Normandy Park
Chapter 7.92
BURGLARY AND ROBBERY ALARMS
Sections:
7.92.010 Definitions.
7.92.020 Emergency response
card.
7.92.030 Fees - Corrective
action - Disconnection.
7.92.040 Notice of sanctions.
7.92.050 Hearing on
administrative decision - Finality.
7.92.060 Payment of fees
required.
7.92.070 Automatic alarm
dialing devices - Certain interconnections prohibited.
7.92.080 Automatic reset
required.
7.92.090 Violation - Penalty.
7.92.010 Definitions.
In this chapter, unless a
different meaning is plainly required, the definitions contained in
this section shall apply:
(1) "Automatic dialing alarm
device" means a device which is interconnected and is programmed to
select a predetermined telephone number and transmit by voice message
or code signal an emergency message indicating a need for emergency
response.
(2) "Burglary and/or robbery
alarm" means any electronic, mechanical or other system designed to
sound, internally or externally to the structure, an audible, visual,
silent or electronic warning upon entry into premises or upon
commission or attempted commission of any crime.
(3) "False alarm" means the
activation of a burglary and/or robbery alarm by other than a forced
entry, attempted forced entry, unlawful entry or actual robbery or
attempted robbery on the premises and at the time when no robbery,
burglary or crime involving a foreseeable risk of grievous bodily harm
is being committed or attempted on the premises.
(4) "Interconnect" means to
connect an alarm system, including an automatic dialing device, to a
telephone line, either directly or through a mechanical device that
utilizes a telephone, for the purpose of using the telephone line to
transmit a message upon the activation of the alarm system.
(5) "Owner" means the person
having or maintaining a burglary and/or robbery alarm on premises owned
and/or occupied by that person.
(6) "Person" means any natural
person, partnership, joint stock company, incorporated association or
society, or a corporation of any character whatsoever.
(7) "Response" has occurred
when the police department begins to proceed towards the premises as a
result of the activation of the alarm. (Ord. 445 1, 1985; Ord.
382 1, 1981).
7.92.020 Emergency response
card. It is unlawful to have or maintain on any premises a burglary
and/or robbery alarm unless there is on file with the police department
an emergency
response card containing the
name or names and current telephone number or numbers of person(s)
authorized to enter such premises and turn off any such alarm at all
hours of the day and night. (Ord.382 2, 1981).
7.92.030 Fees - Corrective
action - Disconnection.
For police response to any
false alarm, the city shall charge and collect from the owner fees as
set by the city's current fee schedule ordinance, as follows:
(1) For response to premises
at which no other false alarm has occurred within the preceding 90-day
period, referred to in this chapter as a "first response," no fee shall
be charged. Upon a first response, the director of public safety, or
his designee, shall give notice of conditions and requirements of this
chapter to the owner.
(2) For a second response to a
false alarm to the premises within 90 days after a first alarm, the
director of public safety or his designee shall charge the owner a fee.
(3) For the third response to
a false alarm at the premises within 90 days of the most recent
response, the director of public safety or his designee shall charge
the owner a higher fee.
(Ord. 699 1, 2003; Ord. 445
2, 1985; Ord. 382 3, 1981). 7.92.040 Notice of sanctions.
(1) Notice of imposition of
any administrative sanction, including the imposition of any fees or
costs, under the provisions of this chapter shall be sent by mail or be
delivered personally to the 7.92.050 Normandy Park Municipal Code
(Revised 4/08) 7-20.8 owner; provided, that with respect to business
premises, mailing or personal delivery to the manager or chief
administrative agent regularly assigned or employed at the premises at
the time of the occurrence of a false alarm shall be deemed to be
mailing or personal delivery to the owner.
(2) The notice shall specify
the sanctions imposed and shall advise the owner that unless the owner
requests a hearing as described in NPMC 7.92.050 within 15 days of the
date of the notice, the sanctions will be imposed. (Ord. 382 4,1981).
7.92.050 Hearing on
administrative decision - Finality.
(1) Any person subject to the
imposition of a fee or other administrative sanction under the terms of
this chapter shall have a right to a hearing with the city council upon
filing a timely written request, as indicated in NPMC 7.92.040(2).
(2) Upon receipt of a timely
written request, the city clerk shall schedule a hearing date and
inform the owner of the date, time and place of the hearing. The city
council shall consider the record of past false alarms, any corrective
action taken and any inspection reports on the cause of the false
alarm. If the city council determines that the false alarms are not
caused by the owner or his employees or agents, and that reasonable
steps have been taken to correct the problem, the fee or other sanction
may be suspended, in whole or in part. (Ord. 445 3, 1985; Ord. 382
5, 1981).
7.92.060 Payment of fees
required.
It is an infraction for any
person to fail or refuse to pay any fee imposed under this chapter. In
addition to institution of any criminal proceeding, the city manager
may authorize the city attorney to collect the fees by appropriate
legal action. (Ord. 445 4, 1985; Ord. 382 6, 1981).
7.92.070 Automatic alarm
dialing devices - Certain interconnections prohibited. It is unlawful
for any person to program an automatic dialing alarm device to select
any telephone line assigned to the city police department or department
of public safety. (Ord. 445 5, 1985; Ord. 382 8, 1981).
7.92.080 Automatic reset
required.
All burglary or robbery alarms
maintained on any premises in the city shall have an automatic reset
device that will deactivate the alarm after no Normandy Park Municipal
Code 7.94.020 7-21 (Revised 1/05) more than eight minutes of continued
operation. Any owner failing to install the required automatic reset
device is guilty of an infraction with a maximum penalty of $250.00.
(Ord. 725 7, 2004; Ord. 445 6, 1985; Ord. 382 8, 1981).
7.92.090 Violation - Penalty.
Any person violating any of
the provisions of this chapter, including failure or refusal to pay any
fees imposed under this chapter, is guilty of an infraction, with a
maximum penalty of $250.00. (Ord. 445 7, 1985; Ord. 382 9, 1981).