O94-29ORDINANCE O94-,,-~'
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING
CHAPTER 2.5 ALARM SYSTEMS, BY AMENDING
SUBSECTIONS 2.5-3, PROVIDING FOR DELETION
OF A FINE, AND SUBSECTION 2.5-16 , PROVIDING
FOR AUTHORITY TO THE FIRE CHIEF TO INITIATE
ACTION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS,
SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida has
reviewed Chapter 2.5, Alarm Systems, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Boynton Beach; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has deemed it to be in the best interests
of the residents of the City that Sections 2.5-3 and 2.5-16 of the Code of
Ordinances be amended.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. That Chapter 2.5 Alarm System, Subsection 2.5-3 is hereby
amended by deleting the words and figures in struck-through type, as follows:
Sec. 2.5.-3. Alarm operating permit required.
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
have ten (10) days from the date of the notice of violation to make
application for a permit. If application for a permit is not made within
ten (10) days of the notice of violation the person shall be in violation
of this section. - ............................. "' .....
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~ That Chapter 2.5 Alarm System, Subsection 2.5-16 is hereby
amended by adding the words and figures in underlined type, as follows:
Sec. 2.5-16. Enforcement through codes enforcement board.
The building official, police chief, fire chief or their designees may
initiate action before the codes enforcement board of the city...
Section 3. That each and every other provision of Chapter 2.5 not herein
specifically amended shall remain in full force and effect as previously enacted.
Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
Section 5. Should any section or provision of this ordinance or any portion
thereof be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision
shall not affect the remainder of this ordinance.
Section 6, Authority is hereby given to codify this Ordinance.
immediately upon
Section 7. This ordinance shall become effective
passage.
FIRST READING this /~, ctay of August, 1994.
SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSAGE this ~
1994.
· dayof September,
CITY OF BOYI~TON BEACH, FLORIDA
Mayor
Mayor Pro Te~
Commissioner
ATTEST:
Cit~Clerk
Commissioner
Capt.2.S
Alarms.Amd
Rev.&'17/94