9423-03 Amend Chapter 4 and Chapter 12 to regulate and license the use of Alarm systems

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SECTION III. Chapter 4, Article 4, Section 4-64 of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be, and hereby is, amended to add a provision for licensing fees for Alarm Agents, which will read as follows: Sec. 4-64 Chart of Licensing fees. Regulated Code Activity Section Fee Alarm Agent 4-18.7 75.00 SECTION IV. Chapter 12, Section 12-1 of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows: Sec. 12-1 Definitions. The following terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following ~ Alarm Agent means andperson or entity, whether an individual,l Alarm System means any mechanism, equipment or devise which is designed or used for the detection of an unauthorized entry into a building, structure, facility or enclosed area or for alerting others to the commission of an unlawful act or a fire within a building, structure facility or enclosed area, or both, and which emits a sound or transmits a signal or message when activate , ' larm User means any natural person, firm, association, partnership, limited partnership, sole proprietorship or corporation, which is in control of any building, structure, or facility wherein an alarm system is installed, operated or maintained. (d) False Alarm means the activation of an alarm system eliciting a response by the police or fire department which is not in response to actual or threatened danger to persons or damage to property. "False alarm" also means the activation of an alarm 3 The applicant must be qualified according to the provisions of this section and Chapter 12.