2024-O-36 - Chapter 12ORDINANCE NO.2024-0-36
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 12 (OFFENSES AND
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS), ARTICLE III (ALARM
SYSTEMS) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTING PROVISIONS,
SEVERABILITY AND APPLICABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION, AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND ADOPTION.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, has made the following
determinations:
1. Chapter 12 (Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions) has been amended from time
to time for consistency with current state laws and codes.
2. Article III (Alarm Systems) will eliminate the requirement to register alarm systems
and modify the enforcement process from the City Clerk's Office to the Code Enforcement
Division.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Edgewater,
Florida:
PART A. AMEND CHAPTER 12 (OFFENSES AND
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS), ARTICLE III (ALARM SYSTEMS) OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA
Chapter 12 (Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions), Article III (Alarm Systems),
Code of Ordinances, City of Edgewater, Florida is hereby amended as set forth in
Exhibit "A", which is attached hereto and incorporated herein.
PART B. CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
All conflicting ordinances and resolutions, or parts thereof in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby superseded by this ordinance to the extent of such conflict.
PART C. SEVERABILITY AND APPLICABILITY
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If any portion of this ordinance is for any reason held or declared to be unconstitutional,
inoperative, or void, such holding shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance. If this
ordinance or any provisions thereof shall be held to be inapplicable to any person, property, or
circumstances, such holding shall not affect its applicability to any other person, property or
circumstance.
PART D. CODIFICATION
Provisions of this ordinance shall be incorporated in the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Edgewater, Florida, and the word "ordinance", may be changed to "section", "article", or other
appropriate word, and the sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or re -lettered to
accomplish such intention; provided, however, that Parts B through F shall not be codified.
PART E. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED thisq ' i day of , 2024.
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Passed on first reading on they day of f'Yl 1 Q i i CYL , 2024
REVIEWED AND APPROVED: C� LP
Aaron R. Wol e, Ci Attomey
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EXHIBIT "A"
ARTICLE III ALARM SYSTEMS
Sec. 12-60. Purpose.
The purpose of this article is to protect the emergency services of the city from misuse through prohibition
and regulation of certain alarms within the city.
Sec. 12-61. Definitions.
For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
this section:
Alarm means any device which is used in a building, place or premises for the detection of unauthorized entry,
burglary, fire, rescue or any other emergency activity and which when activated emits a sound, signal or message to
alert others, whether such sound, signal or message is emitted on or off premises or to an alarm monitoring center
Alarm business means any person engaged in the business of selling, leasing, maintaining, servicing, repairing,
altering, replacing, moving, or installing any alarm in or on any building, place or premises.
False alarm means the activation of an alarm through mechanical failure, malfunction, improper installation,
or other negligence of the alarm user that results in dispatch of police or fire personnel. False alarms do not include
an alarm signal caused by violent conditions of nature or other extraordinary circumstances not subject to control
by the alarm user.
Person means any firm, partnership, association, organization, bodies politic and corporate, and any other
group acting as a unit, as well as any individual or property owner.
shall be subjeet te a fine as estabi shed by FeSGIUtieR 9f the C tY e8WRE 1. The eity shall pFavide the alaFffl useF
WFitteR AStke by FeOUI@F Mail ef the fine. The n8tke Shall FeRWIFe PayMeFit W thiA 3C) days 9f the date ef the
a48FReY'S fees and 5 Mple iAteFeSt at the Fate ef eight peFeent ke— the date the lien g f Pd quph lips qhAll he
:th the I en of am eh state, and muniepal taxes.
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Sec. 42-61262. Excessive false alarms declared a public nuisance.
(a) No person shall allow, permit, cause or fail to prevent the emission for any reason of more than three false
alarms within any six-month period by any alarm used by him or on property owned by him. The emission of
more than three false alarms within any six-month period is excessive, constitutes a serious public nuisance
and shall be subject to the eh@-•.... _Feyided fAF ;A th'- -.. - p code compliance process as prescribed
in Chapter 10 Article XXVII.
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Fequested shall deRtify himself by name and qtatp the name and telephene PUMbeF ef the BIAFFR h qiAP4q
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Sec. 12 7912 63. Exemptions.
This article shall not apply to alarms attached to motor vehicles or to any alarm system located in a building,
place or premises occupied by an agency of federal, state, county or municipal government or any medical alert
device.
Secs. 1:1-7212-64-12-74. Reserved.
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