HomeMy WebLinkAbout2187-01 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 2001/01/16ORDINANCE NO. 2187-01
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO ALARMS: AMENDING
SECTION 11-1003 AND SECTION 11-1004
THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1: The St. Louis Park Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
PART 10 — Alarms
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 alarm users.
(2) This ordinance provides regulation for the use of fire, burglary and safety alarms
Section 11-1002. Definitions
(1) "Public safety personnel" means duly authonzed City employees or employee.
(2) "Alarm user" means the person, 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 answenng point" is the City facility used to receive emergency
requests for service and general information from the public, and which
dispatches public safety units as appropnate.
(4) "Alarm system" means and includes any alarm installation designed to be used for
the prevention or detection of burglary, robbery, fire or hazardous conditions on
the premises which contain an alarm installation. Medical (panic) alarms are
included in this definition. 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 requinng a response does not 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 their employee 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.
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Section 11-1003. False Alarm Fees.
(1) Fees shall be set by City Council resolution and may be reviewed and altered
from time to time as deemed necessary.
(2) An alarm system user which reports more than one false alarm(s) to the City in a
single calendar year will cause the alarm user to be charged a false alarm fee.
(3) A false alarm fee will not be charged if the alarm system user notifies the public
safety answering point that the alarm is unfounded and responding units are
cancelled pnor to their arrival.
(4) Any alarm user who is required by the City to pay a fee as a result of a false alarm
may make a wntten appeal of the false alarm charge to the City Manager, or
designee, within 10 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 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.
(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 on or before November 29
of each year.
Section 11-1005. Administrative rules.
(1) The City Manager, or designee, shall promulgate such rules as may be necessary
for the implementation of this ordinance and the administration thereof.
Section 11-1006. 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
designee(s), may develop and maintain statistics of the purpose of ongoing alarm
systems evaluation.
Section 11-1007. Communications Center.
(1) No automatic dialing devices shall be connected to the public safety answenng
point through any telephone line. Use of automatic dialing devices will be
considered a violation of this ordinance.
(2) The City Manager, or designee, shall have the authonty to promulgate rules and
regulations for the efficient operation of the public safety answenng point.
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Section 11-1008. Enforcement and Penalties.
(1) Failure or omission to comply with any section of this ordinance shall be deemed
a misdemeanor with penalties as defined in Section 2-203 of this Code and may
be so prosecuted.
Section 2: Effective Date: This ordinance shall take effect 15 days after is publication.
Reviewed for Administration:
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SUMMARY
(Official Publication)
ORDINANCE NO. 2187-01
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ST LOUIS PARK-
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO ALARM&
AMENDING SECTION 11-1003 AND SECTION 11-1004
Increasing the false alarm fee from $75 00 to $90 00 per
call' ,
This ordinance shall take effect 15 days after pubhoation.
Adopted by the City Council January 18, 2001
Jeffrey W Jacobs /at ,
Mayor
A copy of the full text of this ordinance is available for m-
apection with the -City Clerk.
(January 24, 2001i)A3/Ord 2187-01-