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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6252 ORDINANCE NO. 6252 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION 9.30.110 OF THE AUBURN CITY CODE ' RELATING TO FINES FOR FALSE ALARMS WHEREAS, Section 9.30.110 of the Auburn City Code establishes fees for false alarms; and WHEREAS, staff has identified the need for a technical correction fo the description of one of these fees. , NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN as follows Section 1. Amendment to Citv Code. That section 9.30.110 of the Auburn City Code be and the same hereby is amended to read as follows: 9.30.110 False alarm fees - Service fees - Late fees. A. False Alarm Service Fees. An alarm user shall pay the following fees to the alarm administrator for police response to any false alarm during their one-year permit period: 1. Burglar false alarm service fee: $100.00 for each false alarm, except as provided in subsection (K) of this section; and ~ 2. Robbery, panic and hold up false alarm fees $200.00 for each false alarm, except as provided in subsection (K) of this section. B. If a false alarm fee is not paid within 30 days after the invoice is mailed, a late fee in the amount of $25.00 will be imposed. C. Fees for False Alarms by Nonpermitted Alarm Systems. In addition to the fees set forth in subsections (A) and (B) of this section, a supplemental fee shall be imposed upon any person, firm, entity or company operating a nonpermitted alarm system in the amount of $200.00 for each false alarm. D. Any monitoring company requesting an alarm dispatch request for a nonpermitted alarm system shall pay an administration fee of $100.00 per incident. If the fee is not paid within 30 days after the invoice is mailed, a late fee in the amount of $25.00 is' hereby imposed on the monitoring company. E. If cancellation of police response occurs prior to the police officer's arrival at the alarm site, the response is not considered a false alarm and no fee will be assessed. F. The alarm installation company shall be assessed a fee of $100.00 if the officer responding to the false alarm determines that an employee of the alarm installation company directly caused the false alarm. Such false alarms are not included in the total number of false alarms for the alarm user. Ordinance No. 6252 June 25, 2009 Page 1 of 3 G. A fee of $100.00 is hereby imposed against any monitoring company that fails to verify alarm system signals as required in ACC 9.30.080(J)(3). H. A fee in the amount of $200.00 is hereby imposed against an alarm installation company if the alarm administrator determines that an employee of the alarm installation company knowingly or recklessly made a false statement concerning the inspection of an alarm site or the performance of an alarm system. ° 1. Notice of the right of appeal under this chapter will be included with notice of any fee. J. All registration fees, renewal registration fees, service fees or fines accessed under this section are due within 30 days of written notice unless otherwise noted. A late fee of $25.00 shall be assessed for each individual registration fee due and all other fees due that are not paid within 30 days. K. In order to provide an educational period prior to the application of the fees for every false alarm as set forth in subsections (A)(1) and (2) of this section, the fees for such false alarms shall not be imposed for the first false alarm for any alarm system during the first 12 months following the adoption of this chapter. (Ord. 6216 § 1, 2009.) Section 2. Implementation. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directions of this legislation. Section 3. Severabilitv. The provisions of this ordinance are declared to be separate and severable. The invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or portion of this ordinance, or the invalidity of the ~ application thereof to any person or circumstance shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this ordinance, or the validity of its application to other persons or circumstances. Section 4. Effective date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law. Ordinance No. 6252 June 25, 2009 Page 2 of 3 INTRODUCED: JUL 2 0 2009 PASSED: JUL 2 O 2009 APPROVED: 2009 UB ~ PETER B. LEWIS MAYOR ATTEST: ' ~ ~ Danielle E. Daskam, City Clerk AP OVED AS TO F?RM: ~aniel B. id, City Attor y 12~-c^ Published: - T z , Ordinance No. 6252 June 25, 2009 Page 3 of 3