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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2992 03/18/1980 RDINANCE biO. 2992 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALARM SYSTEMS WHEREAS, there have been seri°us problems with numberous false alarms within the Village of Mount ProSpect; and WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect find that it would be in the best interest of the residents of the Village of Mount Prospect to license and regulate alarm systems within the Village. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED By THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION ONE: Chapter 24 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Mount Prospect be, and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto a new Article XIV, which said new Article XIV shall hereafter be and read as follows: RTICLE XIV ALARM SYSTEMS SECTION: 24.1401. 24.1402. 24.1403. 24.1.4G4. 24.1405. 24.1406. 24.1407. 24.1408. 24.1409. 24.1410. 24.1411. 24.1412. 24.1413. 24.1414. 24.1415. 24.1416. 24.1417. Sec. 24.1401. Definitions License Required Application for License Issuance of Alarm System License and Inspection Duration of Alarm System License Updating Alarm System Application Transfer of Alarm System License Alarm System Posting Requirements Alarm System Deactivation Requirements Automatic Telephone Alarm Prohibited False Alarms Prohibited Charges for Response to False Alarms and Reports Suspension or Revocatzon of Alarm System License Grace Period for False Alarms Time for Compliance Penalties Severability Clause Definitions. For purposes of this Article, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: ALARM SYSTEM: Any security device installed for the purpose of alerting others to an unauthorized entry on the premises, the commission of an unlawful act or a fire emergency. AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE ALARM: A telephone device or tele- phone attachment which automatically relays a pre- recorded message ~o report a robbery, burglarly or fire emerqency by means of a telephone line which terminates upon a central switchboard. FALSE ALARM: An alarm system activated by any one or more of the following causes: A. Mechanical failure; B. Malfunction of the alarm system; Improper installation or maintenance of the alarm system; Wilful or negligent act of a person under the con- trol. or direction of the licensee of an alarm system; Any other cause not related to an actual or attempted unauthorized entry on the premises, the commission of an unlawful act or a fire emergency; rovided~ however, that any alarm activated by nat~ral causes including, but not limited to, tornadoes and severe windstormsr or by malicious acts of persons not under the direction or control of the licensee of an alarm system or any other cause clearly beyond the con- trol of the licensee shall not be considered a false alarm. Sec. 24.1402. License Required. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to install or maintain an alarm system designed or intended to be used to signal an unauthorized entry on the premises, the commission of an unlaw- ful act or any other emergency a.t the premises where such alarm system is located without first having obtained a license therefor from the Police Department of the Village of Mount Prospect. Sec. 24.1403. Application for License. An application for the license required by Section 24.1402 shall be filed with the Chief of Police of the Village of Mount Prospect, shall be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee of $10~00 and shall contain the following information: A. Name and address of the applicant~ Bo Ce The name and address of the premises where the alarm system is located; A statement listing the names, addresses and tele- phone numbers of at least three (~)' persons responsible for the premises where the alarm system is located and who should be contacted to deactivate the alarm system; A statement listing the name, address and telephone number of the person, firm or corporation authorized to deactivate the alarm system when no person described in (C) can be reached; Eo The name, address and telephone number of the person, firm or corporation which installed the alarm system and of the person, firm or corporation responsible for the maintenance and~repair of the alarm system. Sec. 24.1404. Issuance o~ Alarm System License and Inspection. The Chief of Police of the Village of Mount Prospect shall issue a license for an alarm system, excepn for an unauthorized automatic telephone alarm, within 15 days after a completed application for such a license is filed. Prior to the issuance of such alarm system license, the Chief' of Police may inspect or cause to be inspected the alarm system for which a license has been requested. ec. 24.1405. Duration of Alarm System License. An alarm system license issued pursuant to the provisions of this Article shall remain in full force and effect until suspended or revoked or until the alarm system for which the license has been issued is removed from the premises where it is located or such alarm system is no longer being used or an alarm system licensee ceases to maintain the alarm system for which the license was issued. Sec. 24.1406. Updatinq Alarm System Application. It shall be unlawful for any alarm system licensee to fail or refuse to amend its alarm system license application within ten (10) days after any of the information required and contained therein is or becomes outdated and znaccurate. Sec. 24.1407. Transfer of Alarm System Lzcense Prohibited. No alarm system license shall be transferred or assigned to another person, firm or corporation. Sec. 24.1408. Alarm System Posting ~equlrements. N6 alarm system shall be installed or maintained unless the licensee of such alarm system shall post or cause to be posted at or near the location where such alarm system can be deactivated~ a notice containing the name., address and telephone number of the person, firm or corporation responsible for the maintenance and repair of such alarm system. Sec. 24.1409. Alarm System Deactivation Requmrements. It shall be unlawful for any licensee to cause or permzn an alarm system for which a license has been issued pursuant to this Article to permit or cause such alarm system to sound zn excess of one hour. Sec. 24.1410. Automatic Telephone Alarm Prohibited. Any automatic telephone alarm installed and operative on the effective date of this Article, shall be and is hereby declared to be, a nuisance. No person shall install, or cause to be installed, or maintain any automatic telephone alarm in the Village. Any such automatic telephone alarm shall be removed by the owner thereof within sixty (60) days follow- ing the effective date of this Article. Automatic telephone alarms not so removed shall be subject to abatement as a nuisance. Nothing in this Section shall apply to automatic telephone alarms authorized for handicapped persons by the Chief of Police of the Village of Mount Prospect. ec. 24.1411. False Alarms Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly activate am alarm sysnem for the purpose of summoning the police except if such person knows or suspects that there is an actual or attempted unauthorized entry on the premises, commission of an unlawful act or a fire emergency. Sec. 24.14112. Charqes for Response to False Alarms and Reports. no If the Village of Mount Prospect Police Department responds to more than four (4) false alarms zm a calendar year at the same premises, the licensee of such alarm system shall pay the Village of Mount Prospect the following amounts within 30 days after the response for which the charge ms made: 5th response -- $25.00 6th response -- $30.00 7th response -- $35.00 8th response -- $40.00 9th response -- $45.00 10 or more responses -- $50.00 per response Within five (5) days after the Village of Mount Prospect Police Department responds to an alarm, the Police Department shall mail a report te the alarm system licensee which shall specify the cause of nhe alarm and state whether the alarm will be considered a false alarm for purposes of Section 24.1412A of this Article. Within fifteen (15) days after an alarm, the alarm system licensee may file a written request on a form available from the Village with the Chief of Police of the Village of Mount Prospect to reconsider whether such alarm was false. Such request shall state the licensee's opinion with respect To the cause of the alarm and shall indicate the facts upon which the licensee bases its opinion. Do Within five (5) days after the receipt of a ~equest for reconsideration from a licensee, the Chief of Police shall determine whether the alarm was false or not and shall notify the licensee of his deci- sion in writing by personal delivery or by mail. 5 - Sec. 24.1413. Suspension or Revocation of ~larm System License. If the Police Department responds to more than ten (10) false alarms at the same premises in a calander year, the Chief of Police may initiate alarm system license suspension or revocation proceedings by forwarding a written request for such a proceeding, along with any and all reports of false alarms at such premises in such calendar year, to a designated committee of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect. Upon receipt of such a request from the Chief of Police, the committee designated by the Board shall set a date for a hearing to consider whether a licensee's alarm system license should be suspended or revoked and shall mail written notice thereof to the licensee at least fifteen (15) days prior thereto. Ce The committee designated by the Board shall presidei.~ at alarm system license suspension or revocation hearings at which the Chief of Police and the licensee shall be permitted to present evidence. The committee shall determine by majority vone whether to suspend or revoke a licensee's license within fourteen (14) days after the close of such hearing and shall notify the licensee of its deci- sion in writing by personal delivery or by mail. If the committee determines to suspend or revoke an alarm system license, such notice shall set forth the basis for the committee's decision. De In determining whether to suspend or revoke an alarm system license, the committee shall consider the following: t. The number of false alarms at the premises; Whether the alarm system licensee has responded to deactivate false alarms within one (1) hour as required by Section 24.1409 of this Article; o The efforts made, if any, by licensee to con- trol, direct and instruct ~employees with regard to the proper use of the alarm system; The efforts made, if any, by licensee no repair and maintain the alarm system in proper working order; . Any other matter the committee deems relevanT. Sec. 24.1414. Grace Period for False Alarms. Whenever a new alarm system zs installed, the licensee shall be given thirty (30) days from the date of the installation of such alarm system within which no alarm from the premmses shall be deemed to be a false alarm. Sec. 24.1415. Time for Compliance. Any person, firm or corporation with an existing alarm system shall have forty- five (45) days after the effective date of this Article to file an application for an alarm system license. Sec. 24.1416. Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this Article shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense and each day that such violation continues shall be con- sidered a separate offense. Sec. 24.1417. Severability Clause. If any provision or part thereof of this Article XIV is declared invalid and of no further force and effect, the other provisions of this Article shai1 remain in full force and effect. ECTION TW.0: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effec~ from and after its passage, approval and pUblication in the manner Provided by law. PASSED this 18th day of March , 1980. AYES: NAYS: None ABSENT: Wattenberg APPROVED t~s ,lSth Farley, Floros, Miller, Murauskis, Richardson day of March , 1980. Village Clerk -