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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989 Ordinance No. 015CIIDIIWO 00. I 5 SDIIES OF 1989-- BY AimUUTY axN:IL BJ.!,L 00, 17 IlffllOO!X:EIJBY<XU«:IL MEMlER IIM1WIAY AN CJIDINANCE REPFJ\LING AND RmW:'1'00 TITLE 5, CllAPTER 11, RELATING 'IO POLil'.E AND FIRE AUIRM SYSTfM BUSINESSES, AIDING A NEl-1 SEX:'l'Ial 11, 'IO TITLE 7, CHAP:f:R 6B, RELM'OO 'IO AGEH:IES OF PUBLIC SAFETY, AND ~ SEX:TIOOS 11 AND 1~, OF TITLE 7, CHAPTER 68, ex:Ll:HXD t,UNICIPAL CXDE 1985. WHEREAS, there are reports fran electronic intrusioo , hCl dup, fire and other energency police and fire alarm devices that requ ~ emt-. ,ency IP.sponse, investigation at the location of an e,,,e,,t reported b-J s.c\'ll 11 ,:\•)llal trans- mitted, telephoned, radioed or othenrlse related to tt.c pcl 1r:I!, fire or other designated ca,munications representative depart:rrent by an nlari.1 device or by any person acting in response to a signal actuated by an alarm device; and WHERFAS, the City council hereby declares a legislative intent to apply '.:hese provisions to any business, firm, corporation or other cxmrercial entity engaged in the business of CMning, operating, maintaining, installing or selling emerqency alarm device or devices, a dial alarm device or devices, or a system of police and/or fire alarm devices or dial alarm devices designated to sumron police and/or fire departJTent to any location in response to a signal or other transmission generated or produced by such devices; NCX-1, 'l'l!EllEl'mE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CXXJOCIL OF THE CITY OF =• COLCl!AOO, Tl!.~T: section 1. Title 5, Chapter 11, Englewood Municipal Code 1985, is hereby repealed and reenacted to read as follows: 5-11-1: ClAPTER 11 PCLICE A"I> FIRE ALARM SYlm'M RIQJIREJHffS .I\LI\Rl-1 REQUIREl·IENTS : A. Ll1'llTATIOO . !lO n-=mcr DSVICE WIIIO! TRANSMITS A PREREXX1UJED ~:F.S.c;J\GE CR cm!ER SIGNM. DIREX:TLY 'IO THE POLICE-FIRE CCIMJNICATIOOS crnrrn SHALL BE CCN!nx:TED 'IO CR BE PERMITI'ED 'ID USE A PUBLIC PRIMARY TRUNK LINE OF THE CITY, B. RULES l\Nil Jm;'JLATIQ;S . TIIE CITY MANAGER MAY PRCMJLGATE RF.ASCNABLE RULES /\llD RmlLl\TIOOS 'll!AT MAY BE NEX:ESSARY FCR TIIE PURPOSES OF ASSURIN:i THE COALITY, EFFICIENCY l\Nil EFFEX:'l'I'lmESS OF ~ l\L.1\RM DEVICES , IIOUHlP ALARMS, DIAL ALARMS AND ALARM INSTJ\LIATIOO a,~:JED, OPERATED, Ml\lNl'AillED, OR INSTALLED. CX!'IES OF SAID RULES AND REl,;ULJ\TIOOS SHALL BE 00 FILE DI THE CFFI CE OF THE CITY CLERK. -1 - C. !DIE at '11IE PRNISICNS CF 'l'HIS CHAPim SHALL APPLY 'ro AN AI.MM DEVICE INSTALLED IN A MmR VEHICLE Cll. 'fflAILm 9'.l UHi AS IT IXES Nell' PROVIDE DIRECT 'l'ELEPIIH: AO:ESS 'ro THE PCLICE DEPAR'IMENl'. section 2. A new section 11 of Title 7, Chapter 6B, Englewood IU\icipal Code 1985, Is hereby enacted to read ai; follows: 7-6B-ll: POLICE AND FIRE ALARM SYS'!™ REPCI\TS A. IT SHALL l!E UNLAlffllL FCR A PERSOO 'ro J<NCWINjLY CAUSE A FALSE AI.MM FCR FIRE, POLICE, CR OI'!IER EME:RGElCY 'ro BE TRANSMITTED 'ro Cll. WITHIN ANi CRil\NIZM'ICl-1, OPFICIAL Cll. VOLUNTEER. B. IT SHALL BE UNLAlffllL FCR A PERSOO '1'0 J<NCWINjLy CAUSE A FALSE AI.MM FCR FIRE, POLICE, Cll. Cll'IIE' . EME:RGElCY 'ro BE TRANSMITTED 'ro A PUBLIC SAFETYNZN::Y. C. FALSE ALARM SHALL MEAN ANi ALARM SIGNAL Cll.IGINATm:; ~ AN ALARM DEVICE, DIAL ALARM, AUDIBLE ALARM DEVICE Cll. cmmAL ALARM STATICN 'ro WHICH A PUBLIC SAFETY FGFX:f RESFCNDS AND l'a!ICH RESULTS filCM: 1. FALSE l\CTIVATICl-1 WHERE THE ACT~ ~ Cll. SlllUID RE/\SCJIABLY I<NJq THAT SUCH ALARM IS FALSE, m::wom:; REP<Rrm:; A ROBl!f2\Y i11ERE 00 l\CTUAL Cit l\Tl'EMPTED ROBBERY HAS oo:uRRED Cll. REP<Rrm:; A BUIG.1'RY WHERE THERE IS NO EVIDENCE 'ro SUBSTANTIATE AN ATl.'EMPTEil Cll. FC11C1:D ENmY 'ro THE PRD!ISES Cit REP(RI'm:; A FIRE Cll. MEDICAL ™ERGEN:Y i11ERE THERE IS NO EVIDrnc:E TO SUBSTANTIATE SUCH AN EMERGENCY l 2. ALARM TRIGGERED BY NmLIGENCE; 3 • FAILURE 'ro CXlRREx::'I' A MALruNCT!Cl-1 IN AN ALIOO l S'JS 't'D! WHICH HAS PREVIOOSLY RESULTED IN A FALSE ALARM, m::worn;; OVERLY Sl'2lSITIVE SE'l'l'm'.iS; D. WHEN AN ALARM GIVES NCll'ICE TO A PUBLIC SAFETY NZN::Y, IT IS PRESI.MED THAT 'ffiE CMNER/LESSEE OF THE ALIOOI SYSTEM l\CTIWITID THE ALARM. E. ANi PERSOO WHO SHALL PLEAD GUILTY 'Il'.l A VIOLATICl-1 CCNrAINED WITHIN THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE FINED IN !\CXXlRDANCE WITH THE FOLLCMm:; SCHEDULE: 1. UPCN THE crnvICTICl-1 OR PI.El'. OF GUILTY, THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE SHALL ASSESS A FINE OF 'IWF.m'Y-FIVE DOLLARS ($25). 2. ALL ~ AND <XMPLl\INl'S ISSUED FOR VIOIMICN OF 7-6B-ll ~ 1-lJNICIPAL ODE 1985, SHALL PROVIDE FOR A PLEA OF GUILTY TO BE~ AND PAYMEm' OF FINE BY MAIL WITIKXlT COURT APPF.ARANCE. IF ~mE THAN IJIIE VIOIMICl-1 HAS cxx:uRRED IN A CALEN:lAR YEAR, THE SlMOIS AND a:HPLAINT M1>.Y PROI/IDE THAT A COURT APPF.ARANCE BE REX)UIRED. 3. NO JAIL SENl'ENCE SHALL BE T :POSED FOR ANi VIOLATIOO OF A PROVI SICl-1 OF 7-6B-11. -2 - Section 3. Forner Section■ 11 and 12, Title 7, O\apter 6B, Dlglewood lmicipal &de 1985, are hereby ren\J!t,ered aa Sections 12 and 13, respectively. Introduced, real! in full, and ~1ted on fir■t reading ai the 20th day of March I 1989 • PUblished as a Bill for an ordinance ai the 23rd day of March, 1989. Read -, \lt l e, an-ended, and passed aa ..-ended on the 3rd day of April, 1)89 . Published in full e anended on the 6th day of .April , 1989. Read by title and passed on final reading ai the 17th day of April, 1989. PUblished by title as ordinance No./ 5 , Series of 1989, on the 20th day of April, 1989 . (" Attest: ~N/~ vV".CrJ Patr cfa H. Cl"<:M,City Clerk I, Patricia H. Cl"CM, City Clerk for the City of Dlglewood, Colorado , hereby certi fy the aboVe and foregoing is a true copy of the ordinance passed on final reading and published by title as ~~-/6..., Series of 1989. · · 7 //}. r ".,La.,, w . ~ Patricia H. crCM -3 - • CIIDINANCE NO. 5mIES OF 1989-- BY AVl'IDU'1Y exu«:n. eru. NO. 17 nmaxx:l'D BY cnH:IL MD!IIER IIM'IWP.Y AN rnDINANCE REPEAL:u«; l\ND ~ TITLE 5, CHAPTER 11, RE!ATIN, TO PCLICE AND F'IRE ALARM SYSTEM BUSINESSES, AOOIN:; A ~ SEX:TIOO 11, 'ID TITLE 7, CHAPreR 6B, RE!AT:u«; TO AGEN:IES OF PUBLIC SAFE'lY, AND ~ SEX:TICNS 11 All> 12, OF TITLE 7, CIW'TER 6B, EIG.DIJOO MJNICIPAL CCOE 1985. WHEREAS, there are report, fran e_ectronic intrusioo, holaip, fire and other E!!!l!rgency police and fire alann devices thet require a,ergency response, investigation at the '~cation of an event reported by and a signal trans- mitted, telephoned, radioed or otherwise related to the police, fire or other designated cx.mnunications representative department by an alann device or by any peroon acting in response to a signal actuated by an alann device; and liHEREAS, the City Council hereby declares a legislative intent to apply these pi:al!isions to any business, firm, coi:poration or other c:cmnercial entity engaged in the business of awning, cperating, maintaining, installing or selling E!!!l!rgency alarm device or devices, a dial alann device or devices, or a system o f police and/or fire alarm devices or dial alann devices designated to smm:,n 1---,Hce and/ or fire departnent to any location in response to a signal or other transmission generated or produced by such devices; JO, TIIEREFC!IB, BE IT <lIDAINED BY THE CITY O'.XJOCIL OF THE CITY OF m;r.J,XX',!J, COLCIW)(), Tl!A.T: Se...--tion 1. Title 5, 0-:,pter 11, Englewood lulicipal Code 1985, is hereby repealed and reenacted to read as follaws: 5-11-1 : CHAPTER 11 PCLICB NO FIRE ALARM SYS'll!M Rl!QJJ.RfH!htS ALARM ~: A. LIMITATIOO. NO~ DEVICE l'a!ICH 'IRANSMITS A PREREXXIIDED MESSAGE OR cm!ER SIQW. DIREX:TLY TO THE POLICE-FIRE COMIUCA'.l'ICNS cmrER SHALL BE CXNm::'I'ED TO OR BE PmMITI'ED TO USE A PUBLIC PRIMAAY TRUNK LINE OF THE CITY. B. RULES AND RmULATIOOS. THE CITY MANAGER M.>.Y PRCMJUiATE RFMDIABLE RULES AND RmULATIOOS THAT MAY BE N0CESSARY FCR THE l?URPO';ES OF ASSURIN:; THE QUALITY, EFFICIEN:Y AND ~ OF ~ ALARM DEVICES, !KlLD-UP ALARMS, DIAL ALARMS AND ALARM INSTALLATIOO <J,'NJlD , OPERATED, MAmrAINED, OR INSTALLID. OPIES OF SAID RULES AND REXM>.TIOOS SHALL BE Cll FILE IN 'lllE OFFICE CF THE CITY CLERK. -1 - C. IQ'!!! OF THE PROI/ISIOOS OF '1111S CIIAPTER SHALL APPLY 'ro AN AI.ARI-I DEVICE IllSTALJ,T:D IN A l·Ul'CI\ Vfl!ICLE CR TRAILf? ~ LOOG AS IT DOES NC!l' PRO\TIDF. DIROC'l' TELEPOOtlE ACCESS 'ro '\'HE P()!,t ; OC,,AR'll-1Ettt. Section 2, A new .P<:tion 11 of Tit1 s 7 , .::!'-<ii•l<!r 6!!, Englewood Municipal Code 1985, ls hereby enacted tO read as f (' !""1!!, 7-6B-ll: POLICE AND FIRE ALARM SYSTl:M i'Z!· . ;;.'l'S A, IT SHALL BE ~,'rut. Fell A PE:llSCll ro KIOIIIG.Y CAUSE A FALSE ALi\RM FCJl FIRE, PCLICE, CR Ol1IER EMERGEN:Y 'ro BE TRANSMITl'ID TO Cil W1'1111N ANY CR:'.r.NIZATIOO, OFFICIAL CR \IOLUN'lml. B. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR A P~ 'ro KOOWINGLY CAUSE A FALSE ALARM FCJl FIRE, PCLICE, CR OTHER El-~ 'ro BE 'l'RANSMITl'ID TO A PUBLIC SAFE:l'Y=cY. C. FALSE ALARM SHALL MEAN ANY ALARM SIGNAL CR!GINAl'mi ~ Mi AI..'IRM DEVICE, DIAL ALARM, AIDIBLE ALARM DEVICE Cl< ClNmAL ALARM STATIOO 'ro WHICH A PUBLIC SAFE:r'/ T>GFN:'i RESPWDS AND WHICH RESULTS FR(l,f: l • FALSE ACTl\ll\TIOO WHERE THE ACTIVA'!at t<NalS CR SHOOU> REASOW!LY Kim TIIAT SUCH ALARM IS FALSE, IllCLUD!Ri REPCRrm; A ROBBERY \ollEm: 00 ACTUAL CR ATl'D!PTED ROBBERY HAS OCCURRED CR REPCRT!Ri A llJRGI.ARY WHERE 'lllERE IS 00 EVIDENCE 'ro SUBSTANl'IATE AN A'ITEMPTED CR FORCED ENTRY 'ro THE PREMISES en REPORTillG A FIRE <ll MEDICAL EMERGENCY \ollEm: THERE IS NO EV'IDllNCY. TO SUBSTJ\NrlA1'E SUCH AN EMERGE1Ci; 2. !\LARI-I TRia;r::RED !lY N!,X;LIGEN:E; 3 . F;..ILURE 'ro comu:X:'r /\ t-ru.FUNCTICN IN AN ALARM SYSTEM WHICH 11/\S PREVICXJ!,LY RESULTED IN II FALSE ALARM, IllCLUD!Ri OVERLY SENSITIVE SET'l'!N(;S; D. l'n!EN !\.'i ,'\LARM GIVES NOTICE 'ro /\ PUBLIC S/\Ffil"l AGENCY, IT IS PRESu-!ED THI\T THE (\,'NER/LF.sSEE OF THE /\LAA!-! SYSTEM ACTl\ll\TED THE ALARM. E. ANY PERSOO WHO SHALL PLE,'\D GUILTY TO /\ VIOLATICN CCNI'/\INID WI'l11IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE FINED IN ACCORDAIO: WITH THE FOLLCMI~ SCIIEDL'LE: 1. UPOO THE COOVICTIOO OR 1 , .:· \ OF GUILTY, THE 11.JNICIP/\L COURT JUDGE SH/\LL !\SSFSS /\ Fil-lE OF 'll©l'l'l ·• TvE OOLLI\RS ($2 5 ). 2. /\LL St.MDIS AND mlPL/\INl'S ISSUED FOR VIOLATIOO OF 7-68-11 ~ l~ICIP/\L C'OOE 198~, SHALL PROVIDE FOR/\ PLE.a. OF GUILTY TO BE ENTERrn AND P/\YMENI' OF FillE BY MAIL Wl'l'HOOI' COURT APPEARANCE. IF IOU: THAN CNE VIOLATIOO 11/\S OCCURRED IN/\ CALl:NDAR YEAR, THE St.MOIS AND mlPL/\INI' MAY PROVIDE THAT A COURT /\PPEARAICE BE RfXll)IRED. 3. NO J/\lL smI'f.N:E S11/\LL nE IMPOGED FOR ANY VIOLATIOO OF /\ PROI/ISIOO OF 7-6B-ll. -2 - • Sectiat 3. P'Orllll!r Sections 11 and 12, Title 7, Olaptar 68, Engl-,od ~icipal &de 1985, are hereby remllt:lered as Sections 12 and 13, respectively. Introduced, read in full, and passed on first reading on the 20th day of March, 1989. Published as a Bill for an ordinance on the 23rd day of Mlil:ch, 1989. Read by title, -nded, and passed as arended on the 3r<l &l y of April, 1989. Published in full as arrended on the 6th day of April, 1989. -~-✓/.~ Patricia H. crow, City Clerk I, Patricia H. crow, City Clerk for the City of Engle-..x:>d, Colorado, hereby certify the above is a true oopy of a Bill for an Ordinance, introduced, read in full, and passed on first reading on the 20th day of March, 1989; read, arrended, and passed as arended on the 3rd day of April, 1989; and published in full as arended on~ day _o,· April, l&d ~4tua..,d/. Patricia H. crow -3 - CIIDI?WCE t«>. SE2\IES CF 1989-- BY Al1l1DU'lY A BILL Fa\ CXUCIL BILL !«>. 17 :xm~ JIN CIIDnwa::E REPF.AI.IN:; AND ~ TITLE 5 1 CliAPl'ER 11, RELM'I?C 'IO PCLICE AND FIRE ALARM SX5'l'l!M BUSINESSES, l\lJ)IR; A Nmf m:TIQI 11, 'IO TITLE 7, ~ 68 1 mATIRi 'IO AGl'lCIES CF PUBLIC SAFF:r'i, AND RDllJIIIERIHi m:TIC!IS 11 AND 12, OF TITLE 7, CIIAP'l'ER 68, l!HiLIHlOO KJNICIPAL ODE 1985. WHEREAS, there are reports fran electronic intrusiai, holcilp, fire and other arergercy police and fire alai:m devices that require emargency response, investigation at the location of an event reported by and a signal trans- mitted, teleplO!ll!d, radioed or otherwise related to the police, fire or other designated carmunications representative departrrent by an alai:m device or by any person acting in response to a signal actuated by an alai:m device; and WHERFAS, the City Council hereby declares a legis ative intent to apply these previsions to any business, firm, cotp0ratiai or other OClllll!rCial entity engaged in the business of owning, q,erating, maintaining, installing or selling arergercy alai:m device or devices, a dial alai:m device or devices, or a system of police and/or fire alai:m devices or dial alai:m devices designated to smm:m police and/or fire department to any location in response to a signal or other transmission generated or produced by such devices; NOW, 'l'HERERJIB, BE IT OOllAINED BY THE CITY CXXN:IL OF THE CITY OF l:NiLIMXlll, COI.(JW)(), THAT: Section 1. Title 5, Chapter 11, Englewood M.lnicipal C'ode 1985, is hereby repealed and r eenacted to read as follows: 5-11-1: Oll\Pl'ER 11 PCLI<:8 All> FIRB -S!lfflll RIQ).W ALARM REX)UIREJ·IENI'S: A, LIMITATIOO. 00 EME:R;!N'.:Y DEVICE WIIIOI TRMa«TS A PREREXXlIDED MESSAGE CR C7lllER SIGN;\L DIROCTLY 'IO TIIE POLICE-FIRE CXMUIICATIUIS CENl'ER SHALL BE CXHID.'TED TO CR BE PERMITTED 'IO USE A PUBLIC PRIMARY TRUN:, LINE OF THE CITY. B. RULES AND RmJLATIC!IS. THE CITY MANAGER MAY PIOIILGATE RF.AS:lU\BLE ROI.ES AND RmJLATIQIS THAT MAY BE NEX:ESSARY Fa\ TIIE PORP05ES CF ASSURI!C TIIE Qlll\LITY, EFl'ICIFN:Y AND ~ CF ~x:y ALARM DEVICES, IIJUHJP AI.ARMS I DIAL ALARMS AND ALARM INSTALLATIC!I CHlID, OPERATED, MAINrAJ.llED, CR INSTALLED. CXPIES CF SAID ROI.ES N., RmlLATIOOS SHALL LE QI FILE IN TIIE CFFICE CF TIIE CITY CLERK. -1- C. W(M: C£ 'l'IIE PRJIIISICRI CF 'l'HIS CIIAl"l'l'll SHALL ~y 'ro AN l\LMM DEVICE INSTMllil IN A IC1tR Vl!HICL.t: CR '1'RAILl'll ED UH; AS IT IXES tm PR:1VIDE DIRfl:T TELEPft:m: At:X:mfl O '11IE PCLICE tl!PAR'I!En'. Section 2. A new Sectioo 11 of Title 7, Ci:apter 6B, Er¥]lewcod 11.!nicipal Code 1985,lSiiereby enacted to r ad as followo: 7-6B-ll: POLICE AND FIRE ALARM SYS'! $ llEPCRTS A. IT SHALL BE UNLAHFUL FOO A pEJIE,00 'ro i<IDmG.Y CAUSE A FALSE ALARM FCR FIRE, POLICE, CR C1lllER ~ TO BE 'DWlSMITl'ED 'ro CR WI'l1IIN ANY Cl1GANIZATIOO, OFFICIAL CR IXUJNl'El!R. B. I'l' SIIALL BE UNLAWFUL FCR A Plmb'CII '10 lODiIIG,Y CAUSE A FALSE ALARM FOO Ff!!E, PCI.ICE, CR C1lllER ~ ro BE 'llWlSMI'l'llD ro A PUBLIC SAFI::lY 1GJH::t. C. F'AU:': ALARM SHALL HEAN ANY ALARM SIGNAL CRIGJ:NATIN. m::M AN ALARM DEi/ICE, DIAL ALARM, AUDIBLE ALARM DEi/ICE CR c:ENmAL ALARM STATIOO TO WHICH A PUBLIC SAFETY 1'GF1C'i RESPCHlS AND il!ICH RESULTS m::M: l. FALSE l'Cl'IVATIOO WHERE THE l\C'l'IVATCR nOiS CR SIDJID RFJ\SCIW!LY ~ THAT stCi ALARM IS FALSE, IICLUDING REPCJ l'IN:l A RJBSmY WHERE NO l\C'nJl\L CR A'l'l'DIPTfD RB!ERY HAS CXll1RIU!D CR REl'CRl'IN3 A BUIGJ\RY WHERE 'mERE IS W E.VIDl!N::E TO SUBSl'ANl'IATE AN ATl'IM'Tl!D CR FCJaD ElffllY TO 'lllE PREMISES CR REPCRl'IHi A FIRE CR MEDICAL ~ WHERE 'l'IIE!1E IS NO E.VIDm:E TO SUBSl'ANTIA'l'E SOCII AN ~; 2. 'I'. .,,1M TRiiliERDJ BY N&;LIGEN::E, IIO.UDING CM:RLY SE21SITIVE SETl'Jl~; 3. FAILURE 'ro o:JlREx::'l' A MALFUOCTIOO IN AN ALARM SYSTEM WHICH HAS PRE\IICXJSLY RESULTl!Il IN A FALSE ALARM. D. WHEN A.'I ALARM GIVES tmICE TO A PUBLIC SAFBTY 1GIH::t, IT IS PREStllED THAT THE CHfill./LE.5SEE OF THE ALARM SYS'!»! l\CTIVA'l'm THE ALARM. E . ANY PJ::Rrol WOO SHALL PLEAD GUILTY 'ro A VIOLATIOO CXNl'AINED wrrnIN THIS ARTia.E SHALL BE FINED IN AOXIIDAICE WI'lll '.'llE roLLa<iING SCHEDULE: 1. UPCN THE CXNI.ICTIOO CR PLEA OF GUILTY, THE KJNICIPAL C00RT JUlXiE SHALL ASSESS A FINE OF 'IWEN'IY-FIVE lXlLLARS ($25). 2. ALL st.HUIS AND CD!PLAINl'S ISSUED FCR VIOIATIOO OF 7-68-11 m:iUXJOD l'IJNICIPAL OJJE 1985, SHALL PROVIDE FCR A PLEA OF GUILTY TO BE JlNl'ERED AND PAYMENr OF FINE BY MAIL WITID1r CXXlR'l' APPF'.ARAOCE. IF MJm 'llll\N OOE VIOLATIOO HAS OCCURRED IN A CAUNlAR n:AR, 'lllE SlMOiS AND aJ.!PLAINT MAY P1U,/IDE THAT A COORT APPENWD! BE Rl!lJUIRE[). 3. NO Jl\IL SENl'EN:E 5IIALL BE IMP<l,ED FOO ANY VIOLATIOO OF A PROVISIOO OF 7-6B-l!. -2 - Section J. Folmar Sections 11 and 12, Title 7, Olapt:er 68, Dv;Jl-,od r.uucipal Code 1985, are hereby renllltlered as Sectioos 12 and 13 , respectively. Introduced, read in full, and passed oo first reading ai the 20th day of March, 1989. I, Patricia H. crow, City Clerk of the City of Dv;Jlewood, Cok,cado, hereby certify the above is a true ~ of a Bill for an ordinance, A_~, read in full, and passed on first reading oo the~ day of ,~1989. ~&aA~ e Patr c a H. crow -3- COUNCIL CONNLINICATION DATE March 20, 1989 INITIATm BY STAFF SOURCE PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION MEIIIA ITEN ;1 (b) Po 11 ca Department 5111.JECT Repeal Ing ard re-enacting Title 5, Chapter 11, re Pol ice and Fire Al arm Systems Division Chief A. F. Stanley Council has discussed this proposed ordinance on s11veral occasions. During the counci 1 study sf!ssion March 13, 1989, the decision was made to draft this ordinance revision for inclusion on the March 20, 1989, council meeting agenda. ACTION PROPOSED Adopt an ordinance repealing and re-enacting Title 5, Chapter 11, relating to police and f i r~ alarms. Add a new section 11 to Title 7, Chapter 68, relating to Agencies of Public SafetJ, and renumber sections 11 and 12 of Title 7, Chapter 68, of the Englewood Municipal Code . BACKGROUNO The existing alarm ordinance Is Ineffective. The Englewood Police Departrrent pres- ently responds to approximately 2,500 alarms per calendar year . The clear majority of these alarms are 'false;" there exists no co~romlse to the bU$lness or re s idence of origin . The fire department experienced 267 false alarms in 1988. Activating emergency equipment to respond to an allrm creates a substantial risk of accident and/or injury to both city employees and the general public. The present ordinance does not control the abuse and danger caused by faulty or negligently used a 1 arm systems. FINANCIAL The adoption of this proposed revision to the Englewood Municipal Code will reduce the nu mber of responses to alal"lls, thus reducing the cost to the city In providing these emergency responses . It Is conceivable that a reduction In litigation costs, ta lawsuit settl-nts, and loss of personnel fl'OII accident and Injury ■ay well be the 'Wend result. The proposed fine schedule of $25,00 per "false" alar■ ■ay generate revenues In the area of $20,000 to $30,000 per year. This ■ay be a conservative estimate based on the 1988 alar■ flg ~res. RECC!IIIElllATI ON Adopt the ordinance.