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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1017ORDINANCE NO. 1017 CITY OF LAKEVILLE DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8 OF THE LAKEVILLE CITY CODE CONCERNING FALSE ALARMS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Title 8 of the Lakeville City Code is amended to add a new Chapter 5 to read as follows: FALSE ALARMS SUBSECTIONS 8-5-1 Purpose 8-5-2 Definitions 8-5-3 False Alarms; Penalties 8-5-4 Collection of False Alarm Emergency Service Charges 8-5-1 Purpose: The purpose and intent of this Ordinance is to protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the City of Lakeville. Responding to false alarms depletes the limited resources, people and equipment, with which the City has to respond to emergencies. Further, increased development in Lakeville creates additional demands on the resources of the Police and Fire Department. Therefore, in order to protect the residents of Lakeville by maximizing the limited resources available to the City, this section attempts to encourage alarm users to properly maintain and use their alarm systems. 8-5-2 Definitions: The following terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of this ordinance: Alarm System means any instrument or other device that, as one of its purposes, is used to protect buildings, premises or persons from criminal acts, unauthorized entries or acts of nature by warning persons of crime, unauthorized entry and acts of nature through the emission or transmission of a sound or signal designed to prompt a response by Police or Fire Departments. Alarm User means any person, employee, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind which uses or is in control of an Alarm System, regardless of whether it owns or leases the system. False Alarm means any activation of an alarm system that results in a response by the Police or Fire Department where an emergency situation does not exist. "False Alarm" includes, but is not limited to, activation of an alarm system through mechanical failure, malfunction, improper installation, or the negligent use or maintenance of the alarm system by its owner or lessee or by the owner's or lessee's employees or agents. "False Alarm" does not include activation of the alarm by utility company power outages or by climatic conditions such as tornadoes, lightning, earthquakes, other violent conditions of nature, or any other conditions which are clearly beyond the control of the alarm manufacturer, installer and owner. "False Alarm" does not include activation of an alarm system as the result of an effort or order to upgrade, install, test, or maintain the system, if the Police/Fire Dispatcher and, where applicable, central monitoring agency for the alarm system are each notified in advance of said upgrade, installation, test or maintenance. 8-5-3 False Alarms; Penalties: The City will impose emergency service charges per the Official Fee Schedule on any Alarm User for each False Alarm in excess of the first call per calendar year. 8-5-4 Collection of False Alarm Emergency Service Charges: A. If the emergency service charges remain unpaid after 30 days' notice of delinquency is sent to the Alarm User, the City will use all practical and reasonable legal means to collect the emergency service charge. The Alarm User shall be liable for all collection costs incurred by the City including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney fees and court costs. B. If the emergency service charge remains unpaid for 30 days after the notice of delinquency is sent, the City Council may also, on or before October 15 of each year, certify the unpaid emergency service charge to the county auditor in which the recipient of the services owns real property for collection with property taxes. The county auditor is responsible for remitting to the city all charges collected on behalf of the city. The City must give the property owner notice of its intent to certify the unpaid fire service charge by September 15. SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication. ADOPTED by the Lakeville City Council this 7th day of October 2019 CITY OF LAKEVILLE BY: Douglas P. Anderson, Mayor ATT T: Charlene Friedges, City Clerk SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 1017 CITY OF LAKEVILLE DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8 OF THE LAKEVILLE CITY CODE CONCERNING FALSE ALARMS This ordinance amends Title 8 of the Lakeville City Code. An amendment has been made to the following chapter of the Lakeville City Code: Title 8 (Fire Prevention and Protection) Chapter 5 (False Alarms) A printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular office hours at the office of the City Clerk. APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION by the Lakeville City Council this 7th day of October 2019 CITY OF LAKEVILLE By: Douglas . Anderson, Mayor ATTEST: Charlene Friedges, City Cl AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ss COUNTY OF DAKOTA Darlene MacPherson being duly sworn on an oath, states or affirms that he/she is the Publisher's Designated Agent of the newspa- per(s) known as: STW Lakeville with the known office of issue being located in the county of: DAKOTA with additional circulation in the counties of. SCOTT and has full knowledge of the facts stated below: (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualifica- tion as a qualified newspaper as provided by Minn. Stat. §331A.02. (B) This Public Notice was printed and pub- lished in said newspaper(s) once each week, for 1 week(s); the first insertion being on 10/11/2019 and the last insertion being on 10/11/2019. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICES Pursuant to Minnesota Stat. §580.033 relating to the publication of mortgage foreclosure notices: The newspaper complies with the conditions described in §580.033, subd. 1, clause (1) or (2). If the newspaper's known office of issue is located in a county adjoining the county where the mortgaged premises or some part of the mortgaged premises described in the notice are located, a substantial portion of the newspaper's circulation is in the latter county. By:.� d l Of— Designated Agent Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed before me on 10/11/2019 by Darlene MacPherson. Notary Public 1W7 1MARLENE M. MITCHELL;INotary Public -Minnesota my Commission Expires Jan 31, 2020 Rate Information: (1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space: $27.40 per column inch Ad ID 985382 CITY OF LAKEVILLE DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 1017 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8 OF THE LAKEVILLE CITY CODE CONCERNING FALSE ALARMS This ordinance amends Title 8 of the Lakeville City Code. An amendment has been made to the following chapter of the Lakeville City Code: Title 8 (Fire Prevention and Protection) Chapter 5 (False Alarms) A printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular office hours at the office of the City Clerk. APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION by the Lakeville City Council this 7th day of October 2019 CITY OF LAKEVILLE By: Douglas P. Anderson Mayor ATTEST: Charlene Friedges City Clerk Published in the Sun Thisweek October 11, 2019 985382