§ 30-28. Other regulations.

(a)

No alarm system shall be installed or connected on or after January 1, 1988, which emits the sound of a siren. Any alarm system which emits the sound of a siren and which is installed and in operation prior to January 1, 1987, shall have that part of the alarm system disconnected prior to January 1, 1988.

(b)

Every alarm system permit, or a copy thereof, shall be kept on the premises where the alarm is installed.

(c)

When the perpetrator of a robbery or burglary has fled the scene of the crime, the 911 emergency line is to be used for notification of the chief of police, and the alarm system should not be activated.

(d)

Alarm systems shall be equipped with an automatic shutoff or reset feature which deactivates the alarm within 15 minutes after it is first activated and which has an auxiliary power system capable of operating the system for at least four hours if utility power is interrupted or fails. Alarm systems which have been installed prior to January 1, 1989, and which do not have the automatic shutoff or reset feature, shall be so equipped prior to January 1, 1990. Notwithstanding this subsection, a permittee who maintains or operates an alarm system without an automatic shutoff or reset feature shall be subject to section 30-32.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(9.96.135), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997; Ord. No. 97-23, § 1(9.96.135), 12-17-1997)