(a) Required. Every alarm user shall obtain from the police chief an alarm system permit for each alarm system it operates within the city and shall display or post said permit in a conspicuous place on the premises where the alarm system is located unless the police chief specifies a specific place for the posting of said notice.
(b) Application. The alarm user applying for the permit required in paragraph (a) of this section shall state on a permit application form, to be prepared by the police department and approved by the city attorney the following information:
(1) Applicant's name, address and telephone number where he/she can be reached at any time, for the purposes of responding to an alarm signal and opening the premises in which the system is installed;
(2) The address of the residence or business or businesses in or upon which the alarm system has been or will be installed;
(3) The type of alarm system, local, direct connect, central station, burglar, robbery, silent, audible, etc.;
(4) The name of the alarm business or business selling, installing, monitoring, inspecting, responding to or maintaining the alarm system;
(5) The name and telephone number of at least one other person (in the case of a corporate alarm user applicant, at least two persons) who can be reached at any time, who is authorized to respond to an alarm system signal and who can open the premises in which the system is installed.
(c) An alarm system permit shall automatically terminate upon any change of principal, type of system or protected premises. No permit may be transferred to another principal, different class of system or protected premises. No refunds will be given on termination or suspension of any permit for any reason. Whenever there is a change in the information stated on the application, the applicant must submit written notice to the police chief of said change within twenty days after such change occurs.
(d) Fee. The alarm user shall pay fees in amounts established by resolution of the city council of the City of Vernon and said fees shall not be prorated. The alarm user shall pay an initial permit fee for the first year and an annual renewal fee every year thereafter while said permit is in force. If the annual renewal fee is not paid on or before June 30 of each year, a late charge will be assessed in addition to the annual renewal fee. In the event the chief of police authorizes a reissuance of a permit which was previously revoked or suspended, the alarm user shall pay a reinstatement fee.
(e) Inspection. Every alarm user licensed under this section shall be required to have such alarm system inspected prior to submitting an application for an alarm system permit by a licensed alarm business; and the alarm business making such inspection is required to report the results in writing to the police department.
(f) Confidentiality of information. The information contained in an alarm system permit application required by this section and other information received by the police chief through correspondence or communications with an alarm user, shall be securely maintained and restricted to inspection only by the police chief or certain officers or city employees specifically assigned the responsibility of handling and processing alarm system permits in the course of official duties.
(g) Violations. Any alarm user who operates an alarm system without first obtaining a permit as required by this section, or who, after having a permit revoked or suspended and after exhausting his rights to hearing and appeal, fails to disconnect his alarm system, shall be in violation of this article.
(h) City obligations. The city shall not, by the issuance of any alarm system permit, be obligated to respond or accord any priority to an alarm from such system. (Ord. No. 935, § 1; Ord. No. 937, § 2; Ord. No. 967, § 2; Ord. No. 1051, § 3.)
