Section 4.72.020 Alarm system user permits.

1. Every alarm system user shall obtain from the alarm coordinator, prior to activating the alarm system, a nontransferable alarm system user permit for each alarm system, excluding proprietary alarm systems, that the user operates within the city. There shall be a twenty-dollar permit fee for the first calendar year for which a permit is obtained for an alarm system. The annual renewal fee for an alarm system user permit shall be ten dollars. All alarm system user permits will expire on December 31st of each year. Applications for renewal must be filed with the alarm coordinator with the proper fee on or before January 31st. Applications filed after that date shall be treated in all respects as an application for a new permit.

2. An alarm business shall provide each alarm user a copy of this ordinance and a blank permit application form. If the alarm business obtains the permit the alarm user shall be provided a copy of the completed application. It shall be unlawful for an alarm business to activate the system prior to verifying a valid alarm permit has been issued.

3. The alarm system user applying for an alarm system user permit shall state on a permit application form, the user's name, the address of the residence or business or businesses upon which the alarm system has been or will be installed, the user's telephone number, the alarm business or businesses selling, installing, monitoring, inspecting, responding to, and/or maintaining the alarm system and the name and telephone number of at least one other person who can be reached at any time who is authorized to respond to an alarm signal and who can open the premises in which the alarm system is installed. If the information stated on a permit application form changes, the applicant shall notify the alarm coordinator within seven days from the date of the change.

4. The information contained in an alarm system user permit application and other information received by the city from an alarm system user or alarm agent shall be maintained in confidence by the city to the degree permitted by applicable state and federal law. The information is restricted to inspection only by the police chief, the alarm coordinator, or employees specifically assigned the responsibilities of handling and processing alarm system user permits in the course of their official duties.