Agenda Date: 01/06/2015
Subject:
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Ordinance on second reading removing the permitting requirement for alarm businesses and providing that the administrative fee related to false alarms requiring fire department response be set by council resolution
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Presented By: |
Doug Farmen, Finance Director |
POLICY QUESTION:
Does city council support removing the permitting requirement for alarm businesses and providing that the administrative fee related to false alarms requiring fire department response be set by council resolution?
BACKGROUND:
The Littleton City Code requires a permit (3-7-3) for any alarm business to maintain, install, lease or sell any emergency alarm device without a permit. The annual permit fee is $100 (3-7-4). The city code also assesses an administrative fee of $50 per alarm for more than five false alarms within 365 days.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
City staff has historically not enforced the permit requirement or required the annual permit fee. This is an administrative burden and staff would like to remove the permitting requirement.
Staff is proposing to change the false alarm fee structure based on the number of fire department responses:
First three false alarms - no fee
Fourth and fifth false alarms - $100 fee
An additional $100 fee for each false alarm past five added to the $100 fee
This fee will be included on the city's annual fee resolution in Exhibit A.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
Staff does not estimate substantial additional revenues to the General Fund based upon this change.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the ordinance.
PROPOSED MOTION:
Proposed Motion
I move to approve an ordinance on second reading removing the permitting requirement for alarm businesses and providing that the administrative fee related to false alarms requiring fire department response be set by council resolution.