ORDINANCE NO.  8423

 

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS REPEALING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 3 OF CHAPTER XIII OF THE CITY CODE CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF ALARM PERMITS TO ALARM USERS AND MODYFYING THE FEES CHARGED TO ALARM COMPANIES FOR LICENSURE.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS:

 

Section 1.  Repeal of Prior Law.  Sections 13-304, 13-304.1, 13-304.2, 13-304.3, 13-307, 13-308, 13-309, 13-310, 13-311, and 13-312 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2009 Edition, and amendments thereto, are hereby repealed.  Sections 13-305 and 13-305.1 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2009 Edition and amendments thereto, are hereby repealed, it being the intent to supersede those sections with the amended versions contained in this ordinance.  Except as provided above, no discretely numbered subsections are amended or repealed by operation of this ordinance.

 

Section 2.  Section 13-305 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2009 Edition and amendments thereto is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

13-305              ALARM COMPANIES; LICENSE.

 

(A)                    An alarm company doing business in the City shall obtain a license from the City Clerk.  Application fee for the license shall be $125.00 $300.00 for the first year and $62.50 $150.00 per year thereafter with an annual renewal date of January 1st of each year.  Each application for license shall include the following information:

 

(1)   Address and phone number of parent company.

(2)   Local address and phone number of representative of the parent company.

(3)   State sales tax number.

(4)   Brief description of the nature of the company's business.

(5)   Current list of the names of at least three (3) responsible persons to contact in an event of an emergency regarding the systems the company is responsible for.

(6)   Arrests or charges of offense other than minor traffic violations during the past five (5) years.

(7)   List of your company's alarm users.

 

(B)                    Electrical contractors licensed under Chapter V of the City Code Section 5-431 are exempt from alarm company license fee, but shall register with the City Clerk.

 

(C)                    It shall be unlawful for an alarm company to conduct business in the City without the license provided for in this section.

 

Section 3.  Section 13-305.1 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2009 Edition and amendments thereto is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

13-305.1        A $31.25 $75.00 late charge will be to alarm companies who fail to obtain a license within sixty (60) days after notification of the conditions of this Article, or who are sixty (60) days delinquent in renewing a license.

 

Section 4.  Severability.  If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or is otherwise held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the validity of any remaining parts of this ordinance.

 

Section 5.  Effective Date.  This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect following its adoption and publication as provided by law.

 

Adopted this                  day of                                                 , 2009.

 

 

 

PASSED:

 

 

                                                                       

Robert Chestnut, Mayor

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

                                                                       

Jonathan M. Douglass, City Clerk

 

 

APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:

 

 

 

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Toni Ramirez Wheeler, Director of Legal Services