Akron |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 11. BUSINESS REGULATIONS |
Article 10A. Donation Boxes |
Article 23. Police and Fire Emergency Alarms |
§ 111.381. Alarm users license.
A.
No alarm user shall operate or cause to be operated an alarm system without a license. A separate license is required for each alarm system at each alarm site.
B.
The application shall be on a form to be furnished by the licensing section. Completed application forms shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable annual license fee of twenty-five dollars for a new license and fifteen dollars for a license renewal. The Alarm Administrator shall review all applications for licenses prior to the Licensing Section issuing a license and shall approve the issuance of a license unless the applicant has:
1.
Had an alarm license for the alarm site revoked, and the violation has not been corrected.
C.
Each license applicant must include the following information:
1.
The name, address, and telephone number of the person who will be the license holder and be responsible for the proper maintenance and operation of the alarm system and payment of fees assessed under this article;
2.
The classification of the alarm site (e.g. single-family residential, apartment, commercial, financial, or government);
3.
For each alarm system located at the alarm site, the purpose of the alarm system (e.g., burglary, robbery, panic, or the products of combustion which include but are not limited to heat, smoke, and light radiation);
4.
The date of installation, the date of the most recent maintenance inspection and the person or company responsible for maintaining the alarm system;
5.
Other information required by the Alarm Administrator necessary for the enforcement of this article.
D.
Any false statement of a material matter made by an applicant for the purpose of obtaining a license shall be sufficient cause for refusal to issue a license or to revoke a license.
E.
An alarm license cannot be transferred to another alarm user. A license holder shall inform the Alarm Administrator, who will then notify the Licensing Section, of any change that alters any information listed on the license application within two business days of the change. No fee will be assessed for such changes.
F.
All fees and assessments owed by an applicant must be paid before a license may be issued or renewed.
G.
Upon review and approval by the Alarm Administrator, the Licensing Section shall issue the alarm license. Penalty, see § 111.999.
(Ord. 182-1992; Ord. 344-1991; Ord. 217-1981; Ord. 92-1981; Ord. 171-1980; Ord. 983-1979)