O92-05ORDINANCE NO. 092-~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE BURGLAR AND FIRE ALARM
ORDINANCE, CHAPTER 2.5 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH
TO PROVIDE A NOTICE OF VIOLATION PRIOR
TO THE IMPOSITION OF A FINE; PROVIDING
FOR INITIATION OF ENFORCEMENT ACTION BY
THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, THE POLICE CHIEF
OR THEIR DESIGNEES; PROVIDING FOR
NOTIFICATION OF PAST DUE VIOLATIONS BY
THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS,
SEVERABILITY, AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Comission deems that it is fair and
.n the best interests of the City and its residents that
)ersons subject to a fine for not holding alarm
~ermits should be provided with an opportunity
Iprior to the assessment of any fine.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
operating
of notice
CITY COMMISSION
Section 1. That Chapter 2.5 Alarm Systems, Section
2.5-3. Alarm operating permit required, is hereby amended by
adding the words and figures in underlined type and by
deleting the words and figures in struck-through type, as
follows:
Sec.2.5-3. Alarm
required.
operating permit
No person shall have an alarm
installed to be operational, or use an
existing alarm serving a premises, or a
building, or portion thereof, occupied
or controlled by such person, unless an
alarm operating permit in the form of a
decal has been issued hereunder, and is
in force, authorizing the use of such
alarm. Such alarm operating permit
shall constitute a regulatory license.
For any alarm existing prior to the
effective date of this chapter an alarm
operating permit application shall be
made within sixty (60) days of the
effective date hereof. A person with an
installed alarm system without a permit
from the city shall be issued a Notice
of Violation and that person shall hav~
ten (10) days from the date of th~
Notice of Violation to make appllcatio~
for a permit. If application for ~
permit is not made within ten (10) days
of the Notice of Violation the person
shall be in violation of this section
and shall be fined fifty dollars
($50.00).
Section 2. That Chapter 2.5 Alarm Systems, Section
.5-16. Enforcement through codes enforcement board, is
ereby amended by adding the words and figures in underlined
type and by deleting the words and figures in struck-through
type, as follows:
The building official, Police Chief
or their designees may initiate action
before the codes enforcement board of
the city to obtain compliance with this
chapter and payment of service charges
assessed by the city pursuant to section
2.5-13. The board shall have the
authority to place a lien against the
property served by a burglar and/or fire
alarm in the amount of all assessed
service charges.
Section 3. That Chapter 2.5 Alarm Systems, Section
.(a) Service charge, fines; failure to pay. is hereby
amended by adding the words and figures in underlined type
and by deleting the words and figures in struck-through
type, as follows:
Sec. 2.5-17. Service charge, fines;
failure to pay.
(a) If the owner fails to pay the
service or fine within ten (10) days the
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City shall notify the owner or person in
charge of the alarm system by certified
mail that the payment is past due in
violation of this section and demand
payment in seven (7) days of the date of
the Notice of Violation.
Section 4. That all ordinances
ordinances in conflict herewith be and the
repealed.
or parts of
same are hereby
Section 5. Should any section or provision of this
ordinance or portion hereof, any paragraph, sentence, or
word be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, such decision shall not affect the remainder of
this ordinance.
Section 6.
said ordinance.
Section 7. This
immediately upon passage.
FIRST READING this
1992.
Authority is hereby granted to codify
ordinance shall become effective
SECOND, FINAL READING and PASSAGE this
/~/ , 1992.
day of
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
ATTEST
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