Ordinance No. 93-13 r CITY OF TIGARD
ORDINANCE NO. R3-13
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TIGARD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 11.08, BURGLARY i
AND ALARM SYSTEMS, TO ALLOW FOR DISCONTINUANCE OF POLICE RESPONSE
UPON REPEATED FALSE ALARMS.
WHEREAS, police emergency response to repeated false alarms
endangers the emergency response capability of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to encourage alarm users to
assume increased responsibility for maintaining the mechanical
reliability and proper use of alarm systems; now, therefore
THE CITY OF TIGARD ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Chapter 11.08 of the Tigard Municipal Code is
amended by adding Section 11.08.124 as follows:
,Section 11.08.124 No Response to Excessive Alarms.
(a) After the second false alarm the Coordinator
shall send a notification to the alarm user by
regular mail which will contain the following
information:
(1) That the second false alarm has occurred;
(2) That if two more false alarms occur within the
permit year police officers will not respond to any
subsequent alarms without the reinstatement of the
alarm user by the Chief of Police;
(3) That the reinstatement of the alarm user can
only be obtained by the alarm user furnishing
wiitt@ia prvvf of efforts taisen to %a=rea.. tie@ anima
alarms, a finding by the Chief that a reasonable
effort has been made to correct the false alarms,
and payment of all fines assessed by the (City) for
false alarms.
(4) That the alarm user may appeal the validity of
a false alarm determination to the Chief of Police
by giving written notice and posting a bond equal
to the amount of the fee, if applicable, within ten
(10) days, according to Section 11.08.125.
(b) After the fourth false alarm within the permit
year there will be no police response to subsequent
alarms without reinstatement approval of the alarm
user by the Chief. The Coordinator shall send a
Notice of Suspension of Police Response to:
• (1) The Dispatch Center;
(2) The Chief of Police;
(3) The alarm user by certified mail; and
�.. (4) The persons listed on the alarm users permit
who are to be contacted in case of emergency, by
certified mail.
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(c) The suspension of police response to an alarm
shall begin ten (10) days after the date of delivery
of the Notice of Suspension of Police Response to
the alarm user unless a written request for bearing
has been made as required in Section 11.08.125.
PASSED: By a n.Q h i MOUS vote of all Council
members presen after ng read by number and title
only, this /��b — day of4s LLA L _,.,. 1992.
VathW
er ne Wheatley. city Uscorder
APPROVED: This / day of , 1993.
Ger Edwards, yor
Approved as to form:
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C ty Attorney
QJED