HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD FOR ADOPTION 10-16-89DATE=
ORDINANCES FOR :ADOPTI_ON
TO:
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARY E. WYNN, CITY CLERK
SUBJECT: ORDINANCE NO. 1029 - REGULATING SECURITY BUSINESSES
Recommendation:
M.O.: That Ordinance No. 1029 have second reading by title
only.
M.O.: That Ordinance No. 1029 be passed and adopted as
follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 1029 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE TUSTIN CITY CODE
RELATIVE TO THE REGULATION OF SECURITY BUSINESSES
(Roll Call Vote)
Backqround:
Ordinance No. 1029 had first reading and introduction at the
City Council meeting of October 2, 1989.
1 ORDINANCE NO. 1029
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~, ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF 'TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING THE TUSTIN CITY CODE
RELATIVE TO THE REGULATION OF
SECURITY BUSINESSES.
The City Council of the City of Tustin does hereby
ordain as follows:
Section 1. Part 1 of Chapter 5 of Article 3 of the
Tustin City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
BURGLARY AND ROBBERY ALARM SYSTEMS.
3511. GENERAL
It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to
operate in the City of Tustin as an alarm agent or as an
alarm company operator, as said terms are defined in
Business & Professions Code Sections 1590.2_an_d_7590.1(ok,
respectively, without_ prior compliance with the ~larm
~o_mDa~_~_ct contained at Business & ProfeSsions Code Section
759~ et seq.
3512 . REGISTRATION '
Ail al arm age'ts and__ala_r_m_comD_a_n~_oDerators
shall register their names and~ file a copy of their State
identification cards with the License & Permit Coordinator
of the City of Tustin prior to conducting such business. _No
feel other_th_a_n_for_a bu_si_ness_license_Dermit~_ma~ be
gh_arged_nor_m__a~_an_~__a~lic.ation be required b~_the_~it~_for
_t_ha_t_r_e~is tra_tion.
3 513. ~_N~Q~L_2E_R~I~_S__A_N_D_FE_ES
~ll_alarm_ ._asents__and__al arm__comm'an~_om.e r a. t o r s
_must_mee~__t~e_re~uire_ments_ fo r and .obtain_a_busin_e_ss_lic,'ense
fr_o_m_the_~itI_of. Tustin in accordance with Tustin ~iti_~ode
~rticle_3~_~h__aDt_er_5ilcommencin~_with__Section 2511) .
b~__~erso_ns__Who Possess an Alarm Siste_ml
ExceD_t_for_al_ar_m_alents and__al.arm comD_an.~
oDer_ators._Derson_s_who_ow_n._lease._r_ent- or otherwise
D_osse_ss__an__al_a_r_m_sx_st_e_m_s_h_all_ob_t_ai_n_a_Dermit from the ~it~
_to_oDerate _t _h e _ _a ! _a _r _m_ _s I s t _e m_ _a_n d _ s _h a ! ! _ D a x annua!_permit fees
as_established_bx, resol_utio_n_of the ~itx_~ouncil~_ Fail_ure
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to ti_m_el~_~a~_such fee constitu?~_s a violation_of_this
FAL SE ALARMS
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a~___Fee_for_~alse__A1 a rm~
The owner or lessee of any alarm system
shall be assessed a fee as shall be determined by
resolution of the City Council of the City of
Tustin for each false alarm transmitted to the
Police Department. For billing purposes, said fee
shall be charged for each false alarm occurring
during a calendar month. The Police Chief shall
establish a procedure of notification and billing
for each false alarm. Such fee shall be paid
wi_t_hin_thir_t~_13OLcal.endar da~_s_of_billi_n~ to the
City Treasurer for deposit in the general fund.
~_ailure to timel~_D_a~ such_f.ee constitute~'_a
_viola_rio n_o.f__t hi_s_~h_aD_t_e r_~
3515.
For the purposes of this section, "false
alarm" means the activation of any alarm system
through me:chanical failure, malfunction,
mechanical or electrical defect, accidental
tripping, misoperation, misuse, or the neglect or
negligent act of t.he owner or le~ssee of an al'arm
system, or of his employees or agents and where no
violation of law occurred reqUiring a response by
the Police Department. False alarms shall not
include alarms caused by external causes beyond
the contro~ of the owner or lessee of the alarm
system such as earthquakes, violent winds, or
floods. Whether no violation of law occurred, as
used in this section, shall be decided by the
police officer who responds to the alarm. This
determination of the responding officer shall be
final. (Ord. No. 875,. Sec. 1, 9-20-82)
~oli_c_e_resD_onse_ to_ an alarm system ~.here the
alarm__is_t_ransm_it_t__ed__to_ the ~olice_Demartment_s~_all- be
s_us~en_d_ed_if_an__o_wner_or_lessee__of, such_s~stem violates this
~ha~ter.__~olice_resDo_nse_m_a~ be restored upon corr. ectio_n_of
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the viola_t ,~_t_o__the_satisfactio~_ t_he_~_h_ief of._~olice_
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the
Council of the City of Tustin, California, held on
day of , 1989.
City
the
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
BKO:se:D:12/7/88(4.bko)
LEJ :lw :R: 8/21/89 (33. lw)