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HomeMy WebLinkAbout047 - 08/03/1976 - ENACTING COMPREHENSIVE REGULATIONS RELATING TO BURGLARY, ROBBERY, FIRE, AND OTHER ALARMS, ESTABLISHI � e I M Y ORDINANCE NO 47 , 1976 BEING AN ORDINANCE ENACTING COMPREHENSIVE REGULATIONS RELATING TO BURGLARY, ROBBERY, FIRE, AND OTHER ALARMS, ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS AND CONTROLS FOR SUCH ALARMS, AND THE BUSINESS OF INSTALLING, SERVICING AND MAINTAINING SUCH ALARMS, PROVIDING FOR THE TERMINATION OF ANY ALARMS NOW CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO THE CITY POLICE OR FIRE DEPARTMENTS, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THERETO THE FOLLOWING CODES OR STANDARDS UL STANDARD NO 365 ENTITLED "STANDARD FOR SAFETY, POLICE STATION CONNECTED BURGLAR ALARM UNITS AND SYSTEMS" PROMULGATED BY UNDER- WRITERS LABORATORIES, INC UL STANDARD NO 609 ENTITLED "STANDARD FOR SAFETY, LOCAL BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEMS" PROMULGATED BY UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, INC , UL STANDARD NO 611 ENTITLED, "STANDARD FOR SAFETY, CENTRAL- STATION BURGLAR-ALARM UNITS AND SYSTEMS" PROMULGATED BY UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, INC , UL STANDARD NO 634 ENTITLED "STANDARD FOR SAFETY, CONNECTORS AND SWITCHES FOR USE WITH BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEMS" PROMULGATED BY UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, INC , UL STANDARD NO 636 ENTITLED "STANDARD FOR SAFETY, HOLDUP ALARM UNITS AND SYSTEMS" PROMULGATED BY UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, INC, UL STANDARD NO 639 ENTITLED "STANDARD FOR SAFETY, INTRUSION-DETECTION UNITS" PROMULGATED BY UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, INC , UL STANDARD NO 681 ENTITLED "STANDARD FOR SAFETY, INSTALLATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MERCANTILE AND BANK BURGLAR-ALARM SYSTEMS" PROMULGATED BY UNDER- WRITERS LABORATORIES, INC , AND UL STANDARD NO 1023 ENTITLED "STANDARD FOR SAFETY, HOUSEHOLD BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEM UNITS" PROMULGATED BY UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, INC , AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS IN CONFLICT OR INCONSISTENT HEREWITH BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS Section 1 Title and Purpose A Short Title This ordinance shall be- known and may be cited as the "alarm permit ordinance" B Purpose The purpose of this ordinance is to establish standards and controls concerning intrusion, robbery, fire and other alarm systems for businesses and agents within the City of Fort Collins, to require permits therefor, to establish fees, to establish and maintain effective and professional relations and communications between alarm companies, customers, appropriate City depart- ments and related individuals and firms Section 2 Definitions For the purpose of this ordinance, the words and phrases hereinafter set forth shall have the meaning set forth in this section unless it is apparent from the context that a different meaning is intended ALARM BUSINESS Means the business by any individual, partnership, corporation or other entity engaged in selling, leasing, renting, maintaining, servicing, repairing, testing, altering, replacing, moving or installing any alarm system in the City of Fort Collins, or causing any alarm or alarm system to be sold, leased, maintained, serviced, repaired, altered, replaced, moved or installed in or on any building, structure, or facility in the City, or any business acting as a receiver of such alarm or alarm system ALARM SYSTEM Means any mechanical or electrical (AC/DC) device or system which is designed or used for the detection of an unauthorized entry into a building, structure or facility or for the detection of fire or other hazard to life or property or used for mechanically or electronically alerting others to the commission of an unlawful act, whether installed within or without a building Devices designed or used to register unmonitored alarms audible or visible on the interior only of the protected building, structure or area are not included within this definition, or within this ordinance APPELLANT Means a person who takes and perfects an appeal to the City Council of any decision under this ordinance made by any part of the City Administration APPLICANT Means a person, firm or corporation who, or which files an application for a new or renewal permit or license as provided in this ordinance AUDIBLE ALARM Means a device which generates an audible sound on the premises when it is actuated CENTRAL STATION PROTECTIVE SYSTEM A system, or group of systems, operated for its customers by a person, firm or corporation, in which the operations of electrical protection circuits and devices are transmitted, recorded in, maintained and supervised from a central location, having trained operators and guards in attendance at all times that have the duty to take appropriate action upon receipt of a signal or message, including the immediate relaying of messages by direct line to the communication center of the Fire Depart- ment or the Police Department and meeting the requirements of, and listed by, Underwriters Laboratories, Inc , or any other recognized testing laboratory -2- CITY Means the City of Fort Collins CITY COUNCIL Means the City Council of the City of Fort Collins DAY Means a calendar day DIRECT LINE A telephone company supplied leased circuit or ring-down circuit leading directly to the communi- cations center of the Fire Department, the Police Department, Central Station, Modified Central Station or Answering Service that is for the use only to report emergency messages and signals on a person-to-person basis FALSE ALARM Means an alarm signal necessitating response by the Fort Collins Police Department or Fire Department where an emergency situation does not exist LICENSED ANSWERING SERVICE A telephone answering service which has obtained a license from the City by meeting certain standards and paying the required fee, so as to operate a telephone answering service that includes the service whereby trained employees in attendance at all times receive pre-recorded voice messages from automatic protection devices reporting an emergency at a stated location, and who have the duty to relay immediately by live voice any such emergency message over a special trunkl_re co the communi- cations center of the Fire Department or Police Department MAINTENANCE CONTRACT Means an agreement in writing with a licensed alarm business to perform servicing, repairing, altering, moving, installing, or maintaining of an alarm system for a certain contractual period of time MODIFIED CENTRAL STATION A Central Station operated for its customers by a person, firm or corporation with a license obtained from the City by meeting certain standards and paying the required fee, as herein specified, which provides at all times monitoring and relay services for customers in connection with automatic protection devices, but which does not provide all the services of a Central Station Protective System NOTICE Means written notice, given by personal service upon the addressee, or given by United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the person to be notified at his last known address Service of such notice shall be effective upon the completion of personal service, or upon the placing of the same in the custody of the United States Postal Service -3- f PERMITTEE Means any person, firm, partnership, associa- tion, or corporation who, or which shall be granted a permit or license as provided herein, and his or its agents and representatives PERSON Means a natural person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation SUBSCRIBER Means any person who purchases, leases, contracts for or otherwise obtains an alarm system, or obtains a contract for the servicing or maintenance of an alarm system from an alarm business Section 3 Alarm Committee The City Administration is authorized to form an Alarm Committee composed of repre- sentatives of the Police Department, Fire Department, Building Inspection Division and licensed alarm businesses, answering services and telephone company representatives, which shall act as an advisory body to the City Council to assist in determining policy concerning alarms Section 4 Standards, Regulations and Duties A Promulgation of Standards and Regulations Any alarm system installed within the City or any part cf the same and all devices and agencies acting under this ordinance shall conform to the requirements of the standards herein- aCter adopted in this section The City Building Inspection Department shall inspect and approve all alarm systems installed within the City and shall issue a permit for the same authorizing such system under this ordinance Any system which does not meet the requirements of this ordinance shall not be approved and shall not be put in service until any deficiencies have been corrected and such correction approved by the City Building Department B Construction Standards (Residential) All intrusion detection alarm systems and components thereof used in residential applications shall meet or exceed the require- ments of UL Standard No 639 entitled "Standard for Safety, Intrusion-Detection Units" Promulgated by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc and the requirements of UL Standard No 1023 entitled "Standard for Safety, Household Burglar-Alarm System Units" Promulgated by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc Additionally, all such systems shall include a standby power source as specified in said UL Standard No 1023, Section 19 All fire alarm systems used in residential application shall meet or exceed Standard No 43 of the Uniform Building Code of the City of Fort Collins -4- C Construction Standards (Mercantile/Commercial) All intrusion detection alarm systems and components thereof used in mercantile or commercial building applications shall meet or exceed the requirements of the following standards promulgated by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc , to-wit UL Standard No 365 entitled "Standard for Safety, Police Station Connected Burglar Alarm Units and Systems" , UL Standard No 609 entitled "Standard for Safety, Local Burglar Alarm Units and Systems" , UL Standard No 634 entitled "Standard for Safety, Connectors and Switches for Use with Burglar Alarm Systems" , UL Standard No 639 entitled "Standard for Safety, Intrusion-Detection Units" , as such standards are applicable to the particular application All such systems shall include a Gtandby power source as specified in said UL Standard No 609, Section 61 All robbery (holdup) alarm units and systems used in mercantile or commercial building applications shall meet or exceed the requirements of UL Standard No 636 entitled "Standard for Safety, Holdup Alarm Units and Systems" promul- gated by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc All such systems utilizing manually operated switches to initiate an alarm such as push buttons shall use only switches that are protected from being accidentally engaged and which once engaged cannot be reset without a key or other control device All such systems shall include a standby power source as specified in said UL Standard No 636, Section 35 All fire and/or smoke detection alarm systems and components thereof used in mercantile or commercial building applications shall meet or exceed the requirements of Standard No 43 of the Uniform Building Code adopted by the City of Fort Collins D Installation Standards All installation of alarm systems and components thereof shall be in accordance with the provisions and requirements of the Uniform Building Code, the National Electrical Code, the National Fire Protection Association Code, as all of such codes are in effect in the City of Fort Collins, and the installation specifications set forth in the applicable standards set forth in Parts B and C above All installation of protective wiring and devices connected to intrusion detection systems on mercantile or commercial premises and on mercantile, commercial or bank safes and vaults shall meet or exceed the requirements of UL Standard No 681, entitled "Standard for Safety, Installation and Classification of Mercantile and Bank Burglar-Alarm Systems Promulgated by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc -5- E Performance Standards All alarm systems shall be afforded a thirty (30) day adjustment period commencing with the date of activation in order that the system may be brought to maximum efficiency During that period of time, no false alarms shall be charged against the system, however, i emergency response by appropriate public agencies of the City may be restricted or curtailed if in the determination of the Chief of that agency the number of false alarms becomes excessive After the adjustment period ends, the criteria for determining the reliability of an alarm system shall be its performance Any alarm system may be deemed "unreliable" should it signal more than Two (2) false alarms in any 30 day period, or Four (4) false alarms in any 90 day period, or Six (6) false alarms in any 180 day period, or Eight (8) false alarms in any 360 day period In the event of an excessive number of false alarms as herein indicated, the Chief of the Police Department or Fire Department may declare the alarm "unreliable" and restrict or curtail the response of that department to that alarm system until such time as the subscriber or alarm business can show a material change in circumstances In the event that the alarm system deficiencies have not been corrected within thirty (30) days from the date the system was declared "unreliable" , the City may suspend the tystem' s Certificate of Compliance in accordance with the provisions of Section 9 of this ordinance F Maintenance Standards The Maintenance Contract required for each alarm system shall be in writing and shall be for the duration of the Certificate of Compliance (Alarm System) , usually one year or fraction thereof The Maintenance Contract shall provide for the following f minimum services 1 Repairs which may be necessary from time to time to maintain reliability and efficiency of the system, such as replacement of worn components, deteriorated batteries, etc , and -S- 2 Repairs which may be necessary due to an attack on the system, or an initiation of the system which results in damage to system components, and 3 Operational testing of all system components at least once every six months, with a complete report thereof being maintained on file by the Alarm Business maintaining the system Said report shall be made available for inspection upon the request of any Police Officer, Fireman, City Building Inspector, or the system Subscriber Trouble calls regarding an alarm system for which an Alarm Business has a Maintenance Contract shall be responded to on the same day if the call is received before 12 00 noon, trouble calls received by the Alarm Business after 12 00 noon shall be responded to as soon as possible and in no case later than the business day following receipt of the call (UL-365, Paragraph 43 5) All operational testing of alarm systems and/or components thereof shall be undertaken only after the monitoring agency has been notified of the impending test If the alarm system is unmonitored and of the type that registers an alarm on the protected premises or transmits a pre-recorded message, no operational testing shall take place unless the Police Department has been notified of the impending test G Central Station Standards A Central Station shall meet all the requirements of, and shall be listed by, Under- writers Laboratories, Inc , or other recognized testing laboratory, as a Central Station with appropriate inspection and certification by such laboratory A Central Station shall carry liability insurance related to alarm monitoring and covering acts, errors, and omissions on the part of the Station' s employees in a minimum amount of $300,000 H Modified Central Station Standards A Modified Central Station shall meet the requirements of Sections 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56 and 57 of UL Standard No. 611 entitled, "Standard for Safety, Central Station Burglar Alarm Units and Systems " All persons employed by a Modified Central Station shall be properly selected and their backgrounds investigated prior to employment They shall be trained, equipped, and disciplined to insure reliable performance of their duties A Modified Central Station shall carry liability insurance related to alarm monitoring and covering acts, errors, and omissions on the part of the Station' s employees in a minimum amount of $300,000 -7- I Licensed Answering Service Standards A Licensed Answering Service shall meet the requirements of Sections 48, 49, 51, 52, 55 4 and 56 of said UL Standard No 611 All persons employed by a Licensed Answering Service shall be properly selected and their backgrounds investigated prior to employment They shall be trained, equipped, and disciplined to insure reliable performance of their duties A Licensed Answering Service shall carry liability insurance related to alarm monitoring and covering acts, errors, and omissions on the part of the Service' s employees in a minimum amount of $100, 000 J Change of Location If the location of the Police or Fire Communication facilities should be changed at any time, all permittees shall be required to make the necessary changes at their expense to comply with the requirements of this ordinance and the City shall not be responsible for any resulting cost of moving alarm systems, direct line communi- cations, parts thereof, or any other such expense K Public Primary Trunk Lines No emergency device shall be used which transmits a pre-recorded message or other signal directly to the Police, Fire or City Communi- cations Centers All such devices shall terminate at other facilities L Removal of Devices In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the Police Chief or Fire Chief may whenever he shall have knowledge of the use any cabinet, device or attachment, or telephone terminal not operated or maintained in accordance with the provisions of this article, or contrary to these regulations, order the removal of the same from Police, Fire or City communication facilities, and it shall be unlawful to disobey such order M Audible Alarms Every person utilizing an audible alarm shall notify the Police Department or Fire Department of the names and telephone numbers of the persons to be notified to render repairs or service and secure the premises during the hour of the day or night that the alarm may be actuated Such notice shall be provided before the system is activated, and all such information shall be kept current N Display of License Every person engaged in the business of repairing, servicing, altering, replacing, removing, designing, leasing, maintaining, testing, or installing alarm systems shall carry on his person at all -8- times while so engaged, a valid Fort Collins, Colorado, Special Contractor (Alarm) License or Telephone Employee identification and shall display such permit to any Police Officer, Fireman, or Subscriber upon request O Notification Any Central Receiving Station, Modified Central Station, or Licensed Answering Service, upon receipt of an alarm signal indicating that an illegal act, fire or other emergency situation has taken place, shall immediately notify the Police Department or Fire Department P The standards set forth in subsections of this ordinance promulgated by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc , are hereby adopted by reference, pursuant to the power conferred upon the City Council by Section 7 of Article II of the Code of the City of Fort Collins Such standards do not contain any separate penalty provision All of such standards are promulgated by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc , 207 East Ohio Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60611 The edition, impression date, and other pertinent information relating to the standard adopted is as follows STANDARD NO EDITION IMPRESSION DATE OTHER UL 634 3rd June 29, 1973 UL 365 1st March 25, 1975 As revised by transmittal dated March 3, 1976 UL 609 7th January, 1972 UL 611 loth June, 1972 UL 681 8th June, 1972 UL 639 3rd December, 1971 As revised by eratta sheet dated April 16, 1973 UL 1023 1st Second (as revised to Sept 12, 1972) November, 1972 UL 636 6th July 27, 1973 At least three copies of each standard herein adopted, all certified by the Mayor and City Clerk to be true copies of such standards as adopted by this ordinance, shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk available for public inspection One copy of each such standards shall be kept in the office of the Building Inspector of the City and one copy shall be kept in the office of the Chief of the Fire Department and one copy in the office of the Chief of the Police Department of the City The City Clerk shall maintain -9- a reasonable supply of copies of the standards adopted by this ordinance to be available for purchase by the public at a moderate price Section 5 Permit Required A Alarm Business Permit No person shall engage in, conduct, operate, or carry on an alarm business without first applying for and receiving an Alarm Business Permit therefor in accordance with provisions of this ordinance B Special Contractor (Alarm) License No person shall engage in the business of repairing, servicing, altering, replacing, removing, designing, maintaining, testing, or installing alarm systems on or in any building, structure, or facility without first applying for and receiving a Special Contractor (Alarm) License therefor in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance C Building Permit No person shall install an alarm or alarm system as defined in this ordinance without first applying for and receiving a Building Permit as required by this ordinance D Certificate of Compliance (Alarm System) No person shall use an alarm or alarm system as defined in this ordinance unless said alarm or alarm system has been inspected by the City Building Inspector and a Certificate of Compliance (Alarm System) has been issued No person shall receive a Certificate of Compliance (Alarm System) or renewal of such Certificate without a written Maintenance Contract with a licensed Alarm Business who shall be responsible for maintenance of the alarm or alarm system for the duration of the Certificate of Compliance (Alarm System) The Certificate of Compliance (Alarm System) shall be kept on the premises where the alarm system is located E Exceptions (1) Any alarm system in operation within the City prior to the adoption of this ordinance shall be permitted to continue without fee and without a Certificate of Compliance (Alarm System) until July 1, 1977, provided that a written Maintenance Contract is in effect to service and maintain such alarm system with a licensed alarm business until such date After July 1, 1977, all such alarm systems shall be subject to all rules, regulations, fees and requirements set forth in this ordinance -10- (2) The provisions of this ordinance are not applicable to audible alarms affixed to motor vehicles or trailers, other than mobile homes, or to devices designed or used to register audible or visible alarms on the interior only of protected buildings, structures or areas Section 6 Issuance of Permits A Issuing Authority The issuing authority for any license or permit issued hereunder shall be the Finance Department B Approving Authority The approving authority for any license or permit issued hereunder shall be the Building Inspection Division C Application Forms Applications for all permits and licenses required hereunder shall be filed with the Finance Department and shall be accompanied by the requisite fee The fee is established to cover part of the cost of investigating and processing the applications and permits and is not refundable The Finance Department shall prescribe the form of the application and request such information as is necessary to evaluate and act upon the permit application The application for alarm systems shall require the name, address and telephone number of the person who will render service or repairs during any hour of the day or night D Alarm Business and Special Contractor (Alarm) License Application Investigations Every application for an Alarm Business or Special Contractor (Alarm) License shall require fingerprints and photograph of the applicant or agent applying for applicant if the applicant is not a natural person The Police Chief shall conduct an appropriate investigation of the applicant to determine whether said permit or license shall be issued The Police Chief may require additional information of the applicants which he deems necessary to conduct his investigation, with the exception of companies' blueprints or diagrams Alarm blueprints and diagrams shall be deemed to be the property of the agency with whom the business has a contract The permit or license, whether it be a new application or a renewal, shall be denied by the Police Chief, if (1) The character or reputation of the applicant is determined to be inimical to the safety or general welfare of the community, or (2) The applicant for the Alarm Business Permit or Special Contractor (Alarm) License does not comply with -11- the standards and regulations adopted pursuant to Section 4 of this ordinance, or (3) The applicant, his employee or agent has knowingly made any false, misleading or fraudulent statement of a material fact in the application for a permit or license or in any report or record required to be filed with any City agency, or (4) The applicant has had a similar type permit or license previously revoked for good cause within the past year, unless the applicant can show a material change in circumstances since the date of revocation, or (5) The applicant or any employee has demonstrated an inability to effectively install and/or service alarms and/or alarm systems in a manner ensuring their reliability and lack of false alarms E Certificate of Compliance (Alarm Systems) A Certificate of Compliance (Alarm Systems) shall be issued upon approval of the Building Inspection Division Such approval shall signify compliance with the standards and regulations adopted and requirements set forth in Section 4 of this ordinance Said Certificate shall be issued to the person using or possessing the alarm system Alarm Businesses shall procure and process applications for their Subscribers The Subscribers shall forward the completed application to the Alarm Business servicing the system and the permit fee shall be collected from the Subscriber by the Alarm Business and transmitted together with the application forthwith to the Finance Deparmtent Section 7 Appeal Procedure The procedure for any appeal of a decision by the City shall be to the City Council of the City of Fort Collins Section 8 Permits and Fees A Alarm Business Permit The fee for an Alarm Business Permit shall be twenty five dollars ($25 ) per year Such fee shall be tendered upon application for the permit The Alarm Business Permit shall expire July 1 of each year and must be renewed prior to its expiration date No portion of the permit fee shall be prorated because of any partial year B License The fee for Special Contractor (Alarm) Licenses shall be fifty dollars ($50 ) per year Such fee shall be tendered at time of application for a license All -12- 1 J such licenses shall expire on July 1 of each year and must be renewed within thirty (30) days of their expiration date i No portion of such license fee shall be prorated because of any partial year C Certificate The fee for a Certificate of Compliance (Alarm System) shall be ten dollars ($10 ) which shall be due and payable within ten (10) days of the installation of an operable alarm system by any person possessing or using an alarm system, proprietory alarm, fire alarm, or other emergency alarm within the City Each such Certificate shall expire on July 1 of each year and must be renewed within thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date No portion of any Certificate fee shall be refunded because of any partial year Application for renewal of such Certificate shall be processed in the same manner as applications for the initial Certificate, except that no inspection shall be required if the alarm system is considered to have performed properly in the preceding year Section 9 Suspension and Revocation A Grounds The following shall constitute grounds for suspension or revocation of any license, permit or certificate issued hereunder (1) The violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance, or (2) The failure to comply with requirements set forth or standards or regulations adopted by this ordinance, or (3) Where any Alarm Business permittee or Special Contractor is convicted of any crime involving larceny, burglary, fraud or other crime which would cause the honesty of the same to be suspect, or (4) Where an alarm system actuates excessive false alarms and thereby constitutes a public nuisance or (5) Where the applicant or permittee, his employee or agent has knowingly made any false, misleading or fradulent statement of a material fact in the application for a permit or license or in any report or record required to be filed with any City agency, or (6) Where the applicant or permittee has had a similar type permit or license previously revoked for good cause within the past year unless the applicant can show a material change in circumstances since the date of revocation -13- Determinations for suspension or revocation of any license, permit or certificate issued hereunder shall be made by the Building and Contractors' Licensing Board of the City in the same manner as set forth in Section 73-124 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins for suspension or revocation of contractors' licenses B Procedure The determination of the Building and Contractors' Licensing Board with regard to matters of suspension or revocation shall be appealable to the City Council, provided a notice of appeal is filed with the City Clerk within ten (10) days after the action of the Board The City Clerk shall transmit such appeal to the City Council at the next meeting of the City Council held not less than two (2) days after filing of the notice of appeal Upon receipt of the appeal, the City Council shall set a time for hearing of the appeal and shall give notice to the person making the appeal of the time and place of the same Appeals shall be heard and decided as determined by the Council from time to time Any order of suspension or revocation made by the Building and Contractors' Licensing Board shall be effective upon delivery of the same personally to the person holding the license, permit or certificate, or if the same is served by deposit in the mails, then forty-eight (48) hours after the time of deposit in the mail All revocations or suspensions shall remain effective pending determination of any appeal to the City Council All appeals shall be heard by the City Council within thirty-one (31) days after the date of the City Council meeting at which the appeal was presented Section 10 Violation of Ordinance T1,e conviction of any person for violation of any provision of this ordinance shall not relieve such person from paying any permit or license fee required by this ordinance Each day that any violation of this ordinance continues shall be a separate offense punishable as such Section 11 Existing Systems All alarm systems in the City now serviced by direct connection to the City Police Department or Fire Department may continue for a period of 180 days after the effective date of this ordinance Upon the expiration of such period, City departments will no longer service such alarm systems through direct connection and the connection with the City departments shall be termi- nated In order to effect the transition from direct service to a City department to subscription with a Central Station, Modified Central Station or Licensed Answering Service for a -14- r i r period of one year from the date of this ordinance, no license shall be granted to operate a Central Station, a Modified Central Station or a Licensed Answering Service providing services regulated by this ordinance until the applicant has filed with the City Council a schedule of proposed charges to subscribers for such service and the Council has approved such schedule During such one year period, no person operating under this ordinance shall charge any rate for subscribers greater than that set forth in the schedule approved by the City Council Such persons may submit proposed amendments to their rates to the City Council for approval After such one year period, this provision regarding approval of rates shall no longer apply Section 12 Savings Clause If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or of any code or standard adopted hereby is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections of this ordinance or of said standards The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and adopted said standards in each part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more parts, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid Section 13 Repeal All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 6th day July, A D 1976, and to be presented for final passage on the 3rd day of August, A D 1976 Mayor ATTEST City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 3rd day of August, A D 1976 ATTEST yor 7 Ci y Clerk -15-