Ordinance 2014-41ORDINANCE NO. 2014-41
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE
WYLIE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 38 (EMERGENCY
SERVICES), ARTICLE II (ALARM SYSTEMS), SECTIONS 38 -22
(ALARM PERMIT REQUIREMENTS) AND 38 -24 (FEES FOR FALSE
ALARM NOTIFICATION), REGULATING ALARM SYSTEMS;
PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND REVOCATION OF ALARM
PERMITS AND FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PERMIT FEES;
ALLOWING FOR RESPONSE TERMINATION BY THE CITY POLICE
AND /OR FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE EVENT OF NONCOMPLIANCE
WITH THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING REPEALING,
SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES; PROVIDING FOR THE
PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas ( "City Council ") has
investigated and determined that the City of Wylie, Texas' ( "Wylie ") Code of Ordinances No.
2005 -07, as amended ( "Code of Ordinances "), Chapter 38 (Emergency Services), Article II
(Alarm Systems), Sections 38 -22 (Alarm permit requirements) and 38 -24 (Fees for false alarm
notification) should be amended as set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has further investigated and determined it is in the best
interest of Wylie and its citizens to regulate alarm systems, provide for the issuance and
revocation of alarm permits and establish permit fees, and allow for response termination by the
Wylie Police and/or Fire Department in the event of noncompliance with this Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has further investigated and determined that all legal
notices required for amending the Code of Ordinances have been given in the manner and form
set forth by law and all other requirements for the adoption of this Ordinance have been fulfilled;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council has further investigated and determined it is in the best
interest of Wylie and its citizens to amend the Code of Ordinances as set forth below to promote
the public health and welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: Findings Incorporated. The findings set forth above are incorporated into
the body of this Ordinance as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2: Amendment to the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 38 (Emergency Servicesh
Article II (Alarm Systems), Section 38 -22 (Alarm permit requirements). The Code of
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Ordinances, Chapter 38 (Emergency Services), Article II (Alarm Systems), Section 38 -22
(Alarm permit requirements), is hereby amended as set forth below:
"ARTICLE II. ALARM SYSTEMS
Sec. 38 -22. Alarm permit requirements.
(g) The permit required by this section shall be valid for a period of 12 months from
the date of its issuance, unless revoked by the chief under the provisions of this
article. The permit shall be renewed annually by the permit holder, provided that
the permit holder is not in violation of this article. Failure to renew the permit
within 30 days of its expiration will be subject to the issuance of a citation.
(h) A nonrefundable monthly fee, as determined by the city, shall be paid for the
permit by the applicant for each alarm system.
SECTION 3: Amendment to the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 38 mergency Services),
Article II (Alarm Systems ), Section 38 -24 (Fees for false alarm notification). The Code of
Ordinances, Chapter 38 (Emergency Services), Article II (Alarm Systems), Section 38 -24 (Fees
for false alarm notification), is hereby amended as set forth below:
"ARTICLE II. ALARM SYSTEMS
Sec. 38 -24. Fees for false alarm notification.
(1) The chief, in his sole discretion, may terminate law enforcement responses to a
permit holder because of excessive false alarms if the permit holder fails to pay
the false alarm fees required by this article. In order to effect termination, the
chief must issue written notice to the alarm permit holder that the account is past
due on false alarm charges. The notice must specify that law enforcement
responses will be terminated if the alarm permit holder does not remit payment or
make arrangements for payment within a period of time not less than 30 days
from the date of the notice provided herein. In addition, the chief, in his sole
discretion, may issue a citation to the permit holder if the permit holder fails to
pay the noticed false alarm charges.
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SECTION 4: Penalty Provision. Any person, firm, corporation or entity violating this
Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
a sum not exceeding TWO THOUSAND AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($2,000.00). Each
continuing day's violation under this Ordinance shall constitute a separate offense. The penal
provisions imposed under this Ordinance shall not preclude Wylie from filing suit to enjoin the
violation. Wylie retains all legal rights and remedies available to it pursuant to local, state and
federal law.
SECTION 5: Savings/Repeafng. The Code of Ordinances shall remain in full force and
effect, save and except as amended by this or any other ordinance. All provisions of any
ordinance in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed; but such repeal shall not abate any
pending prosecution for violation of the repealed Ordinance, nor shall the repeal prevent
prosecution from being commenced for any violation if occurring prior to the repeal of the
Ordinance. Any remaining portions of conflicting ordinances shall remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 6: Severability. Should any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of
this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional and/or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, it
is expressly provided that any and all remaining portions of this Ordinance shall remain in full
force and effect. Wylie hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause and/or phrase thereof, regardless of whether any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and/or phrases is declared unconstitutional and/or
invalid.
SECTION 7: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective from and after its
adoption and publication as required by law and the City Charter.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WYLIE, TEXAS on this 9th day of December, 2014.
ATTESTED TO AND
CORRECTLY RECO BY:
Carole Ehrlich, Cit0ecretary
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STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF COLLIN
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared Chad Engbrock,
publisher of C & S Media, dba The Wylie News, a newspaper regularly published in
Collin County, Texas and having general circulation in Collin County, Texas, who being
by me duly sworn, deposed and says that the foregoing attached:
City of Wylie
Ordinance No. 2014 -41
was published in said newspaper on the following dates, to -wit:
December 17, 2014
Chad Engbrock, Publisher
Subscribed and sworn before me on this, the /9. day of '2014
to certify which witness my hand and seal of office.
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AN ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF
WYLIE, . TEXAS,
AMENDING THE
WYLIE CODE
OF ORDINANC-
ES,.. CSR 38
VICES),M ARTICLE
I1 (ALARM SYS-
TEMS), SECTIONS
38 -22 (ALARM
PERMIT REQUIRE-
MENTS)' AND 38 -24
(FEES FOR FALSE
ALARM NOTIFICA-
TION), REGULAT
ING ALARM SYS-
TEMS; PR VIDING
FOR THE ISSUANCE
AND REVOCATION
OF ALARM PER-
MITS AND FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT
OF PERMIT FEES;
ALLOWING FORRE-
SPONSE TERMINA-
TION BY THE CITY
POLICE AND /OR
FIRE DEPARTMENT
IN THE EVENT OF
NONCOMPLIANCE
WITH THIS ORDI-
NANCE; PROVID-
ING A 'PENALTY
FOR THE VIOLA-
TION OF THIS OR-
DINANCE; PROVID-
ING REPEALING,
SAVINGS AND SEV
ERABILITY CLAUS -
ES; PROVIDING
FOR THE PUBLICA-
TION OF THE CAP-
TION HEREOF; AND
PROVIDING AN EF-
FE{.7M DATE OF
THIS tVANCE.