Torrance Municipal Code Art. 2 Issuance of Permits

Applications for all permits required hereunder shall be filed with the Revenue Division and shall be accompanied by the requisite fee. The fee is established to cover the actual cost of investigating and precessing the applications and permits and is not refundable. The Finance Director shall prescribe the form of the application and request such information as is necessary to evaluate and act upon the permit application. The application for an alarm system permit shall require the name, address and telephone number of all persons responsible for the location and who will render service or repairs during any hour of the day or night.

a) A fee prescribed by resolution of the City Council shall be charged to the applicant for an alarm system permit. The fee shall be paid before any permit to install an alarm system is issued. Upon any change of location of the alarm system, a new fee in the amount of the original fee shall be due and payable.

b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section, no fee shall be charged for the issuance of any alarm system permit for any premises wholly occupied by any governmental or public educational entity.

c) No alarm system permit fee shall be charged for the issuance of a permit for a residence where the applicant is sixty-five (65) years of age or older or physically disabled and who resides at the location for which the permit is requested.

Whenever any change occurs relating to the written information required on the permit application, the permittee shall give written notice of such change to the Revenue Division within five (5) days.

The information furnished and secured pursuant to this Chapter shall be confidential and shall not be subject to public inspection and shall be kept so that the contents thereof shall not be known except to persons charged with the administration of this Chapter.

a) Permits of the type described in this Chapter shall be issued by the Revenue Division.

b) Any application for any alarm system permit may be denied if:

1. The applicant knowingly made any false, misleading or fraudulent statement of a material fact in an application for a permit or in any report or record required to be filed pursuant to this Chapter.

2. The alarm system does not comply with the standards and regulations adopted pursuant to this Chapter.

3. The applicant has had a similar type permit previously revoked for good cause within the past year unless the applicant can show a material change in circumstances since the date of revocation.

c) Any permit for an alarm system issued under this Chapter shall be nontransferable.

d) The granting of a permit hereunder does not entitle the permittee to a hookup to any police communications system.

e) The provisions of this Chapter do not apply to the Torrance Police Department engaged in the nonprofit installation and maintenance of tactical alarm systems or to alarms installed by the Police Department.