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1292 ORDINANCE NO. 1292 ( #25 - 06) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING JACKSONVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE § 9,38,030 (FALSE ALARMS - NUISANCE); AND, FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas (the "City"), as a city of the first class, has endured an excessive number of false alarms from residential and business alarm systems; and, WHEREAS, because of additional uncontrollable circumstances, the City Council has determined that it would be in the best interests to allow additional exceptions to the imposition of certain fees for alarm systems which malfunction and sometimes require unneeded emergency services responses. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, THAT :: SECTION ONE; Jacksonville Municipal Code § 9.38.030 is hereby modified and shall read as follows: 3MC § 9.38.030 DEFINITIONS. False Alarms -- An alarm signal eliciting a response by the Police or Fire Department when a situation requiring a response by the Police or Fire Department does not in fact exist. False alarms shall not include an alarm signal caused by violent conditions of nature or other extraordinary circumstances not reasonably subject to control by the alarm business operator or alarm user. Alarms resulting from the following conditions will not be considered false alarms: criminal activity or unauthorized entry into a structure, building, or property; an alarm caused on the reasonable but mistaken belief that a burglary, robbery, or other criminal offense, fire emergency, or medical emergency is in progress; telephone line /communication transfer line malfunction verified in writing to the City by a first -line company supervisor; alarm equipment malfunction during installation and /or service rehabilitation as verified in writing by the alarm service /monitoring company; and, electrical service interruption verified in writing by the local power company. Resident(s) or business(es) installing a new system or making substantial modification to an existing alarm system shall be entitled to a grace period during which alarms generated by the new or improved system shall not be deemed false alarms. Written verification of such installation /modification is required from the alarm service /installer. Such a grace period shall last no longer than thirty (30) days after installation of or modification to an alarm system. Exceptions will also be made for circumstances when communication from the property owner /manager and /or the alarm monitoring service to the 911 Communications Center before dispatch of a responding unit(s) occurs clearly indicating that the alarm resulted from authorized entry, authorized system testing, or other non - criminal /non - emergency cause(s). SECTION TWO: The provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable. If any section, phrase, or provision shall be declared or held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remainder of the Ordinance. 000173 ORDINANCE NO. 1292 ( #25 - 06) Page Two SECTION THREE: All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict. SECTION FOUR: This Ordinance shall take effect from and after its date of passage pursuant to and by applicable law. APPROVED THIS aid DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2006. CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS r BY: Mistittig., A 4 TOMMY SW M, MAYOR ATTEST: Or .� • 4 a t a a - pY J SUSAN '_' VITT, C CLERK \ dam. AP "0 ED ASTOFP'T: I?�� 'IROB Apr i l io ER E. BAMBU a