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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-03-14; City Council; NS-53; CMC 8.50 amends - False alarms fees...r,. .- D $m I?8 !5E &j owa glL3z z05= QZSE ;?Ha >5 2 74 zgg$ ii0 oE2m go y >o t 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 I 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 0 * ORDINANCE NO. NS-53 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA AMENDING TITLE 8, CHAPTER 8.50 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE TO SET FEES FOR FALSE ALARMS. The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California ordain as fo1:lows: SECTION I: That Title 8, Chapter 8-50 of the Car Municipal Code is amended by the amendment of Section 8.50.0 to delete the last sentence. SECTION 2: That Title 8, Chapter 8.50 of the Car Municipal Code is amended by the amendment of Section 8.50.0 the amendment of the first sentence to read as follows: "If, at any time it shall come to the attention o chief of police that the owner or lessee of an alarm syste: violated any provision of this chapter, rules or regulations pursuant to this chapter, including but not limited to, alarms which exceed the numbers permitted pursuant to Se 8.50.080 of this chapter, or has failed or refused to pa! false alarm penalty assessment fee as provided in this cha the chief of police may serve such owner or lessee with a wr order of permit suspension, which shall state the reasc reasons for such suspension. I! SECTION 3: That Title 8, Chapter 8.50 of the Car Municipal Code is amended by the amendment of Section 8.50.0 read as follows: ~~~50.0080 False alarm penalty assessment. Except as provided herein, any person maintaining, or possessing an alarm system which results in a police res in which the alarm proved to be a false alarm, shall pay a pe assessment fee to the City of Carlsbad as follows: (a) A written warning for the first false alarm. (b) For the second false alarm occurring within year period following the written warning above, a pe assessment of $25. (c) For the third and subsequent false alarms occu within a one year period following the written warning ab0 penalty assessment of $50. (d) In addition to the foregoing, for the fourt: subsequent false alarms occurring within a one year p *, " CI SCQ 58 81.25 9czg ;:.a ,>do fa cu TU a ow< zOwn ZWOd wZoa og2m 55 2 to k 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ' 26 27 28 0 e following the! written warning above, the Chief of Policc discontinue any response to an alarm at the business or resi location until! satisfactory proof of correction has been prov. Proof of correction shall be a written letter from the resic occupant or person residing at the property or from the l company stating that the problem has been corrected and thai occupants or employees are aware of the alarm, its location method of activation and have been trained regarding it UE prevent its accidental activation. Upon receipt of satisfat evidence of correction of a faulty system or upon installatit a new alarm system, the Chief of Police shall initiate a net year period for purposes of counting false alarms. The time periods specified above shall not commence I three months after the issuance of an alarm permit. (e) In addition to any other relief, for those a: which are designed to be activated while a business is open tc public or occu.pied and which requires activation by an employc a residential alarm which is designed to be activated by a p' from within the residence which alarms indicate the commissic a crime defined by California Penal Code Section 211 (robber1 Section 459 (burglary) and which exceed the maximum allok number of false alarms as set forth in this section shall F penalty assessment of $100." SECTION 4: That Title 8, Chapter 8.50 of the Carl Municipal Code is amended by the addition of Section 8.50. le read as follows: tt8.510.160 Administrative regulations. The Chie: Police may adopt and administer such regulations as are neces and convenient in order to carry out the provisions of chapter. It SECTION 5: That Title 8, Chapter 8.50 of the Carl Municipal Code is amended by the renumbering of Section 8.50 to 8.50.170. EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effectiveth days after its, adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify to adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at 1' once in the Carlsbad Journal within fifteen days after adoption. 2 z' 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Srn UK 8 Y8 >a owa 0,3Z n zozg OEZk ;?d ii 0 ggz ggw 55 % Y >o t 0 10 I 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 e * INTFlODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting 01 Carlsbad City Council on the 7th day of March and thereafter i PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 14th day of March 198'9, by the following vote, to wit: AYES:: Council Members Lewis, Pettine, and Larson NOES : None ABSENT: Council Members Kulchin and Mamaux APPROVED AS TC) FORM AND LEGALITY ATTEST : h 3!.:#- ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ , City /Clerk 19 I 20 ~ 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3