§ 8.04.020. License—Required.

A.

It is unlawful for any person or alarm company to conduct business within the city without first having obtained a license from the Director of Finance.

B.

The application for an alarm company license shall be signed by the individual proprietor of the business or by a partner or by the proper corporate official as is appropriate for the form of business seeking to register for a license.

C.

The police department shall establish standards that an alarm company must meet to obtain an alarm company license. The police department shall refuse a license to any alarm company that fails to meet its alarm company standards.

D.

The police department shall, within thirty (30) days after receipt of the application, either approve or deny the issuance of a license. In the case of approval, the Director of Finance shall notify the applicant in writing of the approval and shall issue a license on a form established by the Director of Finance. In the case of denial, the police department shall notify the applicant in writing of the denial and the basis for the denial. The notice of denial shall inform the applicant that he may appeal. A procedure for appealing the denial of a license shall be established by the police department.

(Ord. No. 2326, 4-27-2015; Ord. No. 2446, § 10-9-2017 )