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ORDINANCE NO. 2004-~ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE 2001-127 ENTITLED "SECURITY ALARMS" AND CREATING A NEW ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH ENTITLED "ALARM SYSTEMS REGISTRATION"; PROVIDING FORA PURPOSE; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR REGISTRATION; PROVIDING FOR REGISTRATION FEE; PROVIDING FOR ALARM SYSTEMS IN APARTMENT COMPLEXES; PROVIDING FOR PROPER ALARM SYSTEMS OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; 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. WHEREAS, the Code Enforcement and Licensing Department has now been assigned the task of coordinating and regulating alarm system registrations for the City and; WHEREAS, the existing code section needed significant modification in order to strengthen the City's regulatory authority and to authorize the Code Enforcement and Licensing Department to administer alarm system registrations and; WHEREAS, proper registration of all alarm systems aids the City in enforcing against false alarms thereby preventing unnecessary police emergency responses; NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1-1. Ordinance number 99-64 entitled" Security Alarms" is hereby repealed. Section 1-2 This Ordinance shall be entitled "Alarm System Registration". Section 1-3. Purpose. (A) Purpose of regulation: 1. To place responsibility on the alarm owner/user to prevent, by use of appropriate mechanical, electrical, or other means, false alarms. 02004- Alarm System Registration page 1 of 13