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1171 - Ordinance - New Chapter 10.22 Burglary and/or Robbery Alarm SystemsORDINANCE NO. 1171 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 10.22 RELATING TO AND REGULATING THE USE OF PRIVATELY OWNED BURGLARY AND/OR ROBBERY ALARM SYSTEMS: DEFINING FALSE ALARMS AND OFFENSES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH: PRESCRIBING FEES AND PENALTIES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. It is unlawful to have or maintain on any premises any type burglary and/or robbery alarm unless there is posted at the main entrance to such premises a prominent notice of the telephone numbers at which the person or persons authorized to enter such premises and turn off or reset such alarm can be reached at all times, and it is unlawful for any such person to fail to appear and turn off or reset any such alarm within one hour after being notified by the police to do SO. The provisions of this section shall not apply if an arrangement for alarm turn-off or reset is made with the Port Orchard Police Department and appropriate keys are furnished. Furthermore, the posting of telephone numbers on the premises may be waived if such information is on file with or immediately available to Kitsap County Centeral Communications Facility. Section 2. It is unlawful for anyone to activate any robbery or burglary alarm for the purpose of summoning police except in the event of an actual or attempted burglary or robbery, or for anyone notifying the police of an activated alarm and having knowledge that such activation was apparently caused by an electrical or other malfunction of the alarm system to fail at that same time to notify the police of such apparent malfunction. Section 3. (a) For the purpose of this section, the term "false alarm" shall mean the activation of a burglary and/or robbery alarm by other than a forced entry or attempted forced entry to the premises, or robbery, and at a time when no burglary or robbery is being committed or attempted on the premises. Ordinance No. 1171 Page 2 (b) For a police response to any false alarm the Chief of Police shall charge the person having or maintaining such burglary and/or robbery alarm on premises owned or occupied by him, fees as follows, such charges shall be prepared and submitted to the person having or maintaining such burglary and/or robbery alarm by the Office of the City Clerk. (1) For a response to premises at which no other false alarm has occurred within the preceding six months period, hereinafter referred to as a "first response", no fee shall be charged, but the person having or maintaining such burglary and/or robbery alarm shall, within three working days after notice to do so, make a written report to the Chief of Police on forms prescribed by the City setting forth the cause of such false alarm, the corrective action taken, whether such alarm has been inspected by an authorized serviceman, and such other information as the Chief of Police may reasonably require to determine the cause of such false alarm and corrective action necessary. (2) For a second response to premises within six months after a first response, no fee shall be charged, but a written report shall be required as for a first response and the Chief of Police shall be authorized to inspect or cause to be inspected the alarm system at such premises, prescribe necessary corrective action, and shall give notice to the person having or maintaining such alarm system of the conditions and requirements of this section. Any costs for inspections required under this section shall be paid by the person having or maintaining the alarm system. (3) For a third .response to the premises within six months after such a second response, a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be charged, and for each subsequent response within Ordinance No. 1171 Page 3 six months of the last response, the fee shall be increased by twenty-five dollars ($25.00) over the fee charged for the last response, and if such third false alarm or any such succeeding false alarm is as a result of failure to take necessary corrective action prescribed by the Chief of Police, said Chief of Police may order the disconnection of such alarm system and it shall be unlawful to reconnect such alarm system until corrective action is taken; provided that no disconnection shall be ordered as to any premises required by law to have an alarm system in operation. Section 4. Anyone convicted of a violation of or failure to comply with any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be punishable by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00). PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this 27th day of July, 1981. PAUL D. POWERS, JR., MAYOR ATTEST: l � 7 �4 R. G. Lloyd, Ci% Clk APPROVED AS TO FORM: