ORDINANCE NO. __________, SERIES 2014
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES ("LMCO") ?127.13 ET. AL., REGARDING BURGLAR AND HOLD-UP ALARM NOTIFICATIONS.
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Sponsored By: Council Member David Yates
WHEREAS, excessive false alarms unduly burden Louisville Metro's limited law enforcement resources; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 127 of the Code of Ordinances was adopted to encourage alarm users and alarm companies to properly use, install, and maintain alarm systems and thereby facilitate the reduction or elimination of false alarms; and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance seeks to clarify and streamline the process for administering the provisions of the aforementioned chapter;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT (THE COUNCIL) AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: LMCO ?127.03(B) of the LMCO is hereby amended to read as follows:
(B) If requested by an alarm business, Metro Government will respond to an alarm site in cases where no current alarm user registration information exits, but the alarm user shall be subject to service fees pursuant to ?127.14. If the alarm user has a minimum of twenty-five (25) unpaid civil penalties that have been imposed pursuant to ?127.14, then the alarm users registration may be revoked by the Alarm Administrator. Any registration that has been revoked pursuant to this chapter may be restored to an alarm user, provided that all outstanding unpaid civil penalties have been satisfied and all the requirements of subsection (A) above have been satisfied. Upon revocation of an alarm user's registration, notice of the revocation will be sent via First Class mail to the alarm user and the alarm business.
(C) If requested by an alarm business, Metro Government will respond to an alarm site in cases where no current alarm user registration information exists, but the alarm user shall be subject to service fees pursuant to ?127.14.
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