15.12.030 Alarm system standards.
A. In General.
1. The council, upon recommendation of the chief of police or fire chief, may prescribe by resolution minimum standards and regulations for the construction and maintenance of all alarm systems installed in the city. All equipment shall meet or exceed these standards and regulations.
2. No alarm system shall be installed unless the alarm user has either a service agreement with an alarm business qualified under this chapter or has available a designated person who will respond to the site of an activated alarm with the ability to deactivate the alarm.
B. Audible Alarm Systems. No audible alarm system shall be installed or used unless it shall have an automatic reset capability which shall silence the alarm within fifteen minutes of activation.
C. Silent Alarm Systems.
1. No direct dial systems shall be allowed within the city.
2. All silent alarm systems shall be connected to a private alarm dispatch center. (Ord. 1162 § 2 (part), 1990)