Res 89-110RESOLUTION NO. 89-110
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
ESTABLISHING PERMIT FEES AND
REVISING THE SCHEDULE OF
PREVENTION PENALTY FEES
FOR SECURITY ALARM SYSTEMS
WHEREAS, the City of Poway provides response to security and
medical alarm systems; and
WHEREAS, rules, regulations, fees and charges for
have previously been established for the operation
services; and
services
of these
WHEREAS, it has been necessary to revise these rules,
regulations, fees and charges from time to time; and
WHEREAS, the false alarm prevention payment was last revised
by the City Council of Poway on March 24, 1981; and
WHEREAS, an analysis of the current fee schedule indicates
that an increase in these rates is warranted; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now finds that it is necessary to
establish application processing fees for security alarm systems;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Poway as follows:
SECTION 1: That the following security alarm permit application
fee to be established as follows:
A twenty dollar ($20.00) fee and an application
approved by the Director of Safety Services shall be
required for such permit. Permit shall be renewed
every two (2) years. (Ord. 9.44.030)
Resolution No. 89-110
Page 2
SECTION 2. That the following schedule of charges and fees are
hereby adopted with respect to all false alarm prevention fees to
be effective October 15, 1989.
False alarm--Prevention payment. Any person who uses an
alarm system for the protection of his real or personal property
or person or has an alarm system connected to the sheriff alarm
system or a fire alarm system which has caused any signal,
message or alarm to be transmitted to the Fire Department or
Sheriff, either by direct communication from an alarm agent or an
alarm business, or by a person responding to an audible alarm,
and which is proven to be a false alarm, shall pay a false alarm
prevention payment to the City as follows:
The first two (2) false alarms in a twelve (12) month
period shall be considered accidental and no penalty
fees charged. The owner or lessee of the alarm system
shall be notified in writing by the Director of Safety
Services after the occurrence of the second false
alarm, notifying him/her that any further false alarms
may result in penalty assessments.
The owner or lessee of the alarm system shall be
assessed the following penalty fees for any false
alarms above the initial two (2) false alarms in a
twelve (12) month period.
ae
Third (3rd) false alarm - twenty five dollars
($25.00).
B. Fourth (4th) false alarm - fifty dollars ($50.00).
C. Fifth (5th) false alarm - one hundred dollars
(100.00).
Ail additional false alarms - one hundred and
fifty dollars each ($150.00).
Such fees shall be paid to the City Treasurer or his
designee for deposit in the General Fund. (Ord.
9.44.070)
Resolution No. 89-110
Page 3
APPROVED and ADOPTED by t~ity Council of the City of
Poway, State of California this /Illth day of ~ 1989.
Car~-R. Kruse, Mayor
ATTEST:
Marj Wahlsten, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
)
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Marjorie K. Wahlsten, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do
hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing
Resolution, No. 89-110 , was duly adopted by the City Council at
a meeting of said City Council held on the llth__ day of j~]y,
1989, and that it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: BRANNON
ABSENT: HIGGINSON
EMERY, GOLDSMITH, KRUSE
Marjori~ ~. Wahlsten, Ci y Clerk
City of~way