O-547-91 ORDINANCE No. 547-91
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3-17, SECTION 3-19 AND
SECTION 3-22 OF ARTICLE II, CHAPTER 3 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA; REDEFI-
NING ALARM BUSINESS; ADDING DEFINITION OF ALARM PERMIT;
PROHIBITING ALARM SYSTEMS WITHOUT PERMIT; ESTABLISHING
ALARM SYSTEM PERMIT FEE; PROVIDING MEANS FOR REVOCATION
OF ALARM SYSTEM PERMIT; ESTABLISHING EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. The definition of ALARM BUSINESS in Section
3-17 of the Code of Ordinances of Miami Shores Village, Florida,
reads as follows :
ALARM BUSINESS means the business of any individual, part-
nership, corporation or other entity engaged in selling, leasing,
maintaining, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, moving or
installing any alarm system or in causing any alarm system to be
sold, leased, maintained, serviced, repaired, altered replaced,
moved or installed in or on any building, structure or facility.
SECTION 2 . The definition of ALARM BUSINESS shall be
expanded, and the definition of ALARM PERMIT shall be added to
Section 3-17 of said Code of Ordinances so that same shall read
as follows:
ALARM BUSINESS means the business of any individual, part-
nership, corporation or other entity engaged in selling, leasing,
maintaining, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, moving or
installing any alarm system or in causing any alarm system to be
sold, leased, maintained, serviced, repaired, altered replaced,
moved or installed in or on any building, structure or facility.
An alarm business shall be a burglar alarm specialty electrical
contractor which shall have, as a qualifying agent, a master
burglar alarm technician with a valid Dade County certificate of
competency. An alarm business shall have an occupational license
issued by the Village of Miami Shores .
ALARM PERMIT means a permit issued by the village allowing
the operation of an alarm system within the village.
SECTION 3. Article II of Chapter 3 of the Code of
Ordinances of Miami Shores Village, Florida, shall stand amended
to include the following additional Sections thereof:
Sec. 3-171 . Alarm user permits required; fee; renewal .
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an
alarm system without a valid alarm user permit. Violation
of this section shall be a misdemeanor of the second degree,
punishable as provided for in Chapter 775, Florida Statutes.
(b) ( 1) Within thirty (30) days of the effective date of
this ordinance, alarm user permits may be acquired from
the village upon application and payment of a twenty
dollar ($20.00) registration fee.
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(2) After the thirty-day period, applications must
be made to the village police department which will is-
sue permits to alarm users after completion of a final
inspection by the building and zoning inspector and
payment of the twenty dollar ($20.00) registration fee.
(c) All alarm user permits will expire on the thirtieth day
of September of each year and must be renewed not later
than the first day of October of each year. Renewal
permits will be issued after completion of an applica-
tion form and the payment of a twenty dollar ($20.00)
renewal fee.
(d) If a business has one ( 1) or more alarm systems pro-
tecting two (2) or more separate structures having dif-
ferent addresses, a separate permit will be required
for each structure.
(e) Subsections (b) through (d) of this section shall not
apply in those situations where alarm user permits have
been revoked under section 3-22(b) hereof.
Sec. 3-172 . Application for alarm permit; emergency notifi-
cation and reporting service information.
(a) APPLICATIONS. Applications for alarm permits shall be
made on forms provided by the police department. Each appli-
cation shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) .
The application shall state the name, address and telephone num-
ber of the applicant's property to be serviced by the alarm, and
the name, address and telephone number of the applicant's resi-
dence, if different. If the applicant's alarm is serviced by an
alarm company, then the applicant shall also include the name,
address and telephone number of that company. Each permit shall
be valid until the thirtieth day of September of each year.
(b) EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION. Each application shall list
an emergency telephone number of the user or his representative
to permit prompt notification of alarm calls and facilities as-
sisting the police in the inspection of the property. Changes in
emergency telephone numbers shall be kept current, and failure to
provide updated information may constitute grounds for revocation
of the permit.
(c) REPORTING SERVICE INFORMATION. Each holder of an
alarm user permit shall immediately notify the police department
in writing of any and all changes in the information on file with
the village regarding such permit. Failure to do so shall
constitute grounds for revocation of the permit.
Sec. 3-173. Issuance of permit decals .
A decal with the alarm user's permit number will be issued
with the alarm user permit. This decal must be prominently
posted on or near the front entrance to the premises so that the
information provided on the decal is visible from the outside of
the structure.
SECTION 4 . Section 3-19 of the Code of Ordinances of
Miami Shores Village, Florida, reads as follows:
Sec. 3-19 . Automatic reset.
All alarm systems will have an automatic reset which silen-
ces the annunciator within fifteen ( 15) minutes after activation
and which will not sound again as a result of the same event that
resulted in the original activation.
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SECTION 5. Section 3-19 of the Code of Ordinances of
Miami Shores Village, Florida, shall stand amended to read as
follows :
Sec. 3-19 . Automatic reset; backup power supply.
All alarm systems will have an automatic reset which silen-
ces the annunciator within fifteen ( 15) minutes after activation
and which will not sound again as a result of the same event that
resulted in the original activation.
All alarm systems shall have a backup power supply that will
become effective in the event of power failure or outage in the
source of electricity from the utility company.
SECTION 6 . Paragraph (a) and Sub-Paragraphs ( 1) and (2)
of Paragraph (b) , including the preamble to said Paragraph (b) ,
contained in Section 3-22 of the Code of Ordinances of Miami
Shores Village, Florida, read as follows:
(a) It is hereby found and determined that more than seven
(7) false alarms within a calendar year is excessive and hereby
constitutes a nuisance.
(b) The activation of eight (8) or more false alarms within
a calendar year will be handled according to the following
schedule:
( 1) The eighth through the ninth false alarm will be billed
a service charge of fifty dollars ($50 .00) per occur-
rence which shall be considered a bill owed by the
alarm user to the village. Each fifty dollar ($50 . 00)
service charge incurred for the eighth through the
ninth false alarm at the alarm premises shall be paid
within thirty (30) days from date of receipt thereof.
Failure to make payment within thirty (30) days from
date of receipt shall result in a discontinuance of po-
lice responses to alarms that may occur at the alarm
premises.
(2) The tenth false alarm shall cause the following action
to occur:
a. The alarm user shall be given ten ( 10) days ' ad-
vance written notification that a police response
will not occur when an alarm is received by the
police department.
b. The notice shall specify the specific date of re-
vocation, and that the police department will dis-
continue responding to alarms that occur at the
premises.
C. Reinstatement of police service will be made upon
receipt of a letter from an alarm company licensed
by the village that the alarm system is operating
properly and a one hundred dollar ($100.00) rein-
statement fee.
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SECTION 7 . Paragraph (a) and Sub-Paragraphs ( 1) and (2)
of Paragraph (b) , including the preamble to Paragraph (b) , of
Section 3-22 of the Code of Ordinances of Miami Shores, Village,
Florida, shall stand amended to read as follows:
(a) It is hereby found and determined that more than four
(4) false alarms within a calendar year is excessive and hereby
constitutes a nuisance.
(b) The activation of four (4) or more false alarms within
a calendar year will be handled according to the following
schedule:
( 1) Commencing with the fourth false alarm, the alarm user
will be billed as follows:
4th alarm $ 50- 00
5th alarm $ 60.00
6th alarm $ 70. 00
7th alarm $ 80. 00
8th alarm $100.00
9th alarm $150.00
10th alarm $200.00
Each service charge incurred for the fourth through
ninth false alarms at the alarm premises shall be paid
within thirty (30) days from date of receipt thereof.
Failure to make payment within thirty (30) days from
date of receipt shall result in a discontinuance of
police responses to alarms that may occur at the alarm
premises.
(2) The tenth false alarm shall cause the following action
to occur:
a. The alarm user shall be given ten ( 10) days ' ad-
vance written notification that a police response
will not occur when an alarm is received by the
police department, and that the alarm user's
permit will be revoked, which written notice shall
set forth the reasons for such revocation.
b. The notice shall specify the specific date of re-
vocation, and that the police department will
discontinue responding to alarms that occur at the
premises described in the revoked permit after the
date of revocation.
C. Reinstatement of police service and alarm permit
will be made upon receipt of a letter from an
alarm company licensed by the village that the
alarm system is operating properly and a one hun-
dred dollar ($100.00) reinstatement fee.
SECTION 8. This ordinance shall take effect upon
adoption.
PASSED on First Reading this 15th day of October
1991.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED on Second Reading this 5th day of
November 1991.
STEVEN J/. JOHNSON, Mayor
ATTEST:
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE CLERK
By:_
Scott W. Davis, Deputy Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
illiam F. FahX, J"r."," i ttorney
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