HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 4166 RESOLUTION NO. 4166
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH SETTING FORTH ADMINISTRATIVE
RULES GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF BURGLAR ALARM
BUSINESSES, SYSTEMS AND USERS
WHEREAS , pursuant to Section 5 . 56 . 220 of the Huntington
Beach Municipal Code, the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach does hereby adopt the following administra-
tive rules to govern the operation of burglar alarm busi-
nesses , systems and users :
SECTION 1 . SILENT ALARMS TERMINATING AT THE POLICE DE-
PARTMENT. SPECIFIC CONDITIONS. The installation of any
alarm system in a manner which, when activated, would cause
a signal or message to be sent to the police department ' s
communication center shall comply with the following con-
ditions :
(a) The permittee shall provide for reasonable security
of the signal on the private line. The Chief of Police may
require that such line security be controlled by the tele-
phone company or that such line security methods meet the
specifications of the police alarm receiving device.
(b) The key control device shall have an interlocking
relay connection which, upon activation of the alarm system,
locks in the activated mode and requires manual resting either
key controlled or at least ten {10) feet from any alarm sens-
ing device.
(c ) The routine testing of alarms will be permitted on
a monthly basis only. Additional testing will be permitted
only upon just cause or after a service or repair of the
system. The test shall include activation of the alarm system
to the police department as approved by the Chief of Police
or his authorized agent . If the subscriber has multiple
alarm sensors , an internal test procedure to the master or
key control unit must be provided. The subscriber or alarm
business must notify the police department ' s communication
center of the intended test. The police department shall
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dispatch a field officer to the location or otherwise obtain
satisfactory identification from the subscriber that the
test is authorized and assurance that full security is main-
tained during the test .
SECTION 2 . APPLICATION FOR ALARM TERMINATION AT POLICE
DEPARTMENT. The Chief of Police shall have ultimate authority
in approving applications for alarm systems terminating at
the police department . The application shall be submitted on
forms supplied by the Chief of Police. The application form
shall require , but not be limited to, the following infor-
mation:
(a) From Subscriber
(1) Name of subscriber
(2) Address of subscriber
(3) Business license number (if applicable)
(4) Type of business or establishment
(5) Telephone at location
'(6) Owner's name, address and phone
(7) Manager' s name, address and phone
(8) List of persons to be contacted (name , address
and phone )
(b ) From Alarm Company
(1) Name of company
(2) Address
(3) Business phone
(4) Twenty-four (24) hour emergency phone
(5) Business license number
(6) Police permit number
SECTION 3. INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS. All
costs and recurring charges incurred in the installation and
maintenance of such silent alarm shall be borne by the per-
son or firm requesting the privilege.
(a) Installation Cost . A fee of One Hundred Dollars
($100 ) shall be submitted at the time of application to cover
the cost of installation. This fee is nonrefundable unless
the application is denied by the Chief of Police .
(b) Telephone Lease Line Fees . The monthly telephone
lease line and associated relays and audio monitoring equip-
ment fees will be paid by the City of Huntington Beach which
shall then collect the appropriate fees due the City of
Huntington Beach from each individual alarm subscriber.
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(c) Recurring Administrative Fees . To cover the rou-
tine administrative costs of operating the alarm system, the
City of Huntington Beach shall collect a fee of Two Dollars
($2) per month from each subscriber to the police emergency
alarm reporting system.
(d) Payment of Fees and Charges . Upon receipt of a
statement of fees and charges due to the City of Huntington
Beach, each subscriber shall remit full payment within ten
(10) days to the Finance Department of the City of Huntington
Beach.
SECTION 4. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION. The Chief of Police
shall approve or deny the application and return written
notice within fourteen (14) days of the date the application
was received by the police department. In considering the
application, the Chief of Police shall give priority to busi-
ness establishments and other locations constituting a major
public hazard. The applications for residential alarm sys-
tems shall be considered on an individual basis where an
actual need for direct police termination is justified.
(a) Probationary Status and Suspension of Direct Police
Termination. The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to
place on probation or suspend the police termination of an
alarm system issued under these regulations .
(b ) Hearing. Such probationary status or suspension
may be invoked after a hearing by the Chief of Police upon
giving five (5) days prior written notice of the time, place
and nature of the hearing to the subscriber by personal de-
livery or by certified mail addressed to the subscriber' s
address as shown on the application or in the latest written
revision of such address filed by the subscriber with the
Chief of Police .
(c) Probationary Status . After the appropriate hear-
ing, the Chief of Police may invoke probationary status upon
the subscriber for a period not to exceed six (6) months .
During the time of probation, a complete record of all alarm
transactions shall be maintained. Within fourteen (14) days
after the probationary period, the Chief of Police shall re-
view the subscriber's record and may request another hearing
if the violations continued to occur during the probationary
period.
(d) Suspension from Direct Police Termination. After
the appropriate hearing, the Chief of Police may revoke di-
rect termination to the police department . Notice shall be
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made to both the subscriber and the subscriber' s alarm busi—
ness . The direct termination shall remain in effect for
a maximum of thirty (30) days to allow sufficient time for
the conversion of the termination to an intermediary.
SECTION 5. DISCONNECTION OF DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. In
addition to any other remedy provided by law, the Chief of
Police, or his authorized agent, may disconnect a defective
or malfunctioning alarm device without prior notice .
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
adjourned
Huntington Beach atan/ regular meeting thereof held on the 8th
day of December , 197 5 ,
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk ity Attor y
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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City Administrator
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Res. No. 4166
smm OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly elected, qualified City
Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number, of
members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven;
that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative
vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular adjourned meeting thereof held on the 8th day
of December , 19 75 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen:
Bartlett, Wieder, Coen, Shipley, Duke, Gibbs
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California