ORDINANCE A MAUI BILL COUNTY BE as AN CODE BY 1 TO THE ALARM PEOPLE 34 8 Chapter 2014 AMENDING ORDINANCE RELATING ORDAINED IT SECTION read FOR 64 NO BILL 4157 NO OF Maui 34 8 CHAPTER COUNTY THE OF MAUI is Code County ALARMS FALSE AND SYSTEMS amended follows Chapter AND SYSTEMS ALARM 34 8 FALSE ALARMS Sections 34 8 010 Purpose and intent 34 8 020 Definitions 34 8 021 Alarm 34 8 022 system registration Registration fees 34 8 023 Alarm system fund 34 8 024 Alarm system requirements 34 8 025 Administration 34 8 030 Service 34 8 040 up Back for charges false alarms Suspension supply power of response 34 8 050 34 8 055 34 8 060 34 8 070 Penalties 34 8 080 Rules 34 8 010 of department of are faulty equipment life In or security of the result interest and county uses vast of false are of improper the system and property members respond the often The intent which to police alarms alarm and Purpose alarms emergency systems and Impermissible Exemptions Appeals the of maintenance careless use protecting preserving County and its Such alarms improper or majority police the of an health order inhabitants and by to law using efficiently tfnforcement this of number the residential and is false annoyance encourage business and to use and maintain 34 8 020 their chapter from context the Whenever different a certain false of alarms owners to systems properly Definitions unless with purpose drain residential and alarm The danger associated and business from reduced the reduce to alarms be must premises chapter resources as of and effectively resources meaning and words in used clearly terms this appears defined are follows Alarm business means individual any corporation or other business entity that engages in selling leasing maintaining servicing repairing altering replacing moving or installing any alarm in or on or system any building place premises vehicles motor except Alarm for the into others or alarms within separate the alarm except emits sound a same of onto transmits or shall a act signal controlled constitute not systems Alarm administrator means the system the chief to administer some or designated by the provisions of this chapter Alarm or for or unlawful an Independently premises designed vehicles motor commission activated when message an the to which and both any device that is unauthorized entry means of premises any alerting or system detection system user means any occupant owner other person having control over or business or residential premises with an person all of of charge or any alarm system means premises owned any building or within the possession or control of a for sole proprietorship partnership association Business leased profit or corporation Chief False that is response violation by maintained for a the to activations to or alarms negligence equipment and other False for than police the system criminal alarm that for shall cause 2 to is act summon which not cannot not or activations installed improperly efforts activation which but threatened include alarms which of any alarm the police actual False purpose designed an chief means communicated in caused means alarm the the police alarm include be or is alarm determined is in the reasonable alarm user or entities control the beyond means federal of state or unit of from signals dispatch request an any department branch agency is business alarm or Government county doubt other or government alarm Monitoring means and relay system receive to alarm an to the police means a that Monitoring company company services for alarm systems provides monitoring Residential means premises any building designed or used for residential purposes 34 8 021 Alarm system be must All alarm registration business or the alarm by systems registered system user with the chief within ten business as of herein installation days except provided Alarm system users shall not operate to or cause be alarm without a valid operated any system Alarm registration system monitoring companies or alarm shall system users register each alarm system alarm that is service in 1 described as Alarm 2 Alarm registrations of the thirty days installation e i of anniversary shall be shall be years system within renewed registrations system for two effective herein biannual two every years 3 The chief form registration registration and be Each residential used the business and alarm initial renewal service of charges system fund premises shall premises uniform a for annual bi fees into deposited 5 be the registration 4 Registration shall establish shall to and require each separate registration 6 the Alarm effective systems date the of installed this on or ordinance alarm before shall be registered by system monitoring company with the chief within sixty days of the effective date of this ordinance 7 Alarm effective date registered system chief by user or within ten installed systems of the the user this alarm business 3 after ordinance business monitoring days of the or the shall the company be alarm with installation the 8 Alarm charges register in new shall service outstanding shall allowed be not all to alarm register any re system outstanding service charges or are full 34 8 022 fees alarms false a until system paid for with systems as in forth set All fees Registration be the registration budget annual ordinance 34 8 023 established Alarm created and fund a There fund system be to shall known be the as and system Any registration to this service collected pursuant chapter charges shall the alarm shall be into fund deposited system and be be deemed upon receipt may appropriated expended for purposes relating to the implementation alarm fees fund and administration Alarm 34 8 024 audible enforcement alarm chapter A requirements system shall system this of have device a functionality to automatically terminate the signal within fifteen minutes of activation B Automatic dialers shall telephone for a number programmed municipal emergency 911 or the telephone 34 8 025 administer that the The of the administrator 34 8 030 alarm each system false department alarm Service user alarm in excess shall pay three in as shall provided the false the s chief the to extent alarms service a made response of for be administrator exercise chapter charges not such administer shall and audible chief chapter alarm an other facilitv The this provisions of may designate provisions of this chapter to this authority pursuant authorized by the chief An police anv Administration chief alarm number Every or by responses A charge for police the one false month twelve six any month period department shall maintain records of false alarm and shall the director of responses notify public works and waste management of false alarms in The response police excess of residential three in premises connection within a 4 with business any six period month or alarms Multiple false four hour period twenty 1 shall occurring be treated in any as one alarm charges shall not be imposed if by a telephone line problem or a power outage lasting more than four hours B within any Service charges for false alarms month period twelve shall be as set forth follows in the annual budget ordinance Service 2 an is alarm 1 any six False False month eighth in any Notices seven and in any after the eight each additional Each in six and five four alarms 100 period 3 C alarms 50 each period month 2 six activated six month of false false alarm 1 150 period alarms alarm responses applicable service charge shall be given sent or mail to certified the by posting mailing registered alarm system user or registered monitoring and any company D this by shall the following subsequent period notice charges after reset first false 34 8 040 written service of the in period of regardless during waste contained month twelve a offense alarms and works public service The mail section of issue shall management charges director The any twelve month A Alarm supply systems uninterruptible power supply such that failure or interruption of normal electrical service shall not activate the alarm system B up power supply shall be capable of at Back least four hours of operation up Back shall Alarm C this chapter months of Suspension have systems shall the of power an installed before comply with this effective date The response to responses any unregistered first to alarm response any enactment section of chief alarm within this may system when of six chapter suspend after the registered delinquent in paying registration fees or service charges as described in the rules pursuant to section 080 34 8 The chief shall notify the alarm system user and monitoring company by certified mail of any suspension of police response the requirement to register the system or false alarm service charges due The alarm system user or monitoring company may system has been 5 or a decision s chief the appeal chapter in provided as this 34 8 050 A Impermissible systems and uses use or cause to be install operate person for used or operated or otherwise provide any arrange shall No device combination or activation line of alarm does No automatically police department the No B shall person emits system that not shall system or operate or sound an that minutes intentionally fifteen within activated be upon number audible exterior cease that police a install use an automatically alarm devices of dials except to 1 Report commission 2 of knowledge and alarm or 34 8 055 apply to of consent the system or to system a or the a the prior monitoring prospective user This Exemptions shall chapter not entities government 34 8 060 system with chief or business alarm an intrusion act installed demonstrate to company unlawful an Permit 3 buyer an Test unauthorized an Any person aggrieved by a of director public works and Appeals of determination the waste management chief may appeal such determination by filing a written notice of appeal with the board of variances and appeals within thirty days after notice of such determination 34 8 070 chapter 50 and Penalties more 34 8 080 and waste Revised repeal material is than 500 Rules The the promulgate 2 and for underscored be chief to In be to may 6 less than not public works chapter 91 Hawaii and make amend of rules this repealed printing this violation director of violating fined each administrative enforcement Material person Pursuant management Statutes administration SECTION shall conviction upon not Any for the chapter is this bracketed bill the New County Clerk the need include not the brackets its after APPROVED AND This 3 ordinance approval AS TO FORM LEGALITY o 44A RR bracketed material or underscoring SECTION J the E L SHEP ARD De ty Corporation Counsel County of Maui Amend false Ordinances JLS SHALL 34 alarms 8 doc 2014 7 shall take effect six months WE HEREBY CERTIFY that the of day BILL NO 64 2014 Passed FINAL READING at the 1 19th foregoing September 2014 by Gladys C BAISA Robert CARROLL Chair Chair Vice Aye Aye 2 DATED AT the meeting of the Council of the County following vote Michael P Michael B CRIVELLO GUZMAN HOKAMA VICTORINO WHITE Aye Aye Aye Aye Aye Aye Aye of the County Donald S Stacy G RM COUCH JR Mayor S on Eleanora COCHRAN Was transmitted to the Donald G of Maui State of Hawaii held of Maui State of Hawaii on the 19th day of September the 2014 WAILUKU MAUI HAWAII this I9th day of September 2014 r y r LADYS C BAISA CHAIR County of Maui gym Council of tt i ti DENNIS A MAT s c O COUNTY CLERK County THE FOREGOING BILL IS HEREBY APPROVED THIS of Maui 5t p j4t DAY OF U 2014 a6 t4 ALAN M ARAKAWA MAYOR County of Maui was I HEREBY CERTIFY that upon approval of the foregoing BILL by the Mayor of the of the County of Maui State designated as ORDINANCE NO 4157 County of Maui the said BILL Hawaii DENNIS A MATEOX COUNTY CLERK County of Maui Passed First Reading on September 5 Effective date of Ordinance March 2014 19 2015 10 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the I o C foregoing is No a true and correct copy of Ordinance the original of which is 4157 Clerk County of Maui State of Hawaii Dated at Wailuku Hawaii on file in the Office of the on R4 x County Clerk County of Maui County