HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 0875 (1982)! ORDINANCE NO. 875
2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA,
5 AMENDING TttE TUSTIN CITY CODE RELA-
TIVE TO THE REGULATION OF SECURITY
4 BUSINESSES
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6 The City Council of the City of Tustin, California, ordains
as follows:
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Section 1: Part 1 of Chapter 5 of Article 3 of the Tustin
8 Cit~ Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
9 "PART 1
10 BURGLARY AND ROBBERY ALA~4 SYSTEMS
11 3511 GENERAL
12 It shall be unlawful for any person or entity
to operate in the City of Tustin as an Alarm
13 Company Operator or as an Alarm Agent, as
said terms are defined at Business and Pro-
14 fessions Code Sections 7521(e) and (f)
respectively, without prior comDliance with
15 the Private Investigator Act contained at
Business and Professions Code Section 7500
16 et' seq.
17 3512 REGISTRATION
18 All Alarm Agents shall register their names
and file a cooy of their state identification
19 cards with the License and Permit Coordinator
of the Cit~[ of Tustin prior to conducting such
20 business.
21 3513 FALSE ALARMS
22 The owner or lessee of any alarm system shall
be assessed a fee as shall be determined by
23 resolution of the City Council of the City of
Tustin for each false alarm transmitted to the
24 Police Deoartment. For billing. purposes, said
fee shall be charged for each false alarm
25 occurring during a calendar month. The Police
Chief shall establish a procedure of notification
26 and billing for each false alarm. Such fee
shall be paid to the-City Treasurer for deposit
27 in the general fund. For the Durposes of this
"false alarm" means the activation of
Section,
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any alarm system through mechanical failure,
1 malfunction, mechanical or electrical defect,
accidental tripping, misoperation, misuse,
2 or the neglect or negligent act of the owner
or lessee of an alarm svstem, or of his employ-
5 ees or a~ents and where no violation of law
occurred requiring a response bv the Police
4 DePartment. False alarms shall not include
alarms caused by external causes beyond the
5 control of the owner or lessee of the alarm
system such as earthquakes, violent winds, or
6 floods. Whether "no violation of law occurred",
as used in this Section, shall be decided bv
7 the oolice officer who responds to the alarm.
This determination of the responding officer
8 shall be final."
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10 Section 2: Part 2 of Chaoter 5 of Article 3 of the Tustin
City Code is amended to read as follows:
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"PART 2
PRIVATE PATROL OPERATORS
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3520 PRIVATE PATROL OPERATORS
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It shall be unlawful for any oerson or entity
15 to operate as a Private Patrol Operator as
such term is defined at Business and Profes-
16 sions Code Section 7521(b) within the City of
Tustin without first obtaining such permits
!? as are required pursuant to the Private Inves-
tigators Act contained in Business and Pro-
18 lessions Code Section 7500 'et' seq. This permit
requirement shall be in add3.~i~'K to any o'ther
19 business license or fee required b~ the City of
Tustin. All Private Patrol Operators and t~eir
20 employees or agents shall register their names
and a file copy of their state identification
21 card with the License and Permit Coordinator.
~2 3521 STREET PATROL SERVICE
~3 Notwithstanding any other provision contained
in this Part, any ~rivate Patrol Operator pro-
24 riding any street patrol. special o~ficer or
street patrol service shall be required to
25 acquire a Private Patrol Operator permit from
the City of Tustin."
Se'Ction 3: Section 3523(a) of the Tustin City Code is
2~ amended to read as follows:
~8 "(a) The applicant shall appear at and present
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1 to the License and Permit Coordinator an
application containing the information
--- 2 required in Section 3522, and proof that
the apDlicant has paid the prescribed per-
5 mit fee. The Chief of Police shall have
thirty (30) days to investigate the contents
4 of the application and upon comoletion of the
investigation he shall convey the application
5 to the License and Permit Board and report
whether the contents of the application are
6 true and correct."
~ PASSED-AND .ADOPTED at a regular meetin~ of the City Council
of the City of Tustin, California, held on the 20th day of
8 September , 1982.
!1 MAYOR
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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. 875 was duly and regularly introduced and read at a regular meeting
of the City Council held on the 7th day of September, 1982, and was given its
second reading and duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting held on the 20th
day of September, 1982, by the following vote:
AYES : COUNCILPERSONS: Edgar, Kennedy, Greinke, Hoesterey, Saltarelli
NOES : COUNCILPERSONS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILPERSONS: None
MARY °E· '
City f
PUBLISHED SUMMARY IN TUSTIN NEWS:
September 16, 1982
September 30, 1982
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T(}; 1~Y ~WYNN, CITY CLERK
FROM: JAMES G. ROURKE, CITY ATTORNEY
SUJECT: ORDINANCE NO. $75 RELATI~IE TO REGULATION OF
SECURITY BUSINESSES
In response to the inquiry about Ordinance 875, please be ad-
vised as follows:
1. Section 1 is correct as set forth, with the exception
that on page 1, line 15-1/2 "7500" should be changed to "7512".
2. Section 2, page 2, lines 10 and 10-1/2 should read:
"Section 2: Sections 3520 and 3521 of the Tustin
City Code are amended to read as follows:"
Page 2, line l8 "7500" should be changed to "7512".
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