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Duration of Permit.
<br /> All permits, Unles{ otherWise revoked, will
<br />~Pii-e ~t-fhe ehd of e~ch Cale~qdar year.. '
<br /> Exemptions.
<br /> The provisions of this chapter are not ap:
<br /> plicable to audible alarms affixed to
<br /> automobiles.
<br /> Exceptions.
<br /> If any business or residence has two or more
<br />separate alarm systems only one security
<br />alarm permit shall be required per location. In
<br />assessing any penn I es for. repeat false alarms,
<br />a business or residence with two or more sepa-
<br />rate alarm systems; shall be treated as having
<br />one system in reference to the amount of false
<br />alarms permitted prim' to being penalized.
<br /> No false alarms, as defined herein, shall be
<br />accrued toward the two (2) alarm limit during
<br />the sixty (60) day period after the initial in-
<br />stallation of an alarm system at a Iocatior~.
<br /> REQUIREMENTS AND DUTIES.
<br /> False Alarm Reports.
<br /> The Chief. of Police may, at his'discretion, re-
<br />quire a false alarm report to be filed by the
<br />alarm user with the Chief of Police, within a
<br />time period to be specified by the Chief of
<br />Police. If the Chief of Police determines that a
<br />false alarm has occurred at an address, the
<br />alarm user at that address may submit a writ-
<br />ten report to the Chief of Police to explain the
<br />cause of the alarm activation. If the Chief of
<br />Police determines that the alarm was caused
<br />by conditions beyond the control of the alarm
<br />user, the alarm will not be counted as a false
<br />alarm at that address.
<br /> False alarms will be excused if 1hey are the
<br />result of an effort or order to upgrade, install,
<br />test, or maintain an alarm system and if the
<br />PoJice Department is given adequate notice in
<br />advance of said upgrade, installation, test and
<br />maintenance.
<br />- PROHIBITIONS.
<br /> Alarm Systems Utilizing Taping or
<br />Prerecorded Messages.
<br /> No person shall install, monitor or use and
<br />possess an operalive alarm which utilizes laped
<br />or prerecorded messages, which deliver a tele-
<br />phone alarm message to the Anoka County
<br />Communication Center or the Ramsay Police or
<br />Fire Departmenls directly or via City ad-
<br />ministration lines.
<br />PERMIT FEES.
<br />Fees.
<br /> The fees for alarm user's permits shall be as
<br /> forth by. City Council resolution for police.
<br /> ~m systems and for fire alarm systems.
<br /> )iration
<br /> permits shall expire on the last
<br /> each calendar year. Alarm user's per-
<br /> lall not be required in the next calendar
<br /> lhere than two (2) false
<br /> tlarms (1) false fire alarm
<br /> at the alarm user's address during the
<br />
<br /> ions.
<br /> States Government State of Min-
<br />
<br /> plpj -j~Trj- nesota, city of Ramsey or any departments
<br /> 1.~. II ~1 I · thereof and independent school districts are ex-
<br />
<br /> .' ..... = ' =' ' ........ '-: -. "-~ ~ .C .' empl from lhe fee requirement stated above.
<br /> ORDINANCE//89.7 · ,-.. ~ : REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION OF
<br /> '' :',. ,<:::' PERMIT.
<br /> CITY OF RAMSEY : =::'- Basis'for Revocation or Suspension.
<br /> ANOKA COUNTY : In addition to the automatic revocation pro-
<br />
<br /> - '=' STATEOFMINNESOTA~, cass described in, the Chief of Police may sus-
<br /> :( AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AN : pend or revoke any alarm use permit issued
<br /> !'ALARM SYSTEM FOR THE cITY 'OF pursuant to this ordinance if the Chief of Police
<br />~4 RAMSEy2 ':..,',' , ~ ~ . ..~,..-,. ' findsthatanyofthefollowingoccur:
<br />~' ": AN 6R~:~.NC'E ADDING AN AJ~M' ": 'A That any provision or cond t on of th s or-
<br />~-7 sY, STE'M 'I:~i;~HE C TY CODE. ~ ' ' :i .": dinance has been violated by an alarm user or
<br />!' .! The Cffy of Ramsay Ordains: ": T. his agents;
<br />'. SECTION 1.. AMENDMENT.. B. That an alarm system has actuated an ex-
<br /> . ~'Fl~e City COde iS:hel~eby amended by the addi- cass number of false alarms;
<br /> ti0nof t~E:folloWi~'~ect oas . ' C. That the alarm user has knowingly made
<br /> ALARM SYSTEM false statements in or regarding his application
<br /> PURp~)s'Ei ': - for an alarm user's permit;
<br /> The City Council. of the City of Ramsay deems: ' D. That the alarm user has failed to correct
<br />it n~C~ssarY't0 provide for the special and ex- 'or remove, within a reasonable period, vio-
<br />p~ess ~-egulat on of alarm systems which are : lations of this ordinance after receipt of notice
<br />-designed to signal the presence of a hazard re- 'to do so;
<br />;: rquiring: Urgent attention and to wh ch pub c E. That the continued effectiveness of the
<br />i :safer'/:.~rsonnel are expected to respond in alarm user permit, constitutes a substantial
<br />order't~.pr'ote~:t the public health, safety and -threat to the public peace, health, safety or
<br /> welfare~~ ": ' welfare.
<br />
<br /> DECLARATION OF POLICY.
<br /> '~ T~ ~0t~nCil has determ.ned that the regula-
<br /> tion of alarm systems is necessary in order to
<br /> -i'educ~.~he. nc:reaSin~ frequency of ~alse alarms
<br /> in Ra'~qSey. The great number and increasing
<br /> frequency o[ these false alarms requires inlen-
<br /> sive,-~.i~.ime~consumng efforts by the Police
<br /> Dehart~t and. Fi~-e Department and thereby
<br /> 'dis. tra~J~ fr~m an~l reduce~ the lave of services
<br /> av~i~n~le, to'the ~'est'of the community. This
<br />i!.'dimlhi]~Jg~S th~ ability ~)f the city to promote lhe
<br />ger~e~:~13health, welfare and safety of the com-
<br />~:" n~iJrl'l'j:/~ ~l~n ~6ns'iderati0n for the necess ty on
<br />J'. th~ pai;f=0f'th~ City to [drov de numerous Publ c
<br />j . af.ety4~e~vices in one area to work to the det-
<br />J: rirr~e~t~:~J::mem~ers.of the general public, it is
<br />f~ her~f~ '~e~i(~ed that the alarr~ systems shall be
<br />.~[~ ~egbia~;(i3rough the permit process.
<br />
<br />q~l~i~' PubjJ~ S~f~t~,~Personnel ~eans the law en-
<br /> ~' ~0~'cer~e'/l{~aild fir~e department officers.0f the
<br />
<br /> :' ; A!ar~,u'_sei'/Pieans the person, firm partner-
<br /> '~h, iP,' ~;iafidn, cooperative, 'company or
<br /> : .orgariJZ~ti~,Of any kind in control of any build:
<br /> -j~; strodl~r~; br facility wherein an alarm
<br /> : ~sy'stem s ma ntai~ed.
<br /> '~;!~noka:'CoOnt~t Communications Center is the
<br /> i~ility °P~r~'ed b~ the County of Anoka, State
<br /> ~fMinn&so'i~ t0 receive emergency requests for
<br /> !-.g~r¥i~:e::~t'd geperal information from the Public
<br /> 2~:0'he d~sRat(~hed to respective public safety
<br />
<br /> T Fd~ei.~j~a?~ means an alarm signal eliciting
<br /> a ;re~j~)~i~e:] bY' public safety 'Personnel when a
<br /> i sifuP~'ioh i'e~Uir ng a response does not, n fact,
<br /> exist, and-wtiich ~s caused by the activation of
<br /> the cq arm ~Ystem through mechanical failure,
<br /> ~ alarm malfu'h~.tion, intentional acts, improper
<br /> {-installatio~ o1: ;lll~.inadvertence of the owner or
<br /> ~ etsee .0f an 'a.arm system or his/her
<br /> ~ employees, agents or of a third party. False
<br /> I .diet, ms do D~t-include alarms caused by
<br /> '~clim'atic' c0i~d t[ons ~uch as tornadoes,
<br /> i:J~thu~'d~rst0r:m~,!~]~ility line mishaps violent
<br /> r -? ;~ondlti0~S 0ld:~f~'re or any other conditions
<br /> ~:,gvhiC'h are clearl~ beyond the control of the
<br /> ':' ala~'m m~nufacturer, installer or owner.
<br /> Calendar Year shall mean the period January
<br /> -11 through' December 3t of each year.
<br /> PERMITs AND EXEMPTIONS.
<br /> Permits.
<br /> Effec{ive January 1, 1990, every alarm user
<br /> who, during the course of a calendar year, in-
<br /> curs more than two (2) false police alarms, or
<br /> more than one (1) false fire alarm shall be re;
<br /> ;' quired to Obtain an alarm user permit. ,!L.;!
<br /> r. C0ntents of permit.
<br /> The alarm user applying for the permit re-
<br /> q'uired in th'is section shall state on a permit ap-
<br /> ~lication form provided by the Chief of PoliE~
<br /> or his desig,nee, his name; .the address of the
<br /> resij~ence pr business in or on which the alarm
<br /> ,..sy~st.em ..'has been installed; his telephone
<br />
<br /> ~.,.-i~tb~E~t~6~:~e[je~sor'6[ the system if leased;
<br /> .whether: the ~);sf~. Was'installed by th'e alarm
<br /> user, and if ~(~t S0'id{talled; the name and, if
<br /> available, the certification number of the
<br /> business installing the alarm system; and the
<br /> hame and telephone number of at least one
<br /> other person (in the case of a :nonre[idential
<br /> alarm user applicant~ at least two persons) who
<br /> can be reached at any time, day or hight, and is
<br /> authorized to respond to an alarm signal and
<br /> who may enter the premises in v}hich ~he alarm
<br /> system is installed.
<br /> Every alarm user licensed under this section
<br /> shall be required to provide the Chief of Police
<br /> or his designee with any changes in the infor-
<br /> marion required to be Submitted on the permit
<br /> application.
<br /> Review of Permit.
<br /> The chief of Police shall review the issuance
<br /> , of all police alarm permits. The Chief of Police;
<br /> in consultation with the Fire Chief, shall review ;
<br /> the issuance of all fire alarm permits. ' ~- -
<br /> Process-for Issuance of Permit. ~
<br />
<br /> Upon receipt and determinatin of the third
<br /> false police alarm report or the second false
<br /> ,fire alarm report at an address, the Chief of
<br /> Police, after review, may notify the City Clerk,
<br /> who shall then assess the alarm user for an
<br /> alarm user's permit.' The assessment invoice
<br /> shall be sent by certified mail. The alarm user
<br /> must submit the required permit fee to the City
<br /> Clerk within thirty (30) working days after
<br /> receipt of the assessment invoice, in order to
<br /> continue to use his alarm system. Any subse-
<br /> quent false police or fire alarm' at that address
<br /> shall automatically revoke that permit and the
<br /> process must then be repeated. This process
<br /> shall be repeated for each and every false
<br /> alarm in excess of two (2) false police alarms
<br /> and in excess of one (1) false fire alarm during
<br /> each calendar year. ·
<br />
<br /> All alleged violations defined above shall be
<br /> inyestigated by the Police Department. The
<br />· alarm user shall be givep notice of the proposed
<br /> revocation or suspension and be provided an
<br /> opportunity to informally present evidence to
<br /> the Chief of Police prior to the final decision of
<br /> the Chief of Police may appeal that decision to
<br /> the City Council.
<br /> SECTION 2. PENALTIES. -
<br /> Any alarm user who continues to use an
<br /> alarm system after receiving notice of revoca-
<br /> tion or suspension by Ihe Chief of Police, shall
<br /> be guilty Of a misdemeanor, and upon convic-.
<br /> tion thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not
<br /> more than seven hundred dollars ~$700.00)
<br /> and/or imprisonment not to exceed nin?ty (90)
<br /> days, together with the costs of prosecution.
<br /> Any person required by this ordinance to ob-
<br /> tain an alarm user's permit who knowingly fails
<br /> to do so shall be guiffy of a misdemeanor, and
<br /> upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a
<br /> fine of not more than seven hundred dollars
<br /> ($700.00) and/or imprisonment not to exceed
<br /> nj'aery (90) days, together with the costs of pro-
<br /> secution. ·
<br /> : SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
<br /> This Ordinance becomes effective upon its
<br /> passage and thirty (30) days after its publica-
<br /> tion according to law, subject to City Charter
<br /> Provisioiq, Section 5.04.
<br /> PASSED by the City Council of the City of
<br /> Ramsey, Minnesota, the 25th day of April, '1989.
<br /> Gary R. Reimann
<br /> Mayor
<br /> ATTEST:
<br /> David R. Hartley
<br /> City Administrator/Clerk
<br /> Introduction date: April 11,1989
<br /> Posting dates: April 11, 1989 - April 25, 1989
<br /> Adoption date: April 25,1989
<br /> Publication date: May5, i989
<br /> Effectivedate: June5, 1989
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