Ordinance No. 488 - Burglary and Robbery Alarm System~~
ORDINANCE N0. 488
AN ORDINANCE'OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OF THE CITY
OF ROSEMEAD PROVIDING REGULATION OF BURGLARY
AND ROBBERY ALARM SYSTEM ,
The City Council of the:City of Rosemead does ordain:
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Section 1•. Chapter X•XIL and Section 11012 of Ordinance
No. 5860 entitled the "Licehse Ordiriahce, for the County of
Los Angeles, adopted. by reference as.Section 6200 et. seq.,.
of the Rosemead~Muni~cipal Code is -hereby repealed.
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Section 2. The Rosemead Municipal Code is hereby amended
to add Section 4172 which shall read:
.Section 4172.. REGULATION OF BURGLARY AND 'ROBBERY ALARhI
DEVISES. P'or purposes of Section 4172 through Section 4173
the following definitions apply:.
A. "Alarm System" means any device, which is used for the
detection of an unauthorized.entry into a building, struc-
• ture or facility, or to signal the. commission of an unlawful
act. "Alarms" shall include:
(1) "Proprietory Alarms", which emit a signal-within
' protected premises; •
(2) "Audible Alarm", which notify persons in the im-
mediate vicinity of the protected premises by emmission
of an audible sound.
(3) "Direct Dial Device", which is connected to a tele-
phone 'Line' and, when an alarm system is activated auto-
. matically dials a predetermined telephone number and
transmits a message or signal indicating a need for
emergency response. Auxiliary devices installed by a
telephone company to protect telephone company systems
which. might be damaged or disrupted by the use of an
• alarm system are not included in this definition.
B. 'A'l'a'rm Owher
"Alarm Owner" means the owner or occupant of the premises
who owns, leases, rents, uses or makes available for use by
his agents, employees representatives or family, any alarm
' system.
C. Fals'e.Alarm.
"False Alarm" means an alarm signal activated by causes
other than ,the commission or attempted commission of an un-
lawful, act or entry for which the. alarm system is designed
to detect.' An alarm signal activated by violent conditions
of nature or other extraordinary circumstances not subject
to the control of the alarm owner shall not constitute a
false alarm'.
Section 3. 4173. REGULP.TIONS APPLICABLE TO ALARM SYSTEP4S.
The following regulations and enforcement shall apply to alarm
systems:
A. DIRECT DIAL 'ALARn1 TELEPHONE DEVICES
The use of Direct Dial Alarm Devices is expressly prohibited.
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B. AUDIBLE .ALARMS
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For every audible alarm, the alarm owner thereof shall post
the names and telephone numbers of persons to be notified to
repair or service; an audible alarm, 'during any hour of the
day or. night. An audible alarm shall terminate its operation
or the audible alarm shall automatically reset within thirty
(30) minutes of its being activated. •
G. FALSE ALARM
A person shall not knowingly turn in a false alarm. This
section does not prohibit a test of an alarm system as per-
mitted in advance by the Sheriff. '
D. REPAIR
After any false alarm, the alarm owner shall, upon request
by the Sheriff, submit a written report to the Sheriff des-
cribing actions taken or to be taken to eliminate the cause
of the false alarm. This report shall be submitted within
ten (10) days of .the date of request by the Sheriff.
E. MAINTAINING A PUBLIC NUISANCE'ALARiv1
An alarm owner shall not operate an alarm system which.gener-
ates more than three (3) false alarms in any twelve (12) month
period.
F. EXEMPTIONS
The provisions of this article are not ,applicable to audible
alarms affixed to motor vehicles or to a public telephone
utility whose only duty is to furnish telephone service pur-.
suant to tariffs on file with the California Public Utility
Commission: .,~. ^, '. .:.<:
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G. MISDEMEANOR.
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Violation of- any. of the provisions'•of-th'is Section shall con-
stitute' a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed five
hundred dollar'si(~500,;;00) or by, imprisonment in the County
Jail for a' period' not='to 'exceed'siz ('6 )'month or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
H. CORRECTIVE ACTION
Violations of this ordinance may be prosecuted in the same
manner as any other misdemeanor. However, upon the first vio-
lation and specifying that the causes of the violation shall
be corrected within ten (10) days of ..t he date of service of
the written notice. No further action shall be taken if the
Sheriff determines that the causes of the violation have been
removed or.fullrcorrected_within the time period specified
in this section.'
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Z. SEVERABILITY
If any provision or clause of this ordinance or'application
thereof to any person or circumstance is .held ipyalid, such
invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications
of this ordinance which can be given effect without the in-
valid provision or application, and to.this end the provi-.
sions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
PASSED, APPROVED'AND'ADOPTED this 23rd day of''Jahuar.y,,
1979.
Mayor o the City o osemead
ATTEST:
City Cler-~-