit is issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Permits provided for in this chapter shall be issued by the Finance Director and shall be non -transferable. --------------- Application_ for_ Alarm Permit Inves- tiffation_ Upon receiving an application from any person for an alarm permit, the City Manager shall cause an investigation to be made of the system to be installed to determine if the system complies with the requirements of this chapter. If the proposed system complies with this chapter, the Finance Director shall cause a Permit to be issued A commercial alarm permittee may be allowed a direct connection to the City of Lodi Police Department Alarm System, provided facilities are available for direct connection. Each commercial alarm permit holder whose system directly connects with the Lodi Police Department shall pay to the City on or before July lst of each year. a fee set forth by resolution of the City Council. -4- 0 A Sus erasion and Revocation -of_ Permits. An alarm permit may be suspended and/or revoked as follows: (a) If. after investigation, the Chief of Police determines that the permittee has violated any provision of this chapter, has violated any rules and regulations promulgated by th-e Chief of Police pursuant to authority granted by this chapter, or fails to pay a false alarm penalty as provided in Section the Chief of Police shall send to the permittee, by registered mail. a notice of intent to revoke the permit, which notice shall specify the violation or violations determined by the Chief of Police to exist and that permittee has the right to appeal the determination of the Chief of Police to revoke the permit to the City Manager, as provided in Section of the City of Lodi Municipal Code. and that failure of the permittee to remedy the violation or violation -s specified in the notice of revocation within said fifteen -day period, or within such additional time as may be allowed by the Chief of Po -lice upon a showing of good cause therefor, then the alarm permit shall be considered revoked and the alarm system shall remain unused un -til a new permit is issued. --------------- Notice o.f APPeaI. If any permittee is aggrieved by any action of the Chief of Police pursuant to the provisions of Section ---------- of the Lodi Municipal Code, the applicant may appeal to the City Manager, by filing with the City Manager, a Notice of Appeal, setting forth the facts and circumstaneEs regarding the appeal. This Notice of Appeal shall be filed not later than fifteen (15) days after service -5- t of a notice of revocation as provided for in Section _________ of this chapter. The City Manager, or duly authorized rep- resentative, ep-resentative, shall. within fifteen (15) days from the date on which the appeal is filed, hold a hearing, consider all rele- vant evidence produced by the alarm permittee, the Chief of Police or his representative. and any other interested parties, make findings and determine the merits of the appeal. The City Manager, or his duly authorized representative, may affirm. overrule or modify the decision of the Chief of Police and the decision of the City Manager, or his duly authorized representative, shall be final. --------------- False_ Alarm_PenaltZ_ When emergency messages, signals, or notices are received by the Police Department that evidence a failure to obtain a permit or comply with any other requirement under this article, the Chief of Police is authorized to demand that the owner or lessee of the alarm system initiating such message, signal or noti-ce, or his representative, disconnect the alarm system until it is made to comply with said requirements. Any person who maintains, uses or possesses an alarm, and which alarm has caused any signal, message or alarm to be transmitted to the Police Department, either by direct telephone or other direct communication or by communication from an alarm agent or an alarm business, or by a person responding to an audible alarm and which alarm is determined to have been a false alarm by the Chief of Police, pursuant to an investigation conducted by the Chief of Police, shall pay a false alarm penalty to the City of Lodi, as follows: -6- �J 0 or�) (a) For the third false alarm wit; -in a one-year period, permittee shall pay a $50.00 false alarm penalty; (b) For the fourth false alarm within a one-year period, permittee ehall pay a $100.00 false alarm penalty; (c) For the fifth and each subsequent false alarm within a one-year period, the permittee shall pay a $125.00 false alarm penalty. In the event that permittee sustains five false alarms within a 12 -month period. the Chief of Police, in addition to imposing the false alarm penalties provided herein, shall commence revocation proceedings, as provided for by Section ---------- and shall revoke the permit within the time period provided in that Chapter, should permittee fail to demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Chief of Police, that the alarm system is in good working order. Failure to pay false alarm penalties as provided herein shall be grounds for revocation of the permit. The permittee has the right of appeal as specified in Section , with respect to penalties imposed by the Chief of Police for false alarms, pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. --------------- Alarm -S stem Standards and Re Mations. All alarm systems and appurtenant equipment installed within the City shall meet or exceed the highest standards of the industry and those standards which may hereafter be established by the City. The City reserves the right to inspect all systems installed within the City. -7- 4 Alarm -Requirements_ The alarm permittee shall supply on his application for permit the names, addresses and phone -.embers of the selling or installing alarm company, or if the permittee is not under a service contract with an alarm business, at least two persons to call in event of an emergency. In the event the names, addresses and phone numbers change. the permittee shall supply the changes within twenty days of the change. ---_-_. Automatic S:�utoff Re uirements-Audible ---------------------------- ----- ------- Alarms. All audible alarm systems shall include a device which will limit the generation of the audible sound of the system to not longer than thirty minutes after activation when the alarm system is protecting a residential structure and sixty minutes when the alarm system is protecting a commercial stru-cture. Said systems, however, shall include an automatic resetting device which shall cause the subject system to be re -armed upon automatic shutoff. Delay_ -_Device Reguirementss.. All burglary detection alarm systems that directly transmit a signal to the police facility shall include a device which will provide a minimum of a thirty-second delay of the origin=al transmission and activate a signal immediately in such a ma -neer as to be perceptible to a person lawfully entering, leaving or occupying the premises. Such a device is intended to provide an opportunity for the person having lawful control of the -8- alarm system to terminate its operation after activation but prior to the transmission of a false alarm. Power Supply_ An alarm system shall be supplied with an uninterruptible power supply in such a manner that the failure or interruption of the normal utility electric service will not activate the alarm system. The backup power supply must be capable of at least four hours of operation. Testing_A1arm_ Permittees shall notify the City of Lodi Police Department emergency equipment dispatcher prior to any service, teat. repair, maintenance, adjustment, alterations, or installations of systems which would normally result in a police response, which might activate a false alarm. Any alarm activated where such prior notice has been given shall not constitute a false alarm. Prohibitions. It shall be unlawful to install or use an alarm system which, upon activation, emits a sound similar to sirens in use on emergency vehicles or for civil defense purposes. Fees_ Fees prescribed heretofore in this ordinance shall be in addition to any other lawful fees imposed by the City of Lodi for doing or conducting business within the City of Lodi. Limitation On Liability+. The City of Lodi is under no obligation or duty to any permittee or any other person by reason of any provision of this chapter, or the exercise of any privilege by any permittee hereunder, including but not limited to any defects in a police alarm system, any -9- delay in transmission of an alarm message to any emergency unit or damage caused by delay in responding to any alarm by any City officer, employee or agent. Criminal Penalties. Any person who violates the provisions of the part, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Application of Chapter. Any person who, on the effective date of this ordinance, possesses, has installed or uses an alarm system which requires a permit under this Chapter, shall apply for and receive a permit as provided in this Chapter, within three (3) months after the effective date of this ordinance. SECTION 2. All ordinances and parts of ordinances In conflict herewith are repealed insofar as such conflict may exist. SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall be published one time in the "Lodi News Sentinel", a daily newspaper of general circulation-, printed and published in the City of Lodi and shall be in force and take effect thirty days from and after its passage and approval. -10- Approved this day of Name ---- ----------- Attest: ALICE M. REIMCHE City Clerk State of California County of San Joaquin, ss. I, Alice M. Reimche, City Clerk of the City of Lodi, do hereby certify that Ord-inance No. was Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi held and was thereafter passed, adopted and ordered to print at a regular meeting of said Council held by the fol -lowing vote: Ayes: Council Members - N es: Council Members - Absent: Coun-cil Members - Abstain: Council Members - I further certify that Ordinance No. was approved and signed by the Mayor on the date of its passage and the same has been published pursuant to law. Approved as to form RONALD M. STEIN City Attorney ALICE M. REIMCHE City Clerk - 11 - It ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LODI ESTABLISHING AND PP.OVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF BURGLARY AND ROBBERY ALARM SYSTEMS The City Council of the City of Lodi DOES ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. A new chapter is hereby added to the City of Lodi Municipal Code as follows: Sections: CHAPTER ALARM SYSTEMS. Definitions Permit for Alarm System Required Applic tion for Permit Application for Alarm Permit - Investigation Suspension or Revocation of Permits Notice of Appeal False Alarm Penalty Alarm System Standards and Regulations Alarm Requirements Automatic Shutoff Requirements -Audible Alarms Delay Device Requirements Power Supply Testing Alarm Prohibitions Fees -1- I Limitation on Liability Criminal Penalties Application of Chapter DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this Chapter. certain words and phrases shall be construed herein as set forth in this section unleps it is apparent from the context that a different meaning is intended. Alarm Agent means any person employed by an alarm business whose duties include the altering, installing, main- taining, moving, repairing, replacing, selling, servicing, responding to (excluding public safety officer) or causing others to respond to an alarm system in or on any building, structure, or facility. Alarm Business means any business carried on by any person who engages in the sale, lease, maintenance, service, repair, alteration, replacement or installation of any alarm or alarm systems in or on any building, structure or facility. Alarm _System means any mechanical or electrical device which is designed or used for the detection of intrusion into a building, structure or facility, or for alerting others of an eient within a building, structure or facility, which event causes a local audible alarm or transmission of a signal or message. Alarm systems include, but are not limited to, direct dial tone devices, audible alarm and proprietor alarms. Devices which are not designed or used to evoke a police response, or used to register alarms that are intended to be -2- audible, visible or perceptible outside of the protected building, structure, or facility are not included within this definition, nor are auxiliary devices installed by a telephone company to protect its systems which might be damaged or disrupted by the use of an alarm system. Appellant means a person who perfects an appeal pursuant to this chapter. Applicant means a person, firm or corporation who files an application for permit as provided for in this chapter. Audible Alarm means a device designed for the detection of an intrusion on premises which generates an audible sound on the premises when it is actuated. City means the City of Lodi. DDa► means a calendar day. Person means a person, firm, corporation, association, partnership, individual. organization or company. Proprietor Alarm means an alarm which is not regularly serviced by an alarm business. False Alarm means the activation of an alarm system through mechanical failure, accident, misoperation, malfunc- tion, misuse, or the negligence of either the owner or lessee of the alarm system or any of their employees or agents. False alarms shall not include alarms caused by acts of God, the malfunction of telephone lines, circuits or other causes which are beyond control of the owner or lessee of the alarm system. Permit for Alarm System Required. No person shall install or use an alarm system without first -3- 1 obtaining an alarm permit issued by the City of Lodi in accor- dance with the provisions of this chapter. Application for Permit_ Application for an alarm permit shall be filed with the Finance Director on forms provided by the City. and the applicant shall, at the time of application, pay the fee established by resolution of the City Council. The application shall be signed and verified by the owner or lessee of the alarm system for which the permit is req.uested, and the application shall contain such informa- tion as may be required by the City Manager in order to ensure that the p rmit is issued in accordsnee with the provisions of this chapter. Permits provided for in this chapter shall be issued by the Finance Director and shall be non -transferable. N Application for Alarm Permit - Inves- tipation_ Upon receiving an application from airy person for an alarm permit, the City Manager shall cause an investigation to be made of the system to be installed to determine If the system complies with the requirements of this chapter. If the proposed system complies with this chapter, the Finance Director shall cause a Permit to be issued. A commercial alarm permittee may be al -lowed a direct connection to the City of Lodi Police Department Alarm System, provided facilities are available for direct connection. Each commercial alarm permit holder w1hose system directly connects with the Lodi Poltee Department shall pay to the City on or before July 1st of each year, a fee set forth by resolution of the City Council. -4- _ N Suspension and Revocation of Permits. An alarm permit may be suspended and/or revoked as follows: (a) If. after investigation, the Chief of Police determines that the permittee has violated any provision of this chapter. has violated any rules and regulations promulgated by the Chief of Police pursuant to authority granted by this chapter, or fails to pay a false alarm penalty as provided in Section . the Chief of Police shall send to the permittee, by registered mail, a notice of intent to revoke the permit, which notice shall specify the violation or violations determined by the Chief of Police to exist and that permittee has the right to appeal the determination of the Chief of Police to revoke the permit to the City Manager, as provided in Section of the City of Lodi Municipal Code. and that failure of the permittee to remedy the violation or viola -tions specified in the notice of revocation within said fifteen -day period, or within such additional time as may be allowed by the Chief of Police upon a showing of good cause therefor, then the alarm permit shall be considered revoked and the alarm system shall remain unused until a new permit is issued. . Notice of Appeal. If any permittee is aggrieved by any action of the Chief of Police pursuant to the provisions of Section of the Lodi Municipal Code, the applicant may appeal to the City Manager, by filing with the City Manager, a Notice of Appeal, setting forth the facts and circumstances regarding the appeal. This Notice of Appeal shall be filed not later than fifteen (15) days after service -5- of a notice of revocation as provided for in Section of this chapter. The City Manager, or duly authorized rep- resentative, shall. within fifteen (15) days from the date on which the appeal is filed, hold a hearing, consider all rele- vant ele-vant evidence produced by the alarm permittee, the Ch-ief of Police or h•is representative, and any other interested parties, make findings and determine the merits of the appeal. The City Manager, or his duly authorized representative, may affirm, overrule or modify the decision of the Chief of Police and the decision of the City Manager, or his duly authorized representative, shall be final. False Alarm Pena_ When emergency messages, signals. or notices are received by the Police Department that evidence a failure to obtain a permit or comply with any other requirement under this article, the Chief of Police is au-thorized to demand that the owner or lessee of the alarm system initiating such message, signal or notice, or his representative, disconnect the alarm system until it is made to comply with said requirements. Any person who maintains, uses or possesses an alarm, and which alarm has caused any signal, message or alarm to be transmitted to the Police Department, either by direct telephone or other direct communication or by communication from an alarm agent or an alarm business, or by a person responding to an audible alarm and which alarm is determined to have been a false alarm by the Chief of Police, pursuant to an Investigation conducted by the Chief of Police, shall pay a false alarm penalty to the City of Lodi, as follows: -6- 0 0 (a) For the third false alarm within a one-year period, permittee shall pay a $50.00 false alarm penalty; (b) For the fourth false alarm within a one-year period, permittee shall Pay a $100.00 false alarm penalty; (c) For the fifth and each subsequent false alarm within a one-year period, the permittee shall pay a $125.00 false alarm penalty. In the event that permittee sustains five false alarms within a 12 -month period, the Chief of Police, in addition to imposing the false alarm penalties provided herein, shall commence revocation proceedings, as provided for by Section ___ and shall revoke the permit within the time period provided in that Chapter, should permittee fail to demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Chief of Police, that the alarm system is in good working order. Failure to pay false alarm penalties as provided herein shall be grounds for revocation of the permit. The permittee has the right of appeal as specified in Section _ with respect to penalties imposed by the Chief of Pol-ice for false alarms, pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. Alarm System, Standards and Relation -s. All alarm systems and appurtenant equipment installed within the City shall meet or exceed the highest standards of the industry and those standards which may hereafter be established by the City. The City reserves the right to Inspect all systems installed within the City. -7- Alarm Requirements. The alarm permittee shall supply on his application for permit the names, addresses and phone numbers of the selling or installing alarm company. or if the permittee is not under a service contract with an alarm business, at least two persons to call in event of an emergency. In the event the names, ad -dresses and phone numbers change. the permittee shall supply the changes within twenty days of the change. Automatic Shutoff Requirements -Audible Alarms. All audible alarm systems shall include a device which will limit the generation of the audible sound of the system to not longer than thirty minutes after activation when the alarm system is protecting a residential structure and sixty mi-nu<tes when the alarm system is protecting a commercial structure. Said systems, however, shall include an automatic resetting device which shall cause the subject system to be re -armed upon automatic shutoff. Delay Device Requirements. All burglary detection alarm systems that directly transmit a signal to the police facility sha-ll include a device which will provide a minimum of a thirty-second delay of the original transmission and activate a signal immediately in such a manner as to be perceptible to a person lawfully entering, leaving or occupying the premises. Such a device is intended to provide an opportunity for the person having lawful control of the -8- • alarm system to terminate its operation after activation but prior to the transmission of a false alarm. _N rN Power Su2PI rte. An alarm system shall be supplied with an uninterruptible power supply in such a manner that the failure or interruption of the normal utility electric service will not activate the alarm system. The backup power supply must be capable of at least four hours of operation. Testin Alarm. Permittees shall notify the City of Lodi Police Department emergency equipment dispatcher prior to any service, test, repair, maintenance, adjustment, alterations, or installations of systems which would normally result in a police response, which might activate a false alarm. Any alarm activated where such prior notice has been given shall not constitute a false alarm.. Prohibitions. It shall be unlawful to Install or use an alarm system wh-ich, upon activation, emits a sound similar to sirens in use on emergency vehicles or for civil defense purposes. Fees. Fees prescribed heretofore in this ordinance shall be in addition to any other lawful fees Imposed by the City of Lodi for doing or conducting business within the City of Lodi. Limitation On Liability. The City of Lodi is under no obligation or duty to any permittee or any other person by reason of any provision of this chapter, or the exercise of any privilege by any permittee hereunder, including but not limited to any defects in a police alarm system, any -9- delay in transmission of an alarm message to any emergency unit or damage caused by delay in responding to any alarm by any City officer, employee or agent. Criminal Penalties. Any person who violates the provisions of the part, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Application of Chester. Any person who on the effective date of this ordinance, possesses, has installed or uses an alarm system which requires a permit under this Chapter, shall apply for and receive a permit as provided in this Chapter, within three (3) months after the effective date of this ordinance. SECTION 2. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed insofar as such conflict may exist. SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall be published one time in the "Lodi News Sentinel". a daily newspaper of general eirculatio , printed and published in the City of Lodi and shall be in force and take effect thirty days from and after Its passage and approval. -10- 12 April 27, 1984 To: lionorah te mayor and Council Staff From: City Attorney El F,nelosed herewith, please find a rough draft of a new ordinance for Alarm Systems within the City. i would appreciate your reviewing this draft and letting me have your coria^eats on same. Thank you. mac-. City Attorney ve enclosure �I ORDINANCE NO. El D_R_A F_T AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LODI ESTABLISHING AND PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF BURGLARY AND ROBBERY ALARM SYSTEMS The City Council of the City of Lodi DOES ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. A new chapter is hereby added to the City of Lodi Municipal Code as follows: CHAPTER ALARM SYSTEMS. Sections: Definitions Permit for Alarm System Required ___ Application for Permit Application for Alarm Permit - Investigation Suspension or Revocation of Permits Notice of Appeal False Alarm Penalty Alarm System Standards and Regulations Alarm Requirements Automatic Shutoff Requirements -Audible Alarms Delay Device Requirements Power Supply Testing Alarm Prohibitions Fees -1- 0 , Limitation ort Liability Criminal Penalties Application of Chapter DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this Chapter. certain words and phrases shall be construed herein as set forth in this section unless it is apparent from the context that a different meaning is intended. Alarm Agent menus any perso-n employed by an alarm business whose duties ii:clude the altering;, installing. main- taining, moving, repairing*, replacing, selling, servicing, responding; to (excluding public safety officer) or causing; others to respond to an alarri system in or on any building, structure, or facility. Alarm 1;ttsinc s rl(!anti nny business carried on b;, any person who engages in the sale, lease, maintenance, service, repair, alteration, replacement or installntian of tiny alarm or alarm systems in or on any building, structure or facility. Alarm System. means any mechanical or electrical device which is designed or used for the detection of intrusion into a building;, structure or facility, or ;or alerting others of an event within a building;, structure or facility, which event causes a local a•ndible alarm or transmission of a signal or messngre. Alarm systems it)clude, but are not limited to, direct dial tone devices, audible alarm and proprietor alarms. Devices which are not drsigned or used to evoke a police response, or used to register alarms that are intended to be -2- 0 audibl(, visible or perceptible outside of the protected building;, structure, or facility arc not included within this definition, nor are auxiliary devices installed by a telephone company to protect its systems which might be damaged or disrupted by the use of an alarm systeri. Appellant means a person who perfects an appeal pursuant to this chapter. Apelieant means a person, firm or corporation who files an application fGzc permit as provided for in this chapter. Audible Alarm means a device des;gned for the detection of an intrusion on premises which generates an audible sound on the premises when it is actuated. City means the City of Lodi. 1}ay means a calendar day. Persson means a person. firm, eorporat iott, nssoci-at ion, partnership, individual. organization or company. Proprietor_ Alarm means an alarm which is not regularly serviced by an alarm business. False Alarm means the activation of an alarm system through mechanical failure. accident, misoperation, malfune- tion, misuse, or the negligence of either the owner or lessee of the alarm system or any of their employees or agents. False alarms shall not include alarms caused by acts of God, the malfunction of telephone lines, circuits or other causes which are beyond control of ,he owner or lessee of the alarm system. Permit_ for Al arm _System_?teRuired_. No person shnII install or use an nlnrm system without first -3- obtaining an aIarm permit Issued by the Cite of Lodi in accor- dance with the provisions of this chapter. Application _for_fermit_ Application for an alarm permit shall be filed with the Finance Director on forms provided by the City, and the applicant shall, at the time of application, pay the fee estrhiished by resolution of the City Council. The application shall be signed and verified by the owner or lessee of the alarm system for which the permit is requested, and the application shall contain such inform« - tion as may be required by the City Manager in order to ensure that the permit is issue) in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Permits provided for in this chapter shall be issued by the Finance Director and shall be non -transferable. proposed system complies with this chapter, the Finance Director shall cause a Permit to be issued. A commercial alarm permittee au+y be allowed a direct connection to the City of Lodi Police Department Alarm System, provided facilities are available for direct connect ion. Each commercial al -arm permit holder whose system directly connects with the Lodi Police Department shall pay to the City on or before July 1st of each year, a fee set forth by resolution of the City Council. -9- Application for Alarm Permit----Inves- ermit-Inves- t t igat ion. Upon receiving an application from ;any person for an alarm permit, the City P.lanager shall cause an inJestigation to be made of the system to be installed to determine if the system complies with the requirements of this chapter. If the proposed system complies with this chapter, the Finance Director shall cause a Permit to be issued. A commercial alarm permittee au+y be allowed a direct connection to the City of Lodi Police Department Alarm System, provided facilities are available for direct connect ion. Each commercial al -arm permit holder whose system directly connects with the Lodi Police Department shall pay to the City on or before July 1st of each year, a fee set forth by resolution of the City Council. -9- ------ ______ Suspension and Revocation of Permits. An alarm permit may be %uspczided and/or revoked as follows: (a) If. after investigation, the Chief of Police determines that the permittee has violated any p.-ovision of this chapter, has violated any rules and regulations promulgated by the Chief of Police pu-rsuant to authority granted by this chapter, or fail -s to pay a false alarm penalty as provided in Section the Chief of Police shall send to the permittee, by registered mail, a notice of intent to revoke the permit, which notice shall specify the violation or violations determined by the Chief of Police to exist and that permittee has the right to appeal the determination of the Chief of Police to revoke the permit to the City Manager. as provided in Section of the City of Lodi Municipal Code, and that failure of the permittee to remedy the violation or violations specified in the notice of revocation within said fifteen -day period, or within such additional time as may be allowed by the Chief of Police upon a showing of good cause therefor, then the alarm permit shall be considered revoked and the alarm system shall remain unus d until a new permit is issued. Notice of ApZae,l. If any permittee is aggrieved by any action of the Chief of Po -lice pursuant to the provisions of Section of the Lodi Municipal Code, the applicant may appeal to the City Manager, by filing with the City Manager, a Notice of Appeal, setting forth the facts and circumstances regarding the appeal. This Notice of Appeal shall be filed not later than fifteen (15) days after service -5- of a notice of revocation as provided for in Section --------- of this chapter. The City Manager. or duly authorized rep- resentative, shall, within fifteen (15) days from the date on which the appeal is filed, hold a hearing, consider all rele- vant evidence produced by the alarm permittee, the Chief of Police and any other interested partes, make findings and determine the merits of the appeal. The City Manager, or his duly authorized representative, may affirm, overrule or modify the decision of the Chief of Police and the decision of the City Manager, or his duly authorized representative, shall be final. --------------- False Alarm Penalty_ When emergency messages, signals, or notices are received by the Police Department that evidence a failure to obtain a permit or comply with any other requirement under this article, the Chief of Police is authorized to demand that the owner or lessee of the alarm system initiating such message, signal or notice, or his represent ativc:, disconnect the alarm system until it is mrd'e to comply with said requirements. Any person who mainta!ns, uses or possesses an alarm connection to the Police Alarm System, and whic) alarm has caused -ny signal, message or alarm to be transmitted to the Police Department, either by direct telephone or other direct communication or by conmunication from an alarm agent or an alarm business, or by a person responding to an audible alarm and which alarm is determined to have been a false alarm by the Chief of Police, pursuant to an investigation conducted by the -6- C) 0 Chief Of Police, shall hay a false alarm penalty to the City of Lodi, as follows: (.1) For the third false alarm within a one-year period, permittee sl,nII pay n $50.00 false alarm penalty; (b) For the fourth false alarm within a one-year period, permittee shall pay a $100,00 false alarm penalty; (c) For the fifth and each subsequent false alarm within a one-year period, the permittee shall pay a $125.00 false alarm penalty. In the event that permittee sustains five false alarms within a 12 -month period, the Chief of Police, in additi,3n to imposing the false alarm penalties provided herein, shall commence revocation proceedings, as provided for by Section -- and shall revoke the permit within the time period provided in that Chapter, should permittee fail to demonstrate, to the satisfy -tion of the Chief of Police, that the alarm system is in good working; order. Failure to pay false alarm penalties as provided herein shall be grounds for revocation of the permit. The permittee has the right of appeal as specified in Section with respect to penalties imposed by the Chief of Police for fH1se alarms, pursua,at to the provisions of this Chapter. Alarm System Standards and Re ulations. ---------------___—_.------------------------ -- All alarm systems and appurtenant equipment i-nstalled within the City shall meet or exceed the highest standard -s of the industry and those standards which may hereafter be established by the City. The City reserves the right to inspect all systems installed within the City. MfM C, --------. Al;armIteyui rement s_ The a I arm permittee shall supply on his application for permit the names;, addresses and phone numbers of the selling or installing alarm company, or if the permittee is not under a service contract with an alarm business, at least two persons to call in event of an emergency. In the event the names, addresses and phone numbers change, the permittee shall supply the changes within twenty days of the change. -----Automatic Shutoff lte uirements-Audible --------- ------ ---------------- ----- Alarms. All audible alarm systems shall include a device which will limit the generation of the audible sound of the system to not longer than thirty minutes after activation when the alarm system is protecting a residential structure and sixty minutes when the alarm system is protecting; a commercial structure. Said systems, however, sltail include an automatic resetting device which shall cause the slabject system to be re -armed upon automatic shutoff. Delay Deice Requi-rements. All burglary detection alarm systems that directly transmit a signal to the police facility shall include a device which will provide a minimum of a thirty-second dela-y of the original transmission and activate a signal immediately in such a manner as to be perceptible to a person lawfully entering, leaving or occupying the premises. Such a device is intended to provide an opportunity for the person having lawful control of the -8- c` a ahirin system to terminate its operation after activation but prior to the transmission of a false alarm. __ Power Supply, An alarm system shall be supplied with an uninterruptible power supply in such a manner that the failure or interruption of the normal utility electric service will not activate the alarm system. The backup power supply must be capable of at least four hours of operation, TeFtin_Alarm_ Permittees shall notify the City of Lodi Police Department emergency equipment dispatcher prior to any service, test, repair, maintenance, adjustment, alterations, or installations of systems which would normally result in a police response, which might activate a false alarm. Any atlarm activated where such prior notice has been given shall not constitute a false alarm. Prohibitions. It shall be unlawful to install or use an alarm system which, upon activation, emits a sound similar to strens in use on emergency vehicles or for civil defense purposes. Fees. Fees prescribed heretofore in this ordinance shall be in addition to any other lawful fees imposed by the City of Lodi for doing or conducting business within the City of Lodi. Limitation On Lia -bili, The City of Lodi is under no obligation or duty to any permittee or any other person by reason of any provision of this chapter, or the exercise of any privilege by any permittee hereunder, including but not limited to any defects in a police alarm system, any -9- A 14 delay in transmission of an alarm message to any emergency unit or damage caused by delay in responding to any alarm by any City officer. employee or agent. ------. Criminal Penalties. Any person %vho violates the provisions of the part, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. ---_-_. Application of Cita ter. Any person who, on the effective date of this ordinance, possess, has installed or uses an alarm system which requires a permit under this Chapter, shall apply for and receive a permit as provided in this Chapter, within three (3) months after the effective date of this ordinance. SECTION 2. All ord-inances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed insofar as such conflict may exist. SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall be published one time in the "Lodi News Sentinel", a daily newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in the City of Lodi and shall be in force and take effect thirty days from and after its passage and approval. -10- 4'052014 1944► 5622 August Mr . Ron Stein! Ciiy'attorney CITY OF LOUI P: C1. Box X20 Lodi. 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