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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 37-7511 4 ORDINANCE NO.37-75 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 9 OF THE MU NICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO,RELATING TO ALARM SYSTEMS,IN CLUDING FIRE AND BURGLAR ALARM DEVICES; REQUIRING PERMITS FOR THE SAME;PROVIDING FOR THE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF SUCH PERMITS;AND ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS RE GARDING THE CONNECTION OF SAID ALARM SYS TEMS TO THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS OR OTHER TOWN TERMINALS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO: Section 1.Title 9 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,is hereby amended by adding thereto the following: X.ALARM SYSTEMS Chapter 9.100 DEF INITIONS 9.100.010 Generally.For the purpose of this chap ter,certain terms and words are defined as set forth herein. 9.100.020 Alarm device.“Alarm device”means any device located in a building in the town which,when acti vated,causes an alarm to be sent directly to the Estes Park police or fire departments or other town terminals indirectly from any switchboard,transferring terminal or other switch ing device,either by self-dialing prerecorded notification units,telephone lines,radio waves,sound waves,or any other means;which alarm,whether sent directly or indirectly,is sent for the purpose of alerting any person or device of a fire,intrusion,possible intrusion,open door,open window, holdup,or for any other purpose. 9.100.030 Main emergency terminal.“Main emergency terminal”means the telephone terminal utilized to receive emergency information for transmittal to the Estes Park police or fire departments and any other such terminal utilized for like purposes. U 0 Chapter 9.102 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT 9.102.010 Alarm device terminating at town facil ities.It shall be unlawful for any person,including an owner of a building located within the town to engage in the installation,servicing,maintaining,repairing,replacing or moving of any fire or burglar alarm device which transmits alarms directly or indirectly to a main emergency terminal, except as herein set forth.Such alarm device using a tele phone installation or installations as a means of transmit ting alarms shall make use only of telephone numbers desig nated for that purpose by the chief of police and/or fire chief. 9.102.020 Permit required.No person shall allow the installation,servicing,maintaining,repairing,replac ing,moving or removing of any fire or burglar alarm device unless a valid permit theref or,granted and subsisting in compliance with this title,exists;and no person shall en gage in,manage,conduct or carry on a business involving any such activity unless a valid permit therefor,granted and sub sisting in compliance with this title,exists. 9.102.030 Permit application and investigation.Ap plications for permits to engage in any or all of the activi ties set forth in section 9.102.020 shall be made in the form to be determined by the town administrator.Upon the filing of an application for a permit in compliance with this title, the chief of police and fire chief shall make such investiga tions as they deem necessary to satisfy the requirements here in set forth,and report such findings to the town administrator. If the town administrator finds that the conduct or operation of installing,servicing,maintaining,repairing,replacing, moving or removing any fire or burglar alarm device would not be detrimental or injurious to the public welfare;that the —2— a’C applicant is of good character and of good business repute, has not been convicted of theft,embezzlement or any felony or misdemeanor involving robbery,burglary,dishonesty,fraud or the buying or receiving of stolen property,and does not employ persons who have been similarly convicted;or,if the applicant is a corporation,that its officers,directors and principal stockholders meet like requirements,he shall issue the permit.To assist the chief of police and fire chief in their investigation,the applicant and his employees shall furnish the chief of police and fire chief the following in formation and records; 1.Name and description of applicant and all em ployees; 2.Address,legal and local (if any); 3.Fingerprints and photograph of the applicant, to be taken by the chief of police or a member of the police department of the town,at the discretion of the chief of police; 4.A sworn statement as to whether or not the appli cant has been convicted of a crime,felony or misdemeanor,the nature of the offense and the punishment assessed therefor; 5.A description of the activities proposed to be undertaken by the applicant if the application is granted,and a description of all equipment to be used by the applicant in undertaking those activities; 6.A statement setting forth the experience,if any, of applicant with respect to the activities proposed to be undertaken;and 7.Such other information as may be reasonably re quired by the town administrator to carry out the purposes hereof. 9.102.040 Permit fee.The fee for each permit granted —3— C hereunder shall be ten dollars for each year or portion of year the permit is in effect.The annual fee for a permit granted in a previous year shall be payable on or before January 31 of each succeeding year in which the permit is to be in effect.Upon such payment,said permit shall be renewed if there have been no violations of the provisions of this title with respect to said permit. 9.102.050 Suspension or revocation of permit.A permit granted pursuant to this title may be suspended by the town administrator for violation of any provision of this title and of rules and regulations in implementation thereof.The permittee,however,shall have a right of ap peal of such suspension to the board of trustees.Such ap peal must be filed with the town administrator within thirty days after such suspension or revocation,and shall be heard by the board of trustees within thirty days. 9.102.060 Administration and regulation.The pro visions of this title shall be administered and enforced by the chief of police and fire chief.They are authorized to make inspections of the fire or burglar alarm device and of the premises whereon said device is located;provided that such inspection is consistent with the provisions of this code regulating inspections.The chief of police and fire chief shall have the power to make and enforce such rules and regulations as may in their discretion be necessary to imple ment the provisions of this title in addition to such rules and regulations as may be provided elsewhere in this code. 9.102.070 Audible fire and burglar alarms not to be similar to siren.It shall be unlawful to install a fire or burglar alarm device which,upon activation,emits a sound similar to sirens in use on emergency vehicles or for civil defense purposes. 9.102.080 Instruction as to operation of system.It —4— C a shall be the responsibility of the holder of a permit to instruct and reinsturct his subscriber and the occupant of the premises wherein said fire or burglar alarm device is installed in the proper use and operation of said device, whether silent or audible,including all necessary instruc tion in turning off said alarm and in avoiding false alarms. 9.102.090 False alarm charges and penalties therefor. The subscriber and the occupant of the premises wherein a fire or burglar alarm device is installed shall be subject to the following charges and penalties for all false alarms from said device which exceed three in any calendar year: Fourth false alarm $25.00 Fifth false alarm 50.00 Sixth false alarm 100.00 Seventh false alarm -Discontinuance of the use of the alarm device for the balance of the calendar year upon order of the town administrator. All false alarm charges shall be paid to the town within twenty days from the date of billing by the town. 9.102.100 Notice of name of serviceman and occupant. Every person maintaining an audible or silent fire or burglar alarm device shall post a framed notice containing the names and telephone numbers of the persons to be notified to render service to the system during any hour of the day or night when such alarm sounds,unless such device also transmits notifica tion to said persons upon its activation;and shall furnish the police and fire departments with said names and telephone numbers.The persons named shall include the occupant of the premises,the permittee responsible for the maintenance of the system,and at least one alternate.The framed notice shall be posted in such position as to be visible from the ground level outside and adjacent to the building or on the front door,to which access may be gained,of the building wherein such device is installed. —5— 0 9.102.140 Noncompliance with title provisions deemed unlawful and a public nuisance.Any and all fire or burglar alarm devices which do not comply with the provisions of this title are hereby declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance, and shall be abated as such. 9.102.150 Violation or failure to comply unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate or fail to comply with any provision of this title. Section 2.The board of trustees of the town of Estes Park,Colorado,herewith finds,determines and designates that this ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,health and safety,for regulation of alarm systems affects the public peace,health and safety7 and whereas,in the opinion of the board of trustees,an emergency exists,this ordinance shall take effect and be in force after its final passage,adoption and the approval and signature of the mayor. PASSED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SIGNED THIS ______ DAY OF _____________________, l97. TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO (SEAL) ATTEST: Town Clerk —7—