HomeMy WebLinkAbout1498 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1981/02/17ORDINANCE NO.
1498
February 2, 1981
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AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY ALARM SYSTEMS AMENDING
THE ST. LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE BY ADDING SECTIONS 11-1000
THROUGH 11-1009
The City of St. Louis Park does ordain:
Sec. 1. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Sections 11-1000
to 1009, are added to read as attached.
:Section 11=1000. -Title. ",This -ordinance shal1zbe known, -cited,
:and 7 referred .to _as "The 'Al arm .Ordi.rrance," -except -;as •herein' referred
-to as "this -ordinance."
=Section 11-1001. -Purpose--and Scope.
(1) -The" purpose -of :this, ordinance i s -to-protect the .publ i c
safety - services sof—:the—Ci ty-`from-mi suse :and _to -provide
-for',the- maximum :possi bl e,servi cc -.to- publi c safety
-alarm users.
(2,) 'This ordinance..provides 1Tegul-ation for the use of fire,,
burglary ,:and -safety: alarms, -establishes -users' .fees,
-and=-establishes_a_system of administration.
_ Secti on --11-1'002. -Definitions.
.(1') -"Public .safety=:personnel " -means: duly .authori zed =City
employees -or;employee.
(2) ""Al=arm--user"means :the 'person , firm,.rpartner_ship,--association,
corporation, 'company. or organization _of: any kind i n , control
of ..any bui Ming, -structure, :or fad lity=wherein an .alarm
system ,i s:-maintai ned.
"Public =safety -communi cati ons -center" ' i s --the -City
'facil'i'ty used to receive emergency requests 'for-
,and -genera 1 -information 'from .the , public to _be .'di spatched
to 1 respecti ve,publ i c =safety units.
("4) ''"Alarm system" means :and -incl udes2any--alarm -instal lation
designed to -be used for'.the-prevention'_or-detection -of
burgl a'ry., `robbery or fire 'on -the Ypremises,-which -'contain
-.an :alarm installation. "Automobile alarm',devices shall
-not'be iconsi;dered_-an-=alarm system under Ahe terms .of --this
ordinance.
(3)
(5)) "'False alarm"—means an .al arm signal -el ting -response
by ,public -safety-=personnel -when -a =situation requi ring -a
response does. not, -in fact, exist, - and,which-is caused
•>by ;the' activation of the -alarm system through, mechanical
failure, alarm malfunction, -improper-installation or -.the
-inadvertence -of the .owner or lessee of=an alarm -system
'or of hi s/her 'employees or agents.
False alarms do not include alarms caused by climatic
conditions such as tornadoes, thunderstorms, utility line
mishaps, violent conditions of nature or any other
conditions which are clearly beyond the control of the
alarm manufacturer, installer or owner.
Section 11-1003. User fees.
(1) A public safety alarm system which reports more than three
false alarms to the City in a single_calendar year will
cause the alarm user to be charged a user fee of $50 per
false alarm in excess of three false alarms in a
calendar year, $100 per false alarm in excess of ten
false alarms in a calendar year and $150 per false
alarm in excess of 15 false alarms in a calendar year.
(2) Any alarm user which is required by the City to pay a
user fee as the result of a false alarm may make a written
appeal of the false alarm charge to the City Manager
through either the Fire Chief or Chief of Police, within
ten days of notice by the City of the false alarm charge.
The City Manager will have authority to make a final
determination as to whether the appellant is to be
charged with a false alarm.
Section 11-1004. Payment of fees.
(1)
Payment of user fees provided for under Section 11-1003 must
be paid to the City Treasurer within 30 days from the
date of notice by the City to the alarm user. Failure
to pay the fee within 30 days' notice will cause the alarm user
to be considered delinquent and subject to a penalty
of 10 percent of the fee.
(2) All delinquent charges shall be certified by the Clerk to
the City Assessor who shall prepare an assessment roll each
year providing for assessment of the delinquent amounts
against the respective properties served, which assessment
roll shall be delivered to the City Council for adoption
or or before October 1 of each year.
Section 11-1005. Alarm report.
(1) When an alarm user has incurred five false alarms or more
within one calendar year, the alarm user shall submit a
written report to the City Manager within ten days after
being charged with the fifth false alarm describing actions
taken or to be taken to discover and eliminate the cause
of the false alarms.
(2) Failure to submit a written report required will be con-
sidered a violation of this ordinance.
Section 11-1006. Administrative rules.
(1) The City Manager or his designee shall promulgate such
rules as may be necessary for the implementation of this
ordinance and the administration thereof.
Section 11-1007. Confidentiality.
(1) All information submitted in compliance with this
ordinance shall be held in confidence and shall be
deemed a confidential
record exempt from discovery to the
extent permittedy la
(2) Subject to requirements of confidentiality, the Chief
of Police or the Fire Chief, or their designees, may
develop and maintain statistics for the purpose of
ongoing alarm systems evaluation.
Section 11-1008. Communications Center.
(1) Pio automatic dialing devices shall be connected to the
public safety communications center through any telephone
line. Use of automatic dialing devices will be considered
a violation of this ordinance.
(2) The City Manager, or his designee, shall have the authority
to promulgate rules and regulations for the efficient
operation of the public safety communications center.
Section 11-1009. Enforcement and penalties.
(1) Failure or omission to comply with any section of this
ordinance shall be deemed a misdemeanor and may be so
prosecuted, subject to the penalty provided in
Paragraph (2) of this section.
(2) Violation of this ordinance shall be punishable upon
conviction by a fine of not more than $500, imprisonment
for a period not to exceed 90 days, or both.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days
after its publication.
Adopted by City Council February 17, 1981.
Mayor
C2,4„,,
Attest:
City Clerk
Reviewed for administration:
Approved as to form and legality:
at-e_yk.e
City Attorney
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NEWSPAPERS
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
ST. LOUIS PARK SUN
924 Excelsior Avenue West Hopkins, Minnnesot
State of Minnesota
County of Hennepin
D K MORTENSON, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times here stated has been the
vice president and general manager of the newspaper know as The St Louis Park Sun and has full
knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows (1) Said newspaper is printed in the English language in
newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at least 900 square inches
(2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least once every week (3) Said newspaper has 50%
of its news columns devoted to news of local interest to the community which it purports to serve and does
not wholly duplicate any other publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and,
advertisement (4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near the municipalities which it purports to
serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of at least 75%
of its total circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as second
class matter in its local post -office (5) Said newspaper purports to serve the City of St Louis Park'
Golden Valley School District No 275 and Robbinsdale School District No 281 in the County of Hennepin
and it has its known office of issue in the City of Hopkins in said county, established and open during rt:
regular business hours for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions ane
maintained by the managing officer of said newspaper or persons in its employ and subject to hi
direction and control during all such regular business hours and devoted exclusively during such regular
business hours and at which said newspaper is printed (6) Said newspaper files a copy of each Issu(
immediately with the State Historical Society (7) Said newspaper is made available at single of
subscription prices to any person, corporation, partnership or other unincorporated associatiot
requesting the newspaper and making the applicable payment (8) Said newspaper has complied with a
foregoing conditions for at least one year preceding the day or dates of publication mentioned below (9
Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior to January 1, 1966 and eac
January 1 thereafter and affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State and signed by th
managing officer of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is I
legal newspaper
He further states on oath that the printed
hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printe
Ordinance No.1498
and published therein in the English language, once each week, forane_successive week
that it was first so published on Wed. the 25th. day of
and was thereafter printed and published on every
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of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th. day of
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MERIDEL M HEDBLOM
NOTARY PUBLIC - MINNESOTA
HENNEPIN COUNTY
My commission expires July 2, W86
(Official Publication)
ORDINANCE NO 1498
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO t'UBLIC SAFETY ALARM SYSTEMS
AMENDING THE ST LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE BY ADDING
• SECTIONS 11-1000 THROUGH 11-1009
The City of St Louts Park does ordain
Sec 1 The St Louis Park Ordinance Code, Sections 11-1000 to 1009 are
added to read as attached
Section 11-1000 Title This ordinance shall be known cited and referred to
as "The Alarm Ordinance, ' except as herein referred to as "this ordinance '
Section 11-1001. Purpose and Scope
(1) The purpose of this ordinance is to protect the public safety services of
the City from misuse and'to provide for the maximum possible service
to public safety alarm users '
(2) This ordinance provides regulation for the use of fire, burglary and
safety alarms, establishes users' fees and establishes a system of
administration
Section 11-1002 Definitions
(1) "Public safety personnel" means duly authorized City employees or
employee
(2) Alarm user" means the pei son, firm, partnership, association,
corporation, company or organization of any kind in control of any
building, structure, or facility wherein an alarm system is maintained
(3) "Public safety communications center ' is the City facility used to
receive emergency requests for service and general information from
the j ublic to be dispatched to respective public safety units
(4) "Alarm system" means and includes any alarm installation designed to
be used for the prevention or detection of burglary, robbery or fire on
'the premises which contain an alarm installation Automobile alarm
devices shall not be considered an alarm system under the terms of this
ordinance
(5) False alarm" means an alarm signal eliciting a response by public
safety personnel when a situation requiring a response does not in fact,
exist, and which is caused by the activation of the. alarm system
through mechanical failure, alai m malfunction, improper installation
or the inadvertence of the owner or lessee of an alarm system or of
his/her employees or agents
'False alarms do not include alarms caused by climatic conditions
such as tornadoes, thunderstorms, utility line mishaps, violent condi-
tions of, nature or any other conditions which are clearly beyond the
control of the alarm manufacturer, installer or owner
Section 11-1009 User fees
(I) A public safety alarm system which reports more than three false
alarms to the City in a single calendar year will cause the alarm user to
be charged a user fee of 950 pei false alarm in excess of three false
alarms in a calendar year, 9100 per false alarm in excess of ten false
alarms in a calendar year and b150 false alarm in excess of 15 false
alarms in a calendar year
(2) Any alarm user which is required by the City to pay a user fee as the
result of a false alarm may make a written appeal of the false alarm
charge, to the City Manager through either the Fire Chief or Chief of
Police,' within ten days of notice by the City of the false alarm charge
The City Manager will have authority to make a final determination as
to whether the appellant is to be charged with a false alarm
Section 11-1004 Payment of fees
(1) Payment of user fees provided for under Section 11-1003 must be paid to
-the City Treasurer within 30 days from the date of notice by the City to
the alarm user Failure to pay the fee within 30 days' notice will cause
the alarm user to be considered delinquent and subject to a penalty of 10
percent of the fee
(2) All delinquent charges shall be certified by the Clerk to the City
Assessor who shall prepare an assessment roll each year providing'for
assessment of the delinquent amounts against the respective properties
.served, which assessment roll shall be delivered to the City Council for
adoption or before October 1 of each year
Section 11-1005 Alarm report
(1) When an alarm user has incurred five false alarms or more within one
calendar year, the alarm user shall submit a written report to the City
'„Manager within ten days after being charged with the fifth false alarm
•' describing actions taken or to be taken to discover and eliminate the
cause of the false alarms
(2) Failure to submit a written report required will be considered a
'violation of this ordinance
Section 11-1006 Administrative rules
(1) The City Managenor his designee shall promulgate such rules as may
be necessary for the implementation of this ordinance and the
administration thereof
Section 11-1007 Confidentiality
(1) All information submitted in compliance with this ordinance shall be
' held in confidence and shall be deemed a confidential record exempt
from discovery to,the extent permitted by law
(2) Subject to requirements 'of confidentiality, the Chief of Police or the
Fire Chief, or their designees, may develop and maintain statistics for
the purpose of ongoing alarm system evaluation
Section 11-1008 Communications Center
(1) No automatic dialing devices shall be connected to the public safety
comMunications center through any telephone line Use of automatic
dialing devices will be considered a violation of this ordinance
(2) The City Manager, or his designee, shall have the authority to
promulgate rules and regulations for the efficient operation of the
public safety communications center
Section 11-1009 Enforcement and penalties •
(1) -Failure or omission to comply with any section of this ordinance shall
bejdeemed a misdemeanor and may be so prosecuted, subject to the
• 'Penalty provided in Paragraph (2) of this section
, (2)' Violation of this ordinance shall be punishable upon conviction by a fine
• hof not more than 9500, Imprisonment for a period not to exceed 90 days,
or both
Section 2 This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publication
Adopted by City Council February 17 1981
' (s) PHYLLIS McQUAID
Mayor
Attest
(s) EARL E HANSON
City Clerk . ,/
Reviewed for administration
(s) JAMES L BRIMEYER
City Manager
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Approved as to form and legality
'•{ '' '' (s) WAYNE G POPHAM
• City Attorney
(Feb 25, 1981) -SLP
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