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ORDINANCE NO. D-1674-04
-- AS AMENDED
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 3, DIVISION IV, SECTION 4-79,
OF THE CARMEL CITY CODE
WHEREAS, the occurrence of false alarms from private residential and commercial alarm
systems has become an increasing problem in the City; and
WHEREAS, the City's public safety personnel are put at risk and are rendered unavailable for
other public safety emergencies whenever they respond to a false alarm; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council desires to modify the current civil penalty schedule for false
alarms in order to encourage City residents to keep their private alarm systems in good working order.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel,
Indiana, as follows:
Section 1.. The foregoing Recitals are fully incorporated herein by this reference.
e~;ion 2. Chapter 4, Article 3, Division Pd, Section 4-79 of the Carmel City Code should be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 4-79 Schedule of Code Provisions and Penalties.
(a) The following code (or ordinanCe) provisions and respective civit penalties are
designed for enforcement through the Carmel City Court:
Code
Section . ·
ear $400.0?
I,
4-77
irt calendar ear
(b) in addition to the civil penalty for a fifth or subsequent False Alarm within a
calendar year, an alarm system permit may be subject to suspension or revocation
pursuant to conditions and procedures established in Section 4-75(c) of this Article
once the alarm system has had five (5) False Alarms within a calendar year."
Section 3. All pr/or ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance
are here~y repealed as of the effective date of this Ordinance.
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Prepared by Douglas C. Haney, Carmel City Attorney
SPONSOR(S): Councilor Sharp
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, signing by
the Mayor and such publication as is required by law.
tPASSED by th2e00C~;~Oa~oCt;Uo~Cil of t~; CitYa;efsCaanVf~-_-~dianat}~yh~s ~ ,{J~' day of
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FOR THE CITY OF C
~ld E.~ident Pro Tempor;
~chard ,. Sharp//
[//3TT~EST: ,- . ,'~. D,%
D--W-~a L Cordra~;,T-'j}q,M~, Clerlk---~reasur'
,',:esen~ed by me to the M~or of t,,e City of ~a,-mel, ~di~>, this ~e~ day o~'I~ ~'.- 2~4, at
· ~ O,elock,'2~ .M.
Diana L. Cordra~, ~'~l~sure ~
thi~0'l~.d ,y of.~ /T~ 2004, at
Approved by me, Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana,
~es Brained, Mayor
A~/TEST:
Oi-~ana L. Cordray,tlA'MC, Clerkk1~reasurer (~
Ordinance No. D-1674-04
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Prepared by Douglas C. Haney, Carmel City Attorney