0788ORDINANCE NO. 788
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15 OF THE SOUTHLAKE
CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING ARTICLE VI, "ALARM
SYSTEMS," THERETO, REQUIRING A PERMIT TO OPERATE AN
ALARM SYSTEM; ESTABLISHING CAUSE FOR DENIAL,
SUSPENSION, REVOCATION OF ALARM PERMITS; PROVIDING FOR
THE TERM OF A PERMIT OF ONE YEAR; PROVIDING FOR
ISSUANCE OF CITATIONS; PROVIDING FOR REGULATIONS FOR
THE OPERATION OF ALARM SYSTEMS; PROVIDING THAT THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A
PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS HEREOF; PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN PAMPHLET FORM;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake is a home rule city acting under its charter
adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article Xl, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and
Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the city staff has recommended the adoption of regulations requiring
that each owner of a premises on which an alarm is located obtain a permit for the
alarm in order to efficiently respond to emergencies and encourage the proper
maintenance and operation of alarm systems.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SOUTHLAKE:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 15 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Southlake, is hereby
amended by adding a new Article VI which shall be and read as follows:
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ARTICLE VI
ALARM SYSTEMS
Section 15-210. Purpose.
(a)
The purpose of this article is to encourage Alarm Users and Alarm Businesses to
maintain operational reliability and properly use Alarm Systems and to reduce or
eliminate False Alarm Dispatch Requests.
(b)
This ordinance governs alarm systems intended to summon police, fire and EMS
responses, requires permits, establishes fees, provides for penalties for
violations, establishes a system of administration, and sets conditions for
suspension or revocation of permits.
Section 15-211. Definitions.
In this article:
(a)
Alarm Administrator means a Person or Persons designated by the Director of
Public Safety to administer, control and review alarm applications, permits and
Alarm Dispatch Requests.
(b)
Alarm Business means the business, by an individual, partnership, corporation
or other entity of selling, leasing, maintaining, servicing, repairing, altering,
replacing, moving, installing or Monitoring an Alarm System in an Alarm Site.
(c)
Alarm Dispatch Request means a notification to the Southlake Department of
Public Safety police, fire or EMS by the Alarm Business that an alarm, either
manual or automatic has been activated at a particular Alarm Site.
(d)
Alarm Review Board shall consist of four members as follows: a
communications specialist or other person appointed by the Director, and two (2)
members of the public at large, appointed by the Director, and the Alarm
Administrator, who shall serve as an ex officio member. The Director shall
appoint members to the Board to conduct a hearing and render a decision
pursuant to sections 15-224 and 15-226.
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(e)
Alarm Site means a single premises or location served by an Alarm System or
systems. Each tenancy, if served by a separate Alarm System in a multitenant
building or complex, shall be considered a separate Alarm Site.
(f)
Alarm System means a device or series of devices, including, but not limited to,
systems interconnected with radio frequency signals, which are designed to
discourage crime or cause a reaction or response by an official agency organized
to deal with emergencies, by emitting or transmitting a remote or local audible,
visual or electronic signal indicating an alarm condition. Alarm System does net
include:
an alarm installed on a vehicle unless the vehicle is permanently located
at a site; or
(2)
an alarm designed to alert only the inhabitants of a premises that does not
have a sounding device which can be heard on the exterior of the Alarm
Site.
(g)
Alarm User means any Person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity who
(which) uses an Alarm System at its Alarm Site.
(h) Director means the Director of Public Safety or his designated representative.
(i)
Conversion means the transaction or process by which one Alarm Business
begins Monitoring of an Alarm System previously monitored by another Alarm
Business.
Duress Alarm means a silent Alarm Signal generated by the manual activation
of a device intended to signal a crisis situation requiring police response
(k) EMS means Emergency Medical Services.
False Alarm Dispatch means an Alarm Dispatch Request to the police, fire or
Emergency Medical Services when the responding officer arrives within thirty
(30) minutes of the alarm notification and determines from an inspection of the
interior or exterior of the premises that the alarm was false, or, if the Alarm
Dispatch Request was a medical alarm, when the responding officer finds no
evidence of a medical emergency. An Alarm Dispatch Request which is
canceled by the Alarm Business or the Alarm User prior to the time the
responding officer reaches the Alarm Site shatl not be considered a False Alarm
Dispatch.
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(m)
False Alarm User Awareness Class means a class operated by the City for the
purpose of educating Alarm Users about the problems created by False Alarm
Dispatches and in the responsible use of their Alarm Systems.
(n)
Holdup Alarm means a silent Alarm Signal generated by the manual activation
of a device intended to signal a robbery in progress.
(o)
Keypad means a device that allows control of an Alarm System by the manual
entering of a coded sequence of numbers or letters.
(P)
Monitoring means the process by which an Alarm Business receives signals
from an Alarm System and relays an Alarm Dispatch Request to the city for the
purpose of summoning police, fire or emergency medical response to the Alarm
Site~
(q)
Person means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, organization
or similar entity.
(r)
Takeover means the transaction or process by which an Alarm User takes over
control of an existing Alarm System which was previously controlled by another
Alarm User.
(s)
Verify means an attempt, by the Alarm Business, or its representative, to contact
the Alarm Site by telephonic or other electronic means, whether or not actual
contact with a Person is made, before requesting a police dispatch, in an attempt
to avoid an unnecessary Alarm Dispatch Request.
Section 15-212.
Permit required; application; fee; transferability; false
statements.
(a)
A person commits an offense if the person operates, or causes to be operated,
an Alarm System without a valid alarm permit issued by the Alarm Administrator.
A separate permit is required for each Alarm Site.
(b)
A special permitJclassification shall be required for an Alarm System equipped for
Duress Alarm.
(c)
Each permit application must be made on a form provided by the Alarm
Administrator and must include the following information:
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(1)
the name, address, and telephone numbers of the Person who will be the
permit holder and be responsible for the proper maintenance and
operation of the Alarm System and payment of fees assessed under this
article;
(2)
the classification of the Alarm Site as either residential, commercial or
apartment;
(3)
for each Alarm System located at the Alarm Site, the purpose of the Alarm
System, i.e., burglary, holdup, duress, fire, medical or other;
(4) signed certification from the Alarm User and the Alarm Business stating:
(i)
the date of installation, Conversion or Takeover of the Alarm
System, whichever is applicable;
(ii)
the name, address, and phone number of the Alarm Business
performing the Alarm System installation, Conversion or Alarm
System Takeover and responsible for providing repair service to the
Alarm System;
the name, address, and phone number of the Alarm Business
Monitoring the Alarm System if different from the installing Alarm
Business;
(iv)
that a set of written operating instructions for the Alarm System,
including written guidelines on how to avoid false alarms, have
been left with the applicant; and
(v)
that the Alarm Business has trained the applicant in proper use of
the Alarm System, including instructions on how to avoid false
alarms.
(5)
classification of the Alarm Site as being equipped or non-equipped for
Duress Alarm.
(d)
Upon receipt of a completed application form and the permit fee, the Alarm
Administrator shall issue an alarm permit to an applicant unless the applicant
has:
(1) failed to pay a fine assessed under Section 15-223; or
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(2) had an alarm permit for the Alarm site suspended or revoked, and the
violation causing the suspension or revocation has not been corrected; or
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(3)
made a false statement of a material matter for the purpose of obtaining
an alarm permit.
An applicant for an annual alarm permit shall pay a permit fee in the amount
established by the City Council.
Any false statement of a material matter made by an applicant for the purpose of
obtaining an alarm permit shall be sufficient cause for refusal to issue a permit.
An alarm permit cannot be transferred to another Person. An Alarm User shall
inform the Alarm Administrator of any change that alters any information listed on
the permit application within five business days.
All fees owed by an applicant must be paid before a permit may be issued or
renewed.
To the extent permitted by law, all employees or representatives of the city with
access to information contained in permit applications shall hold such information
in confidence.
Section 15-213.
Alarm systems in apartment complexes - contracted for by
individual tenant.
(a)
If an Alarm System installed by an individual tenant in an apartment complex unit
is Monitored, the tenant must provide the name of a representative of the
apartment owner or property manager who can grant access to the apartment to
the Alarm Business which is providing the Monitoring service.
(b)
A tenant of an apartment complex shall obtain an alarm permit from the Alarm
Administrator before operating or causing the operation of an Alarm System in
the tenant's residential unit. The annual fee for this permit or the renewal of this
permit shall be the same as the fee for a residential Alarm Site.
(c)
For purposes of enforcing this ordinance, the tenant is responsible for False
Alarm Dispatches emitted from the Alarm System in the tenant's residential unit.
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Section 15-214.
Alarm systems in apartment complexes - furnished by the
apartment complex as an amenity.
(a)
If the owner or property manager of an apartment complex provides Alarm
Systems in each residential unit as an amenity, then the owner or property
manager of the apartment complex shall obtain a master alarm permit from the
Alarm Administrator. The annual fee for this permit and for each renewal for this
permit shall be $10 per residential unit per year. Ali units, whether occupied or
not, shall be included in calculating the required fee.
(b)
For purposes of assessing fines and enforcing this article, the master alarm
permit holder is responsible for payment of fines for False Alarm Dispatches
emitted from the Alarm Systems in residential units, whether or not occupied.
(c)
The owner or property manager of an apartment complex shall obtain a separate
alarm permit for any Alarm System operated in a nonresidential area of the
apartment complex, including, but not limited to, common tenant areas and
office, storage and equipment areas. The fee for such a permit shall be the same
as the fee for a residential Alarm System.
Section 15-215. Permit duration; renewal.
An alarm permit shall be valid from October 1 of the year issued through September 30
of the following year. A permit holder must renew an alarm permit annually by
submitting an updated application and a permit renewal fee to the Alarm Administrator.
The Alarm Administrator shall notify each Alarm User of the need to renew at least 30
days prior to the expiration of his permit. It is the responsibility of the Alarm User to
submit an application prior to the permit expiration date. Failure to renew will be
classified as use of a non-permitted Alarm System.
Section 15-216. Alarm systems operation; maintenance.
(a) An Alarm User shall:
(1) maintain the premises and the Alarm System in a manner that will
(i) minimize or eliminate False Alarm Dispatches; and
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(ii) ensure proper operation of the Alarm System.
(2)
respond or cause a representative to respond to the Alarm System's
location within 30 minutes when notified by the city to deactivate a
malfunctioning Alarm System, to provide access to the premises, or to
provide security for the premises; and
(3)
not manually activate an alarm for any reason other than an occurrence of
an event that the Alarm System was intended to report.
(b)
An Alarm User shall adjust the mechanism or cause the mechanism to be
adjusted so that an alarm signal audible on the exterior of an Alarm Site will
sound for no longer than 10 minutes after being activated [or 15 minutes for
systems operating under Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. standards 365 or 609].
(c)
An Alarm User shall have an Alarm Business inspect his Alarm System after
three False Alarm Dispatches in a preceding twelve month period. After three
False Alarm Dispatches, the Alarm User must have an Alarm Business modify
the Alarm System to be more false alarm resistant, or provide additional user
training, whichever is appropriate.
SECTION 15-217. Monitoring procedures.
(a) An Alarm Business performing Monitoring services shall:
(1)
report alarm signals by using telephone numbers designated by the Alarm
Administrator;
(2)
attempt to Verify every alarm signal, except a duress or hold up alarm
activation, before requesting a police response to an alarm signal;
(3)
communicate Alarm Dispatch Requests to the city in a manner and form
determined by the Alarm Administrator;
(4)
communicate verified cancellations of Alarm Dispatch Requests to the city
in a manner and form determined by the Alarm Administrator;
(5)
ensure that all Alarm Users of Alarm Systems equipped with Duress Alarm
are given adequate training as to the proper use of the Duress Alarm.
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(b) The Alarm Administrator shall:
(1) designate a manner, form and telephone numbers for the communication
of Alarm Dispatch Requests;
(2) develop a procedure to accept verified cancellation of Alarm Dispatch
Requests; and
(3) Determine the appropriateness and number of direct installed alarm
panels at DPS facilities.
SECTION 15-218. Duties of alarm business.
A person commits an offense, if after October 1,2000, the person installs a device for
activating a hold-up alarm which is a single action non-recessed button.
SECTION 15-219. Alarm system operating instructions.
An Alarm User shall maintain at each Alarm Site a set of written operating instructions
for each Alarm System.
SECTION 15-220. Alarm dispatch request records.
(a) The officer responding to an Alarm Dispatch Request shall insure that such
information is recorded as necessary to permit the Alarm Administrator to
maintain records, including, but not limited, to the following information:
(1) identification of the permit number for the Alarm Site;
(2) identification of the Alarm Site;
(3) arrival time at the Alarm Site and dispatch received time;
(4) date and time;
(5) weather conditions;
(6) area and/or sub-area of premise involved;
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(7)
(8)
(9)
name of Alarm User's representative on premises, if any;
identification of the responsible Alarm Business; and/or
inability to locate the address.
(b) The responding officer shall indicate on the dispatch record whether the dispatch
was caused by a criminal offense, an attempted criminal offense, fire, medical
response, or was a False Alarm Dispatch.
(c) In the case of an assumed False Alarm Dispatch, the responding officer shall
leave notice at the Alarm Site that the department has responded to a False
Alarm Dispatch. The notice shall include the following information:
(1) the date and time of response to the False Alarm Dispatch;
(2) the identification number of the responding officer; and
(3) a statement that forced entry may be required if unable to determine
nature of the alarm.
(d) Each Alarm Businesses which perform Monitoring services must maintain for a
period of at least one year following request for dispatch to an Alarm Site,
records relating to the dispatch. The Alarm Business shall make the records
available to the Alarm Administrator. Records must include:
(1) the name, address and phone number of the Alarm User,
(2) the Alarm System zone(s) or point(s) activated,
(3) the time of request for police dispatch; and
(4) evidence that an attempt to Verify was made to the Alarm Site prior to the
request for police dispatch.
SECTION '15-221. System performance reviews.
If there is reason to believe that an Alarm System is not being used or maintained in a
manner that ensures proper operation and suppresses false alarms, the Alarm
Administrator may require a conference with an Alarm User and the Alarm Business
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responsible for the repair of the Alarm System to review the circumstances of each
False Alarm.
SECTION 15-222. False alarm user awareness class.
The Alarm Administrator shall oversee the creation and implementation of a False
Alarm User Awareness Class. This program shall be a minimum of one hour in length
and shall inform Alarm Users of the problems created by False Alarm Dispatches and
teach Alarm Users how to operate their Alarm Systems without generating False Alarm
Dispatches.
SECTION 15-223. Fees.
(a)
An Alarm User or the master permit holder for an apartment complex shall be
subject to warnings and suspension or revocation of permit, and payment of a
fee, depending on the number of False Alarm Dispatches emitted from an Alarm
System within the preceding 12-months based upon the following schedule:
Number of False.
Alarm Dispatches
Within 12 Months
Action
1
2
3
4
5
6+
On Site Written Notice
On Site Written Notice & Warning Letter #1
On Site Written Notice & Warning Letter #2
On Site Written Notice & Suspension Notice
On Site Written Notice & Revocation of Permit
On Site Written Notice & Citation Issuance and/or $50 fee
(b)
An Alarm User shall, after the fourth False Alarm Dispatch, have the option of
attending a False Alarm User Awareness Class in lieu of suspension.
(c)
An Alarm Dispatch Request caused by actual criminal offense or with evidence of
a criminal attempt or with evidence of smoke or the need for EMS shall not be
shall not be counted as a False Alarm Dispatch.
(d)
The Alarm Administrator may reinstate a suspended permit if the person submits
evidence that the cause of the false alarm has been determined and corrected or
that any defective part of the Alarm System has been repaired or replaced.
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(e) The Alarm User shall pay a service fee of $50 for each false alarm notification in
excess of five that is emitted from an Alarm Site within a 12 month period.
(f) The Alarm Administrator shall notify the Alarm User of the fee:
(1) personally to the Alarm User in writing; or
(2)
by letter addressed to the owner of the premises upon which the False
alarms occurred, at the owner's address as recorded in the Tarrant
Appraisal District records.
(g)
If the Alarm Administrator mails a notice to a person in accordance with
Subsection (f), and the United States Postal Service returns the notice as
"refused" or "unclaimed," the validity of the notice is not affected and the notice is
considered as delivered as of the date of the return.
SECTION 15-224. Appeal from fees.
(a)
An Alarm User may appeal assessment of a fee to the Alarm Review Board by
filing a written request for hearing with the Alarm Administrator setting forth the
reasons for the appeal. The appeal shall be filed within 10 days after receipt or
delivery of the notice. The filing of a request for an appeal hearing with the Alarm
Review Board stays the assessment of the fee until the Alarm Review Board
makes a final decision.
(b)
The Alarm Review Board shall conduct a hearing and consider the evidence
presented by any interested Person(s). The Board shall make its decision on the
basis of the preponderance of evidence presented at the hearing, including, but
not limited to, evidence that a False Alarm Dispatch was caused by a defective
part that has been repaired or replaced or that an Alarm Dispatch Request was
caused by a criminal offense.
(c)
The Board will render a decision within 30 days after the request for an appeal
hearing is filed. The Board shall affirm, reverse or modify the assessment of the
fee. The decision of the Board is final as to administrative remedies with the City.
SECTION 15-225. Revocation or suspension of permit.
(a)
In addition to suspension or revocation pursuant to Section 15-223, the Alarm
Administrator may suspend or revoke an alarm permit if it is determined that the
permit holder:
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(1) made a false statement of a material matter in the application for a permit;
(2) failed to make timely payment of a fee assessed under Section 15-223; or
(3) has committed a violation of Section 15-216.
(b)
A person commits an offense if he operates an Alarm System during the
period in which his alarm permit is suspended or revoked.
(c)
If the alarm permit is reinstated upon appeal, the Alarm Administrator may revoke
the alarm permit if it is determined that two subsequent False Alarm Dispatches
occur within 60 days after the reinstatement date.
(d)
The Director may refuse police response to an Alarm Dispatch Request at an
Alarm Site for which the alarm permit is revoked or there is no permit, unless the
permit holder has paid all fees.
SECTION 15-226. Appeal from denial, suspension or revocation of a permit.
(a)
If the Alarm Administrator denies the issuance or renewal of a permit, or
suspends or revokes a permit, he or she shall send written notice of this action
and a statement of the right to an appeal, by certified mail, return receipt
requested, to both the applicant or Alarm User and the Alarm Business.
(b)
The Alarm Administrator shall give notice to the Alarm User of the suspension or
revocation:
(1) personally to the Alarm User in writing; or
(2)
by letter addressed to the Alarm User at the address listed on the
application.
(c)
If the Alarm Administrator mails a notice to a person in accordance with
Subsection (d), and the United States Postal Service returns the notice as
"refused" or "unclaimed," the validity of the notice is not affected and the notice is
considered as delivered as the date of the return.
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(d)
The applicant or Alarm User may appeal the decision of the Alarm Administrator
to the Director by filing a written request for a review setting forth the reasons for
the appeal within 1 0 days after receipt of the notice from the Alarm Administrator.
An Alarm Business may submit the request for review on behalf of an Alarm
User. If a request for appeaI is not made within the 10 day period, the action of
the Director is final.
(e)
Filing of a request for appeal shall stay the action by the Alarm Administrator
suspending or revoking a permit until the Director has completed his/her review
of the appeal.
(f)
If the Director sustains the denial or revocation of the permit, an Alarm User may
appeal and request a hearing before the Alarm Review Board within 10 days of
receipt of notice of the Director's decision. An Alarm Business may submit a
request for hearing on behalf of an Alarm User.
(g)
The Alarm Review Board shall conduct a hearing and consider the evidence by
any interested person(s). The Board shall make its decision on the basis of a
preponderance of the evidence presented at the hearing, including, but not
limited to, certification that the Alarm User has been retrained, that a defective
part has been repaired or replaced, or that the cause of the false alarm has been
otherwise determined and corrected. The Board must render a written decision
within 10 days after the request for an appeal hearing is filed. The Board shall
affirm, reverse, or modify the action of the Director. The decision of the Board is
final as to administrative remedies with the City.
SECTION 15-227. Reinstatement of permit.
A Person whose alarm permit has been revoked may be issued a new permit if the
Person:
(a) Submits an updated application and pays the permit fee;
(b) Pays, or otherwise resolves, all outstanding fees; and
(c)
Submits a certification from an Alarm Business stating that the Alarm System has
been inspected and repaired, if necessary, by the Alarm Business.
SECTION 15-228, Violations.
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A person commits an offense if the person knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly
violates by commission or omission any provision of this article that imposes upon him a
duty or responsibility and is subject to a fine not more than $500 for each offense. Each
day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Southlake, Texas, as amended, except where the
provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances
and such Code, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such
Code are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if
any phrase, clause sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been
enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such
unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 4.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses
to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense. Each
day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
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SECTION 5.
All rights and remedies of the City of Southlake are expressly saved as to any
and all violations of the provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Southlake,
as amended, relating to false alarms and alarm systems or any other ordinances
affecting alarm systems which have accrued at the time of the effective date of this
ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and
criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be
affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts.
SECTION 6.
The City Secretary of the City of Southlake is hereby authorized to publish this
ordinance in book or pamphlet form for general distribution among the public, and the
operative provisions of this ordinance as so published shall be admissible in evidence in
all courts without further proof than the production thereof.
SECTION ?.
The City Secretary of the City of Southlake is hereby directed to publish the
proposed ordinance or its caption and penalty together with a notice setting out the time
and place for a public hearing thereon at least ten (10) days before the second reading
of this ordinance, and if this ordinance provides for the imposition of any penalty, fine or
forfeiture for any violation of any of its provisions, then the City Secretary shall
additionally publish this ordinance or its caption and penalty in the official City
newspaper one time within ten days after final passage of this ordinance, as required by
Section 3.13 of the Charter of the City of Southlake.
SECTION 8.
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This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the ~day of
,2000 and it is so ordained.
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the official newspaper; and
providing tnneortive date.
Any person, firm or corpora-
, lion who violates, dis-
obeys, omits, neglects or
refuses to comply with or
who resists the enforce-
THE ST anent of any of the provi-
sions of this"ordinance
COUnty shall be fined not more
than Five Hundred Dollars
�e soe..Each for y that a of-
Before for said Countyand State,this day personallyappeared TAMMIE BRYANT, Bid and Legal Coordinator, for the Star-
Before I ration is permitted to exist p
Telegra constitute a separate of- !legram, Inc.at Fort Worth, in Tarrant Coun Texas;and who, being duly sworn,did depose and say that the
attache)Passed and approved by ent was published in t above named pa6e on e listed dates:
the City Council of the City
of Southlake, Texas, on
this Tue 19th day of Sep- • d
tember, 2000. —
Mayor Rick Stacy
ATTEST: Sandra L. Legrand
SUBSC City Secreta Aayeo Taylors rto form: BEFORE ME,THIS Tuesday, Septe r 26,2000.
City Attorney
Notary Public _.td.
/ _
4' `°_; CHRISTY L.HOLLAND
11
14
I' MY COMMISSION EXPIRES
Thank You For Your Payment JULY 31,2004
Remit To: Star-Telegram Customer ID: CIT57
P.O. Box 901051 Customer Name: CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
FORT WORTH, TX 76101-2051 Invoice Number: 180071331
Invoice Amount: $44.24
PO Number:
Amount Enclosed: IS
INVOICE
Star-Telegram Customer ID: CIT57
400 W.7th Street Invoice Number: 179264351
FORT WORTH,TX 76102
(817)390-7761 Invoice Date: 9/8/00
Federal Tax ID 22-3148254 Terms: Net due in 21 days
Due Date: 9/30/00
Bill To: PO Number:
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
667 N CARROLL AVE Order Number: 17926435
SOUTHLAKE, TX 76092-6412 Sales Rep: 073
Description: NOTICE OF PUBLI
Publication Date: 9/8/00
Description Location Col Depth Linage MU Rate Amount
NOTICE OF
NOTICE( NoticeP islereEbyy given by J Notic 1358 1 73 73 LINE $5.79 $422.67
that the City Council of
the City of Southlake,
Texas,ing that a public hear-
SaleS Disc will be held on Sep-
tember 19, 2000 during ($363.54)
the Regular City Council
Meeting to be held in the
City Council Chambers of
City Hall, 667 North Car-
roll Avenue, Southlake,
Texas.
Purpose of the public hear- Net Amount: $59.13
ing is to consider the
I
second reading of the fol-
lowing ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. 788
AN ORDINANCE AMEND-
ING CHAPTER 15 OF
THE SOUTHLAKE CODEJ
OF ORDINANCES BY ADD-
ING ARTICLE VI ALARM
. SYSTEMS,"THERETO, RE-
QUIRING A PERMIT TO
OPERATE AN ALARM SYS-
TEM, ESTABLISHING
CAUSE FOR DENIAL, SUS-
OF ALARM PERMITS;
S
PROVIDING FOR THE`
TERM OF A PERMIT OF
ONE YEAR; PROVIDING
FOR ISSUANCE OF CITA-
TIONS; PROVIDING FOR
REGULATIONS FOR THE
OPERATION OF ALARM
YSTEMS' PROVIDING
THE STA THAT THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BE CUMULATIVE
COUnty 0 OF ALL ORDINANCES;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILI-
TY CLAUSE PROVIDING
Before IONSENALTY H HEREOF;FORPRO
mn LAT - 3r said County and State,this day personally appeared TAMMIE BRYANT, Bid and Legal Coordinator, for the Star-
Telegram VICLDAUSE; SAVINGSING A PROVIDING FOR 'gram, Inc.at Fort Worth,in Tarrant Coun Texas;and who,afte being duly sworn,did depose and say that the
attached PUBLI FOON IN P M- it was p ' the ove named pape on h isted dates:
FOR PUBLICATION IN
THE OFFICIAL NEWSPA-
PER,' AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
SECTION 15-288 Viola-
$UBSCRI A person commits an of- :FORE ME, THIS Monday, September 11,2000.
fense if the person know-
ingly, intentionally, or
recklessly violates by
omission any provision of Notary Public
this article that imposes
upon him a duty or re- DAWN M. KllY rVDALL
sponsibility and is sub-
ject to a fine not more COMMISSION XPIRES
than $500 for each of-
fense. Each day that a vi- SEPTEMBER 13 2003
olation is permitted to ex- t
ist shall constitute a sep- _ —_ _ _ _ - - - _ _ _ - _ _ . _ - '
Thank Y arate offense.
City of Southlake ment
Sandra L. LeGrand
City Secretary
Remit To: Star-Telegram Customer ID: CIT57
P.O. Box 901051 Customer Name: CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
FORT WORTH, TX 76101-2051 Invoice Number: 179264351
Invoice Amount: $59.13
PO Number:
Amount Enclosed: ✓$