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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1982/08/10 Item 11COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT • ITEM TIT E: SUBMITTE BY: Item ~ 11 Meeting Date ~'~~ 8/10/82 Ordinance // 7``~' - Amending Title 9 of the Municipal Code by Adding Thereto a New Chapter 9.06 Relating to Security Alarm systems SECON© READING AND ADOPTION Director of Public Saf ~ ~ (4/5ths Vote: Yes No x ) ~, This o dinance would require a permit for security alarm systems and provide a penalty for ex essive false alarms. RDCO TION: Adopt ordinance. BOARD/ OMMISSION RECONIl~DATION:~ N/A ION: An eig t month study in 1981 showed that the Chula Vista Police Department responded to 1,320 urglary false alarms and 172 robbery false alarms which account for 494 patrol hours t on calls and does not include dispatchers' time in handling these calls. It ap s that the sales of security alarm systems are going up rapidly. For example, the Ci y of Riverside reported a 64~ increase in alarm sales for the first six months of 198. With the expected increase in alarms in the City, the patrol time spent on false larms will increase. In order to deal with this, it is necessary to offset some the increased patrol time by eliminating responses to false alarms. The attached din ce would encourage owners of security alarm systems to prevent the high occur- rence f false alarms and thereby reduce patrol time. This o dinance requires registration of all alarm companies and alarm agents. It also requir s alarm users to obtain a User's Permit. Further requirement of all alarm agents is tha they be licensed by the State Director of Consumer Affairs to install alarms in order o obtain a permit to operate in the City. No fee shall be charged for the registration of the User's Permit; however, a penalty asses nt is established for excessive false alarms with further conditions allowing "no re ponse" by the Police to the alarm for failing to correct the problem. The asses nt fee is set at $25.00 for over two false alarms in a 30-day period or more than 6 in a one-year period. Additional false alarms in a specific period of time after ving been assessed the $25.00 fee will result in a $50.00 penalty assessment. The and Alarm of San • ance provides for a 90-day grace period for existing companies to register allows a 6-month grace period for new installations to have their systems properly before a penalty will be assessed. inaces in jurisdictions within the County of San Diego, as well as ordinances Ana, Huntington Beach and Newport Beach were reviewed and used in writing this The ordinance has been reviewed and approved by the Chamber of Corrmierce. Form A-ll~i (Rev. 11/79) ~- will bE paper ~ JK/mb • • 1~ 11 ~~ ~ Page 2, Item , Meeting Date 8/10/82 Ir~ACr: at this time. It is anticipated that the revenue from the penalty assessments greater than the added cost of producing the application forms, processing the ork, and monitoring the alarms. ~~~ ~„ tr i . D., ~ _... _ .. _. ___~_.._.____.. v ia+c y n~~~ ~~~ ~f~•, ,~ ~;! J„ r( of LIr?~`-1.J ~ ~~ ,~ C~'