HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-685ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE REGULATION OF BURGLAR
ALARM SYSTEMS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE:
Every person, firm, or corporation, who
shall install a burglar alarm system in the City of Fairhope
or the police jurisdiction thereof, shall first obtain a
permit therefor as is herein required from the authorized
Building Official of the City of Fairhope. All applications
for such permits shall state thereon the name of the property
owner and the address of the property where the system shall
be installed, the name of the installer, who shall be certified
and licensed by the City of Fairhope for such installation,
the type of system to be installed and a statement that the
owner is aware of the responsibilities imposed by this
ordinance.
SECTION TWO:
For each permit issued in accordance with
this ordinance, where a burglar alarm system is to be monitored
by the Fairhope Police Department, a connection fee of
$25.00 shall be paid to the Fairhope City Clerk. An additional
monthly charge of $5.00 shall be paid by the owner of each
system to the Fairhope City Clerk, for each continuing
connection, including connections installed prior to the
enactment of this Ordinance, it being the purpose of this
continuing connection fee to defray the expense of the space
and facility use at the termination point.
SECTION THREE: Any person, firm or corporation having
a burglar alarm system, monitored by the Fairhope Police
Department, shall pay an additional fee, according to the
following schedule: (a) No additional fee for the first two
false alarms; (b) Ten ($10.00) Dollars for the third false
alarm; (c) Fifteen ($15.00) Dollars for the fourth false
alarm; (d) Twenty ($20.00) Dollars for the fifth false
alarm; (e) Twenty -Five ($25.00) Dollars for the sixth false
alarm and each alarm thereafter during any calendar month.
No charge shall be made for the testing of the installed
connection where prior notification has been given to the
Fairhope Police Department.
SECTION FOUR: Subscribers of the burglar alarm monitoring
service, provided for herein, shall pay the charges accrued
for the previous month to the Fairhope City Clerk on or
before ten (10) days following the date of billing through
the utility billing system. 1
SECTION FIVE
It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to make or cause or permit to be made or
caused, upon any premises occupied or controlled by him, any
loud and unnecessary noise or sound emitted from an audible
burglar alarm system shich is physically annoying to persons
or which is so harsh or so prolonged in its use, time and
place as to occasion physical discomfort, or which is injurious
to the health, peace, comfort, privacy or tranquility of the
inhabitants of the city or to any one of them. It shall be
considered a violation of this ordinance for an audible
burglar alarm system to emit a sound, otherwise herein
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prohibited, for a time longer than two consecutive minutes
or for such other length of time as may be prescribed by
written agreement with the Fairhope Police Chief. This
provision shall apply to audible burglar alarm systems
whether now or hereafter installed.
SECTION SIX: Any person, firm or corporation who shall
violate the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to
a fine in an amount not to exceed $500.00 or imprisonment in
the city jail not to exceed six (6) months or to both such
fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the Court trying
the case.
SECTION SEVEN:
If any Section, sentence, paragraph,
clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is for any reason
held or declared to be unconstitutional, inoperative or
void, by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding or
invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions; and the
remainder of this Ordinance shall be deemed and held to be
valid.
SECTION EIGHT: EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its due adoption
and publication as required by law, provided, however, all
provisions herein pertaining to audible alarms shall not
become effective until sixty (60) days after the date of
first publication. A
ADOPTED this C�y day of
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Ord. No-� pubiished in EASTERN SHORE COURIM
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