§ 9-2. Permit required; application; issuance.

(a)

No person shall operate, cause to be operated, or permit the operation of an alarm system unless a valid permit has been issued by the City of Irving for such system. This requirement is applicable to the person in control of the property, which the alarm system is designed to protect. The alarm location must possess a valid permit for the police department to respond to an alarm.

(b)

An alarm system user or his agent shall obtain a permit for each alarm site.

(c)

Upon receipt of a completed application form, the chief shall issue an alarm permit to the applicant unless the applicant has failed to pay a service fee assessed under this chapter or has had an alarm permit for the alarm site revoked, and the violation causing the revocation has not been corrected.

(d)

Each permit application must contain the following information:

(1)

Name, address, and telephone numbers of the person who will be the permit holder and be responsible for the proper maintenance and operation of the alarm system and payment of fees assessed under this chapter;

(2)

The street address of the property on which the alarm system is to be installed and operated;

(3)

Classification of the alarm site as either residential or commercial;

(4)

Any business name or title used for the premises on which the alarm system is to be installed;

(5)

The name, address, and telephone numbers of one other person to respond to an alarm in the event the permit holder is unavailable;

(6)

Any other information required by the chief which is necessary for the enforcement of this chapter; and

(7)

Name, address, and telephone number of alarm monitoring company, if any.

(e)

Any false statement of a material matter made by the applicant for the purpose of obtaining an alarm permit shall be sufficient cause for refusal to issue a permit or for revocation of a permit already issued.

(f)

An alarm permit cannot be transferred to another person. A permit holder shall inform the chief of any change that alters information listed on the permit application within five (5) days of the occurrence of the change.

(g)

All fees owed by an applicant must be paid before a permit may be issued or renewed.

(h)

The fee for a permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) per year for each alarm site, except that permit holders sixty-five (65) years or older, or permit holders receiving Social Security disability income as a result of their own disability, shall pay ten dollars ($10.00) for annual renewals.

(i)

No person shall operate or cause to be operated, or permit the operation of an alarm system during the period in which an alarm permit is under revocation.

(Ord. No. 8726, § 1, 11-16-06; Ord. No. 2008-8990, § 1, 9-18-08)