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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-008 Council OrdinancesCouncil Member Kuether introduced the following ordinance and moved its adoption: CITY OF LINO LAKES ORDINANCE NO. 08 - 94 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LINO LAKES CITY CODE BY ADDING A CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 508, REGULATING THE USE OF BURGLAR AND SAFETY ALARMS, ESTABLISHING USER'S FEES AND ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM OF ADMINISTRATION The City Council of the City of Lino Lakes hereby ordains as follows: Section 508.01 Scope and Purpose. 1. This section regulates the use of burglar and safety alarms, establishes user's fees and establishes a system of administration. 2. The purpose of this section is to protect the public safety services of the City from misuse of public safety alarms and to provide the maximum possible service to public safety alarm users. Section 508.02 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this subsection have the meanings given to them, 1. "Alarm System" means an alarm installation designed to be used for the prevention or detection of burglary, robbery, heat, smoke and fire on the premises which contain an alarm installation. Automobile alarm devices are not an alarm system. 2. "Alarm User" means a person in control of any building, structure or facility wherein an alarm system is maintained. 3. "False Alarm" means an alarm signal eliciting a response by police or fire 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, alarm malfunction, improper installation or the inadvertence of the owner or lessee of an alarm system. The term does not include alarms caused by climatic conditions such as tornadoes, thunderstorms, utility line mishaps, violent conditions of nature or any other conditions which ORDINANCE NO. 08 - 94 are clearly beyond the control of the alarm manufacturer, installer or owner. 4. "Police Communications Center" is the Anoka County Facility used to receive emergency requests for service and general information from the public. 508.03. User Fees. 1. A public safety alarm system that reports more than three (3) false alarms to the City in a single calendar year and that has received notice of such violations will cause the alarm user to be charged a user fee of $50.00 per each false alarm in excess of three (3) false alarms in a calendar year, $100.00 per each false alarm in excess of 10 false alarms in a calendar year and $150.00 per each false alarm in excess of 15 false alarms in a calendar year. 2. An alarm user that 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 Police Chief within 10 days of notice by the City of the false alarm charge. Following review and determination by the Police Chief, the decision may be appealed to the City Administrator who will make a final determination as to whether the user is to be charges with a false alarm. 508.04. Payment of Fees. 1. Payment of user fees are paid to the City Clerk - Treasurer within 30 days from the date of notice by the City to the alarm user. Failure to pay the fee will cause the alarm user to be considered delinquent and subject to a penalty of an additional 5% of the unpaid fee for each additional 30 day period that the fee remains unpaid. 2. The City Clerk -Treasurer shall prepare an assessment roll of the delinquent amounts against the respective properties served and deliver the assessment roll to the City Council for adoption on or before October 15th of each year. The assessment roll shall be filed with the Anoka County Auditor by the City Clerk -Treasurer and the County Auditor shall thereupon enter such amount as part of the tax levy on said premises to be collected during the ensuing year. PAGE 2 ORDINANCE NO. 08 — 94 508.05 Alarm Report. 1. If an alarm user has incurred five (5) false alarms within one calendar year, the alarm user shall submit a written report to the Police Chief within ten (10) days after being notified of the fifth false alarm, describing actions taken or to be taken to discover and eliminate the cause of the false alarms. Failure to submit the written report is a violation of this section. 508.06 Administrative Rules. 1. The Police Chief shall prepare such rules as may be necessary for the implementation of this section. 508.07 Confidentiality. 1. Information submitted in compliance with this chapter will be held in confidence and exempt from discovery to the extent permitted by law. 2. Subject to requirements of confidentiality, the Police Chief may develop and maintain statistics for the purpose of ongoing alarm systems evaluation. 508.08 Enforcement and Penalties. 1. Failure or omission to comply with any section of this chapter is a petty misdemeanor as defined by state law. This ordinance shall become effective upon its passage by the City Council and publication as required by the City Charter. Passed by the City Council this 13th da of June , 1994 Ire'rnon F. Reinert, Mayor i / c)5 Marilyn k. Anderson, Clerk -Treasurer The motion for the adoption of the foregoing ordinance was duly seconded by Council Member Neal and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Bergeson, Elliott, Kuether, Neal, Reinert. The following voted against same: none. Whereupon said ordinance was declared duly passed and adopted PAGE 3