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ORDINANCE NO. 99-"~ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A CODE SECTION ENTITLED "SECURITY ALARMS"; TO PROVIDE A PURPOSE; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR REGISTRATION, APPLICATION, TRANSFERABILITY, AND FALSE STATEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR ALARM SYSTEMS IN APARTMENT COMPLEXES; PROVIDING FOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION UPDATE; PROVIDING FOR PROPER ALARM SYSTEMS OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; PROVIDING FOR REGULATION OF SIGNALS SENT TO GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES; PROVIDING FOR INDIRECT ALARM REPORTING; PROVIDING FOR ALARM SYSTEM OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS; PROVIDING FOR ALARM DISPATCH RECORDS; PROVIDING FOR SYSTEM PERFORMANCE REVIEWS; TO PROVIDE FOR FALSE ALARM NOTIFICATIONS; PROVIDING FOR APPEAL OF FEES OR PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Code of Ordinances ofthe City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida is hereby amended by adding a new section entitled "Security Alarms" which shall read as follows: Sec. 1. Purpose. (A) The purpose of this ordinance is to provide an emergency contact form for each alarm systems owner and to encourage security alarm users and alarm businesses (sales, installation, customer service and/or monitoring) to maintain the operational reliability and the proper use of alarm systems in order to limit unnecessary police emergency responses to false alarms and alarm malfunctions. (B) This ordinance applies to all alarm systems, including both local alarms and alarms sent to a central monitoring station, which are designed to elicit a response from the Police Department under the presumption that a crime has occurred, requires alarm system registration, provides for penalties for violations, creates a system of administration, and provides for an appeal process.