HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1029 (1989) 1 ORDINANCE NO. 1029
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
3 "' THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING THE TUSTIN CITY CODE
4 RELATIVE TO THE REGULATION OF
SECURITY' BUSINESSES.
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The City Council of the City of Tustin does hereby
7 ordain as follows:
8 Section 1. Part 1 of Chapter 5 of Article 3 of the
Tustin City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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BURGLARY AND ROBBERY ALARM SYSTEMS.
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3511. GENERAL
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It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to
12 operate in the City of Tustin as an alarm agent or as an
alarm company operator, as said terms are defined in
lS Business & Professions Code Sections 7590.Z_and_1590.11m/,
respectively, without prior compliance with the ~lar_m
14 ~o_m~a_nlE_~ct contained at Business & Professions Code Section
159[[ et seq.
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3.512. REGISTRATION
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All alarm agents and_,a!ar_m_co_m~anX_operators
17 shall register their names and' file a copy of their State
identification cards with the License & Permit Coordinator
18 of the City of Tustin prior to conducting such business.' _No
fee,_oth_er_th_a_n_ for a business lice_n_se_ ~er_mit,_ malE_ be
19 char~_e_d_nor__malE_anlE__aL3]~li_cation_be_re~uire_d_blE_t_h_e_CitlE_for
that registration.
3 5 13. ~_N~IJ_AL_~_EE-MITS__A_N_D_FEE~
.~ a~__Ala_r_m_bgent_s__an_d__Al_ar_m_]~gmp_anlE_Dpe rato rs:
- ~ll__a!a_r m__as _en_t_s __an~__al_ar_m__co_m~_anlE__o~e_r_a.t o r s
23 _must__meet_the_re~_uirements_for_and_obtain_a_DUsiness_~icens_e
f r om_tb_e_Ci_tX_of_Tus_tin_ in__a_c_c_or~an c e w it h __Tustin_ CitlE_ ~.od e
24 _A_r_ticle_L_~hapter_5_l!o_m_men_c£nS_with__s_e_cti-on_Zsllh
2 5 b~__Pe r s o n s Who _Possess_an__A!ar m_SlEste_m:
2 6 mxc_ept_ for_ alar_m_ _aS_en_ts_ _an_d_ a lar _m_ company
o~erat_ors,_ ~ersons_ who_ own,_ le_ase,_ re_nt~_ o r othe rwi_s_e
Z7 ~_o_s_sess__an_al_ar_m_slEst_em_shall_o_bt_ain__a_permit from the_CitlE
to__o~era_te _the__a!_ar_m__slE_s_te_m__and__sh_all,~_alE__annU_a!_pe rm i t f e e s
28 a_s_ establish_e_d_ blE_ X_e_solUtion_ _of_ _~_h_e_ ~itlE_ ~_o_uncil~_ _ E_allure
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3~14. FALSE ALAR~.~S
a_ Eee for False Alarms
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The owner or lessee of any alarm system
5 shall be assessed a fee as shall be determined by
resolution of the City Council of the City of
6 Tustin for each false alarm transmitted to the
Police Department. For billing purposes, said fee
7 shall be charged for each false alarm occurring
during a calendar month. The Police Chief shall
8 establish a procedure of notification and billing
for each false alarm. Such fee shall be paid
9 within thirt~ 1301__calendar da~s of billinS to the
City Treasurer for deposit in the general fund.
10 Eail-u_r'e_to_ti_m_el~_pa~_such_fe_e_conz~i~-t~s a
violation of this Ehapter_
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b~ Definition of False _Alarm
For the purposes of this section, "false
15 alarm" means the activation of any alarm system
through mechanical failure, realfunction,
14 mechanical or electrical defect, accidental
tripping, misoperation, misuse, or the neglect or
15 negligent act of the owner or lessee of an alarm
system, or of his employees or agents and where no
16 violation of law occurred requiring a response by
the Police Department. False alarms shall not
1~ include alarms caused by external causes beyond
the control of the owner or lessee of the alarm
18 system such as earthquakes, violent winds, or
floods. Whether no violation of law occurred, as
19 used in this section, shall be decided by the
police officer who responds to the alarm. This
20 determination of the responding officer shall be
final. (Ord. No. 875, Sec. 1, 9-20-82)
~S _a!a_r_m_ _is_ t_ra_ns_m_i_tte_d_ _to_ -t_he, ~ol_ic_e_ Dep_ar-t_m_e_n-t_ s_ha!l_ be
suspended if an owner or lessee of such s~stem violates this
24 EhaPteL___P_olic_e_resp_onse ma~ be restored upon correction of
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5 PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting-of the City
Council of the City of Tustin, California, held on the
4 16th day of October, 1989.
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BKO: se :D: 12/7/88 ( 4. bko )
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17 PUB.[ISH lUSTIN NEWS:
18 0CTOBER 26, 1989
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
MARY E. WYNN, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City
of Tustin, California, does hereby certify that the whole number of the
members of the City Council of the City of Tustin is five; that the above
and foregoing Ordinance No. 1029 was duly and regularly introduced and read
at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 2nd day Df October,
1989, and was given its second reading and duly passed and adopted at a
regular meeting held on the 16th.day of October, 1989, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILPERSONS: Kennedy, Edgar, Kelly, Hoesterey, Prescott
NOES: COUNCILPERSONS: None
ABSTAINED: COUNCILPERSONS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILPERSONS: None