Ontario Municipal Code Ch. 8 Use of Automatic Dialing and Taped Message Burglar and Fire Alarm Systems

No person shall install, use, or cause to be used any telephonic device which is activated electronically to automatically dial a public telephone line of the City.

(§ 1, Ord. 1760, eff. June 17, 1971)

Any automatic telephonic dialing system shall dial to, and the message shall be received by, a live answering service, such as a private alarm dispatch center. In no event shall any automatic direct dialing be permitted into a public telephone line to the City.

(§ 1, Ord. 1760, eff. June 17, 1971)

No person shall install, use, or cause to be used any telephonic device which is activated electronically to automatically dial a telephone within the City without first obtaining a permit from the Police Chief or Fire Chief to install and use such telephonic device. The Police Chief or his designee shall review all requests for telephonic burglar alarms, and the Fire Chief shall review all requests for telephonic fire alarms. Before a permit may be issued, the following requirements shall first be complied with:

(a) The current subscriber of the telephone which contains an automatic device, the telephone number, and the location of such telephone shall be on file at the Police Department and Fire Department of the City.

(b) The current subscriber of the telephone which receives calls from an automatic telephone dialing system, the telephone number, and the location of such telephone shall be on file at the Police Department and Fire Department of the City.

(§ 1, Ord. 1760, eff. June 17, 1971)