Anderson Municipal Code Art. IV Permits

A. Applications, Renewals and Reapplications.

1. Applications, renewals and reapplications for alarm system permits shall be filed with the chief of police on such forms as he may prescribe. Such applications shall contain the name, address and telephone number of the person who will respond to the alarm, or render service or repairs to the alarm during any hour of the day or night and such additional information as the chief of police shall reasonably deem necessary for the evaluation and proper processing of the permit application. Every alarm permit shall be kept on the premises where the alarm system is installed for use. Fees for applications, renewals and reapplications shall be established by resolutions as adopted by the city council.

2. Any person who operates or maintains more than one alarm system upon any business or residential property may, at his option, apply for a single permit for that particular property or for separate permits for each alarm system operated or maintained on said property; provided, however that if such person chooses to secure a separate permit for each alarm system, a separate application shall be submitted for each such system. If one permit is obtained for a number of alarm systems at one location, false alarms by any combination of those systems shall be counted towards the determination of excessive false alarms as provided in Section 9.68.030(I). Where multiple permits exist for multiple systems at one address, false alarms will be charged to the proper permit or alarm system.

B. Confidentiality. The information furnished and secured pursuant to this chapter shall be confidential in character, shall not be subject to public inspection, and shall be kept so that the contents thereof shall not be disclosed except to persons charged with the administration of the chapter. It is declared that the public interest served by not making the information public clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the information.

(Ord. 602 § 1, 1992; Ord. 560 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 1989)

A. Individual Users. No person shall cause an alarm system to be installed, connected, operated or maintained upon any property within the city of which such person is the owner or in possession, without first obtaining an alarm system permit. Such permit shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Any such person who causes an alarm system to be installed, connected, operated or maintained without first obtaining a permit as required by this section is guilty of an infraction as provided in Section 9.68.190(A).

B. Alarm Companies—Installation or Connection of Alarm Systems. No alarm company shall install or connect an alarm system upon any property within the city without first performing one of the following acts, whichever is most feasible:

1. Obtaining a copy of the alarm system permit from the alarm system user or the issuing authority;

2. Notifying the issuing authority by declaration under penalty of perjury that the permit application has been mailed or personally delivered to the issuing authority. The declaration under penalty of perjury shall be signed by an authorized agent of the alarm company; or

3. Obtaining from the user of the alarm system an executed declaration under penalty of perjury that said user has previously mailed the permit application to the issuing authority. The declaration under penalty of perjury shall be witnessed by the signature of an authorized agent of the alarm company. This declaration shall also be personally delivered or mailed to the issuing authority by the alarm company.

Either of the declarations listed in subsections 2 and 3 of this section shall be served or given to the issuing authority within seventy-two hours of installing or connecting an alarm system.

An alarm company who installs or connects an alarm system without complying with a requirement in subsections 1 through 3 of this section is guilty of an infraction as provided in Section 9.68.190(A).

C. Alarm Companies—Maintenance of Alarm Systems. Once an alarm company has established that the user of an alarm system to be installed has complied with the provisions of subsection B of this section, the alarm company may maintain the alarm system until such time as it has been notified of a nonrenewal, suspension or revocation of the permit by the issuing authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.68.110(B). Where the servicing alarm company has been notified of a nonrenewal, suspension, or revocation of a permit by the issuing authority, said company shall discontinue servicing that alarm system within fifteen days of notification.

(Ord. 560 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 1989)

A. By Whom Issued. The chief of police or his designated representative may issue alarm system permits after the requirements of this chapter have been met. The chief of police may deny or suspend an alarm system permit which is used to provide security for any illegal activity.

B. To Whom Issued. Alarm system permits may be issued to the person who is the owner of, or in possession of, the property which the alarm system is designed to protect.

(Ord. 560 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 1989)

A. Length of Permit Period. Each alarm system permit that is issued shall expire three years after the date of issuance or renewal, unless otherwise suspended or revoked at an earlier time. The date of issuance or renewal shall be the date shown on the alarm system permit issued by the chief of police. Upon expiration of the alarm system permit, a new permit shall be secured in the manner specified by Sections 9.68.070 and 9.68.100, before an alarm system may continue in use.

B. Notice to Alarm Companies. Notice of nonrenewal, suspension and revocation of alarm system permits shall be served on the servicing alarm company.

(Ord. 560 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 1989)

Any alarm system permit issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be valid only as to the permittee named on the permit, and only for the particular alarm system or alarm systems specified on the permit. No alarm system shall in any manner be transferred or assigned without the written consent of the chief of police. Any request to transfer an alarm system permit shall be in writing. Transfer of an alarm system permit shall in no way affect the date of expiration of said permit. False alarms previously charged to the transferor shall not be charged to the transferee; provided, however, that the chief of police may deny any request to transfer an alarm system permit where, after investigation, it appears that the transfer is requested for the purpose of allowing the transferor to evade responsibility for prior false alarms.

(Ord. 560 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 1989)