§ 81-15. Alarm subscriber permits.

A. 

Every alarm subscriber and proprietor alarm owner shall apply for and receive an alarm subscriber permit from the City of New Rochelle alarm monitoring unit. Application shall be made with the alarm monitoring unit for a permit within 10 days of the installation date of a new alarm system. Alarm systems installed prior to the effective date of this section shall apply for the alarm subscriber permit prior to December 31, 1997. Alarm subscriber permits will be on forms approved by the alarm monitoring unit. An alarm subscriber permit shall be available for inspection by the Police Department and/or Fire Department. Permits are not transferrable from one subscriber or proprietor to another subscriber or proprietor or from one address to another address.

B. 

Alarm systems which are owned or maintained by the City of New Rochelle and installed on premises in which the City has a property interest shall not be subject to this chapter but shall be required to obtain a permit from the alarm monitoring unit.

C. 

If an alarm subscriber has multiple alarm systems at one location, an alarm subscriber permit for each system will be required.

D. 

When the Police Department and/or Fire Department has recorded an alarm for a subscriber or proprietor alarm owner which has not applied for an alarm subscriber permit therefor in accordance with the provisions of this chapter:

(1) 

The Police Commissioner or Fire Commissioner or their respective designee shall send a notice to the alarm subscriber or proprietor alarm owner stating that they are in violation of the provisions of this chapter. The notice will direct the alarm subscriber or proprietor alarm owner to apply for the alarm subscriber permit within 10 days of the date of the notice. This notice shall notify the party that, in addition to any assessments imposed pursuant to § 81-8B(5) or 81-10, the failure to obtain the alarm subscriber permit shall result in an assessment of $25 for each alarm which has occurred while the alarm system has operated without an alarm subscriber permit.

(2) 

If the alarm subscriber or proprietor alarm owner fails to apply for the alarm subscriber permit within the 10 days of the date of the notice, a $25 assessment will be sent to the alarm subscriber or proprietor alarm owner for each alarm which has occurred while the system has operated without an alarm subscriber permit.

(3) 

It shall be unlawful for an alarm subscriber or proprietor alarm owner to continue operation of the alarm system without tendering the assessment fee in Subsection D(2) and applying for an alarm subscriber permit.