HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971 Ordinance No. 030IWl'IDIJOll ¥1 • AS A BD.L BY OOWK:IUIMI ltRBILDI; 1
BY Atml)JllTY
om>IllAllCZ m. 30, DltDS or 1971
All ~ AISIDIE TlTl.B IX (LICSRSBS Am nmaTS) or Tm '69 B.11.C., BY ADDING A
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Section 1. That the 1969 Bnglewood Municipal Code ia hereby wnded by addinq
a new chapter to Title IX, being Chapter 8, Article III, Title IX, which new chapter
rellda aa followaa
9-1. Police and l'ire Alara SXatw
Pag!o!! -Tbe purpoae of thi• Chapter i• to eatabliah atandards and controls
of tbo9e varioua type• of Intruaion, Bold-up, l'ire, and other -rgency siqnals from
Police and l'ire Alara Device• that require -rcJeDCY reapanM, inveatiqation and safe-
guarding of property or life at the location of an event reported by and a siqnal trans-
aitted, telephoned, radioed or otbezviM relayed to the police, fire or other desiqnated
...--m ... icationa repreaentative department by an Alara Device or by any person, actinq in
reaponM to a aignal actuated by an Alana Device.
9-8-2. L!gialative Intent
Tbe Council hereby declare• that the legialative intent of this Chapter is
to apply it• proviaiona to any buaineaa, fim, corporation, or other coaaercial entity
engaged in the buaine•• of owninq, operating, -intaining, inatallinq or selling
-rgency Alara Device or Devicea, a Dial Alara Device or Devicea, or a system of
Police and/or l'ire Alara Device• or Dial Alara Device• 4eaignated to summon police
and/or the fire department to any location in reaponae to a aiqnal or other trans-
aiaaion generated or produced by auch deviaea.
9-8-J. Definitions
For the purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) -gencx Alara Device -Any device which,when actuated by a criminal act
or other -rvency requiring police and/or fire department reaponae, transmits a pre-
recor4ecl -•-ge or other aiqnal by telephone, radio or other -an• to a Central Alarm
Station or directly to the Police-l'ire Cc••unicationa Center, or produces an audible or
viaaal aignal 4eaigned to notify peraon• within audible or viaible range of the sigrial.
(b) Bold-up Alara -Any -rgency Alara Device actuated by hold-up or robbery
at a apecif ic location1 or actuated by a victia of a hold-up or robbery at a specific
location.
(c) Direct Alara -Any ._rgency Alara Device connected directly by leased
teleDbone wire• froa a apecific location to the Police-l'ire COllllWlications Center.
(d) Central Alara Station -Any facility operated by a private firm that owns
or i ..... a ayat-of any ._rgency Alara Devicea, which facility ia manned at all
time• by trained operator• aployed to receive, record and validate alarm siqnals and
to relay infmmation about auch validated aignala to the Police-l'ire C01mU11ications
Center when appropriate.
(e) Dial Alara -Any ._rgency Alam Device which ia a telephone device or
telepbane attaclment, that autollatically or electronically .. 1ecta a telephone line
connected to a Central Alara Station or Police-Pire Ca1111inicationa Center reproduces
a pre-recorde4 ••sage to report a criainal act or other -rgency requiring police or
fire departaent reapon ...
(f) Alara Installation -Any ._rgency Alana Device or aggregation of Emergency
Alara Device• inatalled on or within a aingle buildin9 or on or within more than one
building or area adjacently located on a cc:i on aite, at a apecific location.
(9) %ntruaion -Any entry into an area or building equipped with one or more
~ Alam device• by any peraon or abject wboae entry actuate• a Police Alarm
Device.
Ch) Perllittee -Any buaineaa, fina, corporation, or other cc:mnercial entity
that ia engaged in the bu•ine•• of owning, operating, -intaining, inatallinq or
Mlling -rgency Alara Device or Devicea, a Dial Alam Device or Devices or a system
of Police and/or l'ire Alara Device• or Dial Alara Devicea1 which buaineaa, firm,
corporation or other <> 1rcial entity ia, a• owner, operator, maintenance service,
inata.ll.er or Mller of .. id device, device• or ay•t-of device•, aubject to the permit
requir1 1nta of thi• Chapter.
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(i) PalM Bold3 Alam -Any •ignal actuated by a Bold-up Alarm to which the
police re8p0Dd, wbicb i• not the re8Ult of a bold-up robbery.
(j) !gpuyhor -The Supervisor of Coe 1 anication•.
(k) Police-Pin Ocner.micatiana Center -The police and/or fire communications
facilitie• an4 other enclosure• bou8incJ privately or publicly owned equipnent or facili-
tie• Mrving the police or fire cc...unication• operation•.
9-8-t. Pendt !!cpired
Xt 8ball be unlawful to operate, -intain, in8tall or •ell Emergency Alarm Devices
vitboat firK abtain.ing a pendt therefore. Bxcept u hereinafter provided, it shall be
unlawful for any buaiw•, fira, corporation or other ~ ercial entity to operate, main-
tain, iDatall or Mll ~ency Alara Device or Device•, a Dial Alam Device or Devices
or 8y8tea of -zgency Alam Device• or Dial Alam Device• u defined by the terms of this
Chapter.
9-8-5. Supervi80r Authorised to Grant a Perait
'Iba Supervisor 18 hereby authorised to grant a revocable license or permit to any
buaine••• fira, corporation, or other o arcial entity authorizing said business, firm,
corporation or other N 1rcial entity to do buaine•• in the City of Englewood by perform-
ing any or all of the following functionaa (1) own, (2) operate, (3) maintain, (4) install,
or (5) Mll -qency Alara Device or Devices, a Dial Alam Device or Devices or a System
of ~ency Alara Device• or Dial Alara Device•.
9 8-6. Application Por Perait
Any buaine••• fin, corporation or other cc1n1rcial entity that is engaged in the
baaine8• of owning, operating, -intaining, in•talling or Hlling an Bmergency Alarm
O.Vice or Device•, a Dial Alara Device or Device•, or a System of Emergency Alarm Devices
or Dial Alam Device• aball aubait in writing an application for Hid pemit to the Super-
viaor. Such application aball contain specific provi•iona relating to testing procedures1
to the akill an4 caepetency of the applicant to be a peraittee1 to the quality, efficiency,
an4 effectiveneaa of the ~ency Alara Device or Device•, Bold-up Alarms, Dial Alarms or
Alua Xnatal1ation owned or to be operated, -intained, in8talled or sold by the applicant1
an4 to aacb other information u the SUpervisor 8ball find reaaonably neces•ary to effec-
tuate ·the parpoee of tbia Chapter.
9-8-7. Pendttee PH
A peraitt:oe under this Chapter shall pay an annual fee of Tventy-Pive Dollars
(f25.00) to the Director of l'inance, ex officio City Clerk-'l'rea•urer of the City of
Snglnoocl •
l!!p!n!ion or a.vocation of Perait
A licenae or permit i•aued under thi• Chapter -Y be w•pended or revoked by the
Supeniaor after notice and bearing thereon for the violation of any of the provisions
of tbia Chapter or of any regulation or regulationa u promilgated by the Supervisor pur-
suant to tbia Chapter.
General Pmviaiana
Liaitation. llo -rgency Device which tran-ita a pre-recorded messaqe or other
aignal du.ctly to the Police-Pire Cc anication• Center 8ball be connected to or be per-
llittect to uu a public pr1-ry trunk line of the City.
9-8-10. Pa1M Bold-up Alaraa
Cb!rp!. Any uur of •ervice• or equipment furn::.•bed by a peaaittee under this
Chapter abal.l pay to the City a char9e of Fifty Dollars t$50.00) for each of every False
Bold-up Alarm8 to which the police re8DODd.
9-8-11. a. ... of Location
If the location of either or both the police and fire COllllWlications facilities
abould be changed at any time, peraittees under thi• Chapter •hall not charqe or attempt
to charge the City of Snglewoo4 with any resulting coet of llOVinCJ Bmerqency Alarm Systems
or any part thereof.
9-8-12. Xnatallation and Maintenance Co•t•
All coata an4 recurring charge• a• the re.ult of in•tallation and maintenance of
•yatem8 peraitted by thi• Chapter in the Police-Pire COllllUllications Center shall be
borne by the peraittee.
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9-8-13.
In -6lition to any other r1ral!y provided by law, the Superviaor may, whenever he
aball have knowledge of the uae of any cabinet, device or attaclment, or telephone terminal -* 011J9ratecl or -intained in accordance with the provi•iona of thi• Chapter, or contrary
to regalationa pmmllpt.ed pur8UADt to thi• Chapter, after ~ice and bearing, order the
r •al of the aw fraa the Pol1ce4ire ~ 1°icationa Center and it •hall be unlawful to
419Clb97 auc:h cmter.
9-8-14. ltul.e• and l!!gulationa
The Saperviaor -y pramal.pte r .. 80Gable rule• and nvuJ.atiou that may be ne-
ceeauy for the purpoM• of unring the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of
~ Alana Devicea, Bold-up AlaDl8, Dial Alum and Alarm Iutallationa awned,
operatecl, -intained, inatalled, or aold by a pemittee under thi• Chapter1 and of ad-
lliniatering and enforcing the provi•iona of tbi• Chapter. Copies of said Rules and
a.galationa aball be on file in the Office of tbe Director of l'inance ex officio City
Clerk-Treuarer.
9-8-15. !p!cial Prcwi8iona
(a) Central AlaDI Stationa SX!tw -The Superviaor is hereby authorized to
preacribe tbe location and tbe •0 ner of in8tallation of a private or a regular business tel...,.._ liDe inatalled .in the Police-l'ire C:: :micationa Center froa a Central Alana
station for the upre•• purpou of providincJ direct telephone cc1 unications between a
pemtttee and the Police..Pire O= unicationa Center to report a police and/or fire alarm.
9-16. Di.net Alara !J!tw
The SUpervi8or i• h9reby authorised to preKribe tbe location and the manner of
installation of all cminet•, acceesorie•, connectiona and equipment of an approved
Direct Alara SY8~ within the Police..Pire Cc anicatiOD8 Center for tbe purpose of pro-
ri4incJ a Di.net Alam SY8tea, where the vi•ible and audible •ignals therefrom may be
readily wn and beard by police and/or fire c: unicationa personnel.
9-8-17. Dial Alam 8Y!t!m
'!'be &upervisor i• h9reby authorised to pre8Cribe the location and the manner of
inatallation of all connectiOD8 and equipment of a private secondary telephone line within
tbe Police-l'ire Ca •nicationa Center for the purpoM of providing a Dial Alarm System.
(a) The 8upervi8or i• hereby authorised to detemine whether
..,.ce for Dial A1ara SY8tw i• available within tbe Police-Pire
c::mn:micationa Center.
9-8-18. bc!etiom
(a) llone of the provisiona of thi8 Chapter •hall apply to a Police Alarm Device
or O.Vice• inatalled in a 110tor fthicle or trailer.
(b) llone of the provi•iona of tbia Chapter 8hall apply to any of those Direct
Uam 8yatw vbich an currently in•talled within the ui•tincJ police or fire facilities
antil 81ICh 0 :mication faciliti•• are required to be pby8ically llCWed or relocated.
(c) llone of tbe pemit or licensing provisiona of this Chapter shall apply to
any buaineaa f irll, corporation or other commercial entity which i• regulated by the Public
utiliti•• Cc i••ion of the State of Colorado.
9-8-19. SiCJnal• orisinatinCJ ouuide Corporate Liaiu
'l'he prcwi8iona of thi• Chapter 8hall apply to all -rgency Alarm Devices whose
signal originates outside the corporate liaita of the City of Englewood, provided that
.. id •ignal terwinatea within the Bnglewood Police..Pir• ~ unication8 Center.
9-8-20. Severabilitx
U any part or part8 of thi• Chapter are for any reason held to be invalid, such
dec:i8ion shall not affect the validity of the re11aining portion8 of this Chapter.
Introduced, read in full and passed on fir•t reading on the 20th day of September,
1971.
Publi.W u a Bill for an Ordinance on the 22nd day of Septelllber, 1971.
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Jtea4 by title and paaMd on final re..Sing on the day of , 1971.
Pabliabed by title •• Ordinance Ho. 30, Serie• of 1971 on the day of ,
1971.
/ Mayor
Attaata
I, Stephen A. Lyon, do hereby certify that the above and foreqoinq is a true, accurate
an4 eo11pleta copy of an ordinance, paaaed on final re..Sing and published ~tle as Ordinance
llo. 30, Serie• of 1971.