File #: BL2022-1165    Name:
Type: Bill (Ordinance) Status: Passed
File created: 3/8/2022 In control: Metropolitan Council
On agenda: 4/19/2022 Final action: 4/19/2022
Title: An Ordinance to amend Section 10.60.020 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws pertaining to alarm permit fees.
Sponsors: Jeff Syracuse, Emily Benedict, Delishia Porterfield
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An Ordinance to amend Section 10.60.020 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws pertaining to alarm permit fees.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1. That Section 10.60.020 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws is hereby amended by deleting the section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

10.60.020 - Registration required - Permit fees.

A. Every person who shall own, operate or lease any alarm system, as defined in this chapter, within the Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee area, whether existing or to be installed in the future, shall, prior to use of the alarm system, register for a permit with the Department of Codes Administration. The registration form shall require the following information:

1.The name of the alarm company;

2.Whether installed in a residential or commercial premises;

3.The name, address, email address, business and/or home telephone number of the owner or lessee of the alarm system;

4.The names, addresses and telephone numbers of at least two persons to be notified in the event of an alarm activation, including the name, address, and telephone number of at least one local person to be responsible for the alarm system.

B. Upon initial registration of an alarm system, the owner, operator or lessee of the alarm system shall submit a fee of twenty dollars to the Department of Codes Administration for obtaining a permit for each alarm device in the system if the system is maintained on residential premises, and fifty dollars for each alarm device if the system is maintained on commercial premises. Annual renewal fees of twenty dollars for residential users and fifty dollars for commercial users will apply. All renewal permit registration forms and fees are due annually on or before the end of the month in which the initial permit is issued. A late fee of five dollars shall be added to any renewal permit registration subm...

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