§ 16-59. Application; fees.

(a)

Application for registration of a burglar alarm system or fire alarm system shall be made by a person having control over the property on which the burglar alarm system or fire alarm system is to be installed and operated or is being operated. Applications shall be filed with the building technician and shall contain the following:

(1)

The street address of the property on which the alarm system is installed;

(2)

The name and telephone number of the occupant of the premises on which the alarm system is installed;

(3)

If an occupant is not the owner, the name, address, and telephone number of the owner of the property on which the alarm system is installed;

(4)

The name, address, and telephone number of two persons to be notified in the event the alarm system is activated. The names of the persons shall be given only if they are able and have agreed to:

a.

Receive notification at any time;

b.

Come to the site of the alarm system within one hour after receiving a request from a member of the police department; and

c.

Grant access to the site of the alarm system and to deactivate the alarm if such becomes necessary.

(5)

The name, address and telephone number of a person to be notified to render service or repairs during any hour of the day or night that the alarm system sounds.

(b)

Applications for registration of a burglar alarm protection service and any included burglar alarm system shall be made by a person having control over the property on which the alarm system is to be installed and operated or is being operated. Applications shall be filed with the building technician and shall contain the following:

(1)

The street address of the property on which the alarm system is installed;

(2)

The name and telephone number of the occupant of the premises on which the alarm system is installed;

(3)

If an occupant is not the owner, the name, address, and telephone number of the owner of the property on which the alarm system is installed;

(4)

The name, address, and telephone number of the person providing the burglar alarm protection service or fire alarm protection service.

(5)

If a burglar alarm protection service includes a burglar alarm system, the information specified in subsection (a)(4) and (5) of this section.

(c)

Each registration issued in accordance with this article shall be valid for a period of 12 months from the date it is issued. The registration shall be renewed in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) of this section.

(d)

The fees for the first registration pursuant to this article shall be as provided for in the fee schedule on file in the office of the city secretary.

(e)

Each registration pursuant to this article shall be personal to the applicant and is not transferable.

(f)

Copies of registration certificates shall be issued by the building technician at the time a valid application is made. The holder of the registration certificate shall keep same at the location of the premises being protected and shall produce such permit for inspection upon the request of any member of the police department or fire department.

(g)

The police department and/or fire department of the city will respond to proper notification of activation of an alarm system without charge except:

(1)

The fees as provided for in the fee schedule on file in the office of the city secretary shall be charged the holder of a registration certificate for each response by the police department and/or fire department to notification of activation of an alarm system in excess of five alarms from the same site of an alarm system within the previous 12-month period; provided, however, no fee will be charged for a response to notification of the activation of an alarm system if the registration certificate holder shows that the activation was not a false alarm, and such response by the police department and/or fire department to notification of the activation of an alarm system will not be included in determining the fees set out above if the registration certificate holder shows that such was not a false alarm.

(2)

For purposes of determining the fees set out in subsection (g)(1) of this section, the burden shall be on the holder of the registration certificate to prove that the activation of the alarm system was not a false alarm.

(h)

Confidential information. All information received by the city as required by this article shall be deemed confidential and not a matter of public record. No such information shall be released to any person other than necessary city administrative, police, and fire personnel unless specifically authorized, in writing, by the person in control of the property about which such information is related.

(Code 1994, art. 7.300)