Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 10-25-05 workshop — reading text

156 Ret eneeed $ 5(;). 00. Within ten Gays after abatemeRt af a nHisaRee iR aeearaanse with this seetieR, 157 the alarm user may reEtuest a heariRg bef-ere the false alarm beara aRd may flreseRt e', ideRee 158 shawiRg that the sigDal emitted by his alarm system ':: as Bet a pub lis RHisaRee at the time af the 159 abatement, that annesessary damage was simsea ta his prepert)'in the saarse efthe abatemeRt, that 160 the easts af the aBatemeRt sheula Ret be assessed te him er that the reEtHir-emeBts af this seetieR 161 were Ret fulfilled. The beard shall hear all interested parties aRd may, at its dissretieR, reimlnH'se 162 the alarm Hser fer the repairs ta his preperty Reeessitatea BY the abatemeRt, ar enSHse the alarm 163 Hser trem paying the sests af abatemeBt. Na alarm system desigDed ta tFaRSfRit emergeHey 164 messages direetly te t-he palise departmeBt shall be warkea eR, testeE! er demaRstratea .:: itReut 165 Batifying the paliee eemmunisatieRs s8nter. PeFmissiaa is Bat reEtHired ta test ar aemaRstFate alaRR 166 aevises nat tfaRsmittiag emergeRey messages direetly ta the peliee department. An HRautRarized 167 test eeBstimtes a false alarm. 168 Cade 1985, ~ 806. 03; Ord. I}e. 830, 5 2& & 5; Ora. No. 96Q, 922 &7) 169 170 See. 3 4. ' Nerk by utility eampaRies. 171 a) WheRever J3essisle, a utility eempaRY perfarmiRg \'lark eR a tele~ heae line ar pewer liae, 172 whish \'lark may eimse a simatiaa where alarm may Be aetivated, shall Retify the J3eliee aR 173 seHUH\1Ri: eatians eeRter that sueh werle is beiRg perfefFRed. \\' heaever pessible, the I:: Itil ty eamJ3all)' 174 shall preYide the e8ater with a list af ':Ihieh alarm systems ae affested by sl::lsh ',': ma)' ark 175 8) If the alarm aetivatiaa \': as eimsed b)' Nark ' being saaauetea ay a I:: Itilit)' the I:: Itil ty sampan)', 176 eampaay shall furnish t-he alarm I:: Iser with a v.'Tittea aaSll:meRt affiffRiRg that faet withiH a 177 reaseaable periad aftime. 178 Cede 19& 5, ~ & 06. 04; Ora. No. 830, 528 85) 179 180 Ses. 3 5. False alaffRs. 181 WheH emergeRsy messages are reeeiyed by the paliee deflartmeRt that e', iaeBee false alarms, the 182 aetiaRs set forth iB sHBsestiaRs (1) ta ( 4) af this sestieR '", ill be takeR aRa, whea se reE:}Hired by 183 sueh subseetieRs, the departmeRt may arder that the I:: Ise af aR alarm system Be diseaRthmed ar that 184 a baRd be pasted. 185 1) . A. fter the paliee depanmeRt has reearded three separate false alafFRs iR a ealeadar year trem 186 aR alaRR system, al::ltamatie system, autamatie dialing aeviee er alarm meRitering the eemflan)', 187 paliee ehief or the fire ehier shall natify the alaRR I:: Iser iR persea, by telephens ar by mail, af sueh 188 faet, aRd shall reEtHire the alarm Hser ta natify the aspartmeRt in ' l.'Titing ar in fleFsaa, within 15 189 days af netifieatioR, ef effarts ta diseever aRd eliminate tRe eal:lse of the false alarms. The Hser, en 190 the aasis af abssaee tram the sity ar on aa- y ather reasaaable aasis, reEtHest an exteasiaR ef ma)' 191 time fer filing the repeR with the palise ehief er the fire shief, ...: he shall deteRRiRe if sueh reEJuest 192 shall be graated. If the HS6r fails ta sUBmit either a writtea er a verbal repert te the ~ elise 193 departmeRt or the fire aef!artment, the palise ehief ar the fiFe shier shall arder the user ta Be fined 194 25. 09 fer aBJ' false alarm resaraed thereafter Hmil sueh repart is made. 195 2) If the flelise shief ar the fire shief determiBes that a repart submitted in assardWise ',\'ith 196 soosestian ( 1) af this seetieR is \:1Rsatisfastary, ar that the alarm Hser has failea ta shew by the 197 repert that he has taken ar will take reasanaale ste3} s ta elimiaate ar redHee false alarms, then the 198 palise ehief ar the tire ehier shall arder that the Hse afthe alarm !ry' stem ar autamatis aialing de': ise 199 be disseRtiBaed. :\ ny sHeh diseantmuaRee shall be effestl:ated withiR 15 days trem the aate af 200 reeeipt afthe pelisa shiet's ar fire shiefs erder. 201 3) After the palise departmeRt has resarded Rine separate false alarms in a saleRaar year Ham 202 aR alarm. system, al::ltamatis ! ry' stem, autematis dialiRg denise ar alarm maRitering eempaBJ', the 203 paliee shief ar the fire shief shall Ratify tHe alarm I::ISeT iR fleTsaR, by telephaRe ar by mail, af SHeA 204 faet. pan {] natifieatieR, the I:: Iser sHall, withiB teR ' l:erleing aays, submit se~) Hmented preef te the 205 pelise shief aT the fiFe shief tRat his alaffR system is either Hnder a sentiRHeus maiRteRaRee 206 saRtFaet ar has Been iRsJ3ested BY a sempeteRt alarm dealer er Heenses ta install alarms sampan)', Toni L.Craig Page 4 10/ 17/ 2005 261 262 SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS. A new section entitled " Definitions" is adopted as 263 follows: 264 Definitions 265 Alarm system" shall mean a system of devices which includes a control panel that emits. 266 transmits or relays a signal intended to summon. or that would reasonably be expected to 267 summon. police. emergency medical services or fire services of the city. including local alarms. 268 Alarm system does not include: 269 1. an alarm installed on a vehicle. unless the vehicle is permanently located at 270 a site: or 271 2. an alarm designed to alert only the inhabitants of a premises within the 272 interior of that premises. 273 274 Alarm user or user" shall mean anv person or business on whose premises alarm svstems are 275 maintained within the city. except for alarms on motor vehicles or pro-pertv svstems. 276 277 Automatic dialing device" shall mean an alarm system which automatically sends over regular 278 telephone lines. by direct connection. or otherwise. a prerecorded voice message or coded signal 279 indicating the existence of an emergency situation that the alarm system is designed to detect. 280 281 Central station" shall mean a location to which remote alarm or signaling devices are connected. 282 where operators supervise circuits or where employees are maintained continuously to investigate 283 signals. 284 285 Communications console" shall mean the instrumentation on an alarm console at the receiving 286 terminal of a signal line which. through visual or audible signals. indicates activation of an alarm 287 system at a particular location. or which indicates line trouble. 288 289 Direct connect" shall mean an alarm system which has the capability of transmitting system 290 signals to and receiving them at the police communication center. 291 292 False alarm" shall mean: 293 1) The activation of an alarm system through mechanical failure. svstem malfunction. 294 improper installation or negligence of the user of an alarm system or the user' s employees or 295 agents: or 296 2) Any signal or oral communications requesting. requiring or resulting in a response on 297 the part of the Police Department or Fire Department when in fact. there has been no 298 unauthorized intrusion or attempted intrusion into a premises or no robbery. attempted robbery. 299 products of combustion or emergency medical response. 300 Excluded from this definition are activations of alarms systems caused by power outages. 301 weather conditions. or any other conditions determined not to be a result of equipment failure or 302 neglect of the user. 303 Toni L.Craig Page 6 10/17/ 2005 304 Fire Alarm System shall mean a signal initiated bv a fire alarm- initiating device such as a manual 305 fire alarm box. automatic fire detector. water flow switch or other devices which activation is 306 indicative of a fire or fire signature and transmits signal to strobe and horn devices to evacuate 307 the premises. Also transmits or relays a signal intended to summon fire services. including local 308 alarms. 309 310 Fire Chief' shall mean the Fire Chief of the City or his designated representative. 311 312 Fire Department" shall mean the City Fire Department or any authorized agent thereof. 313 314 Police Chief' shall mean the Chief of Police of the City or his designated representative. 315 316 Police Department" shall mean the City of Fort Walton Beach Police Department or any 317 authorized agent thereof. 318 319 Public nuisance" shall mean anything which annoys. injures or endangers the comfort. repose. 320 health or safety of a considerable number of persons or of anv community or neighborhood. 321 322 Utility company" shall mean public service company authorized to work on either any 323 telephone. TV cable. or power lines. including but not limited to the telephone. TV cable. or 324 power companIes. 325 326 Non-Response" shall mean that a police officer shall not be dispatched to an alarm location based 327 solely on an alarm svstem signal. unless it has been verified by an independent secondary source 328 that a criminal act or attempted criminal act is in progress or has occurred. 329 330 SECTION 4. PURPOSE. A new section entitled " Purpose, scope"