Ord. No. 11-02-1779ORDINANCE NO.11 -02-1 779
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA RELATING TO ALARM
SYSTEMS;REPEALING SECTION 15-4 IN ITS ENTIRETY AND
CREATING A NEW SECTION 15-4-1 THROUGH 15-4-10 ENTITLED
BURGLARY AND ROBBERY ALARM;PROVIDING FOR ALARM
PERMITTING,PERMITTING FEES AND FINES FOR NON
COMPLIANCE,ISSUANCE OF FALSE ALARM REPORTS AND
APPEALS OF FALSE ALARM REPORTS;PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY,ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT,AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS,byOrdinanceNo.24-80-1083 theCity of SouthMiamifirstpassed
andadoptedan ordinance establishinginChapter 15,Section 15-4-1 through 15-4-10,
rulesandregulationsregardingtheuse of burglaryalarmsystemswithinthecity
proceduresforissuingfalsealarmreports,permitting,fines,andappeals of falsealarm
reports;and
WHEREAS,Ordinance No.23-90-1463 amended this Section to require the
posting of the telephone number of thepersonwhocanbe contacted atany hour forentry
ontothe premises of the alarm and/or deactivation of thealarm;and
WHEREAS,dueto modern technology the city's ordinance is obsolete.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section 1.Section 15-4 is hereby deleted in its entirety and a new Section 15-4 is
hereby created to read as follows:
Sec.15-4-1.Definitions.
Unlessitis apparent fromthecontextthatanothermeaningisintended,thefollowing
words when usedinthis chapter shallhavethe meanings attributed tothembythis
section:
(a)Alarm business meansthebusiness of anyindividual,partnership,corporation or
otherentity engaged inselling,leasing,maintaining,servicing,repairing,altering,
replacing,monitoring,moving orinstallinganyalarmsystemorin causing anyalarm
systemtobesold,leased,maintained,serviced,repaired,altered,replaced,moved or
installed inoronany building,structure orfacility.An alarm business and/or alarm
monitoring company shallbea burglar alarm specialty electrical contractor who shallbe
properly licensed,and which contractor shallhave,asa qualifying agent,aState of
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FloridaorMiami-DadeCountycompanyqualifier.AState of FloridaorMiami-Dade
County company qualifiershallmeana person licensed asa Miami-Dade Countymaster
or journeyman burglaralarm specialty electrical contractor,DadeCountymaster
electrician,State of Florida alarm contractor,or State of Florida electrical contractor.
(b)Alarm permit meansapermit issued bythecityallowingtheoperation of analarm
system within thecity.
(c)Alarm system meansanyassembly of equipment,mechanicalorelectrical,
arranged to signal the occurrence ofan illegal entry orother activity requiring urgent
attentionandtowhichthepolicedepartmentisexpectedtorespond,butdoesnotinclude
alarms installed in conveyances orfire alarms.
(d)Alarm user meansthe person,firm,partnership,association,corporation,company
or organization of anykindwhichisin control of anybuilding,structureorfacilityor
portion thereof forwhichanalarmsystemismaintained.
(e)Automatictelephonedialingalarmsystem meanstheautomaticdialingdeviceor
anautomatictelephonedialingalarmsystemandshallincludeanysystemwhich,upon
being activated,automatically transmitsby telephone or telephone linetotheSouth
Miamipolicedepartment,arecordedmessageorcodesignalindicatinganeedfor
emergencyresponse;orasystemwhich,upon activation,connectstoananswering
servicewhosefunctionitistotransmittotheSouthMiamipolice department aneedfor
emergency response.
(f)Falsealarm meansanalarmsignal eliciting a response by police whena situation
requiring a response bythe police doesnotinfact exist;but this definition doesnot
include an alarm signal caused by unusually violent conditions of nature nor doesit
includeother extraordinary circumstancesnotreasonablysubjecttocontrolbythealarm
user.
(g)Location meansthebuildingorstructureorportion of abuildingorstructureupon
which an alarm system is installed or maintained.
Sec.15-4-2.Alarm permits required;fee;renewal;enforcement provisions.
(a)It shall be unlawful forany person to operate an alarm system without a valid
alarmuser permit.Violation of thissectionshallbea misdemeanor of the second degree,
punishable as provided forin chapter 775,Florida Statutes.
(b)Applications must be made tothe City of South Miami Alarm Unit which will
issue permits to alarm users after payment of the $50.00 residential or $100.00 business
alarm permit fee.
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(c)All alarm user permits will expire on September 30th of each year and must be
renewed no later than October 1st of the renewal year.Renewal permits will be issued
after completion ofan application form andthe appropriate payment ofthe annual permit
fee (listed in subsection b).
(d)Wheneverthepolicerespondtoa location wherenoalarmpermithaseverbeen
issuedorthealarmpermithasexpiredforthealarmsystemgeneratingafalsealarm,a
copy of section15-4-2entitled"Alarmpermitsrequired;fee;renewal;enforcement
provisions,"shallbesenttothealarmuseralongwithwritten notification asfollows:
(1)Wherethelocationhasneverbeenissuedanalarmpermit,thealarmuser
shallberequiredtoapplyforapermitundersection15-4-2(b).Thealarmuserwill
receiveaone-timecourtesynoticewaivingafine of $75.00andadvisingthatthefailure
toapplyforanalarm permit willresultintheimpositionafine of $75.00.If thealarm
userfailstocomplywiththissubsection,thepolicemayrefusetorespondtofuture
alarmsatthelocation,untilthereiscompliancewiththis requirement.
(2)Aresponsetoanalarmsystemwherethepermithasexpiredwillrequire
payment of the applicable alarmpermitfee(renewalfee)plusa$75.00fine.Therewill
beno police response to subsequent alarms atthe location until thefine and the
applicable permit feeare paid.
(e)If abusinesshasoneormorealarmsystemsprotectingtwoormoreseparate
locations ,a separate permit willbe required foreach location.
(f)To reinstate police service toalocationthealarmuser must obtain a valid alarm
permit pursuant to section 15-4-2(b)or(c)andpayall outstanding finesas identified in
subsection 15-4-2(d).
(g)Subsections (b)through(f)of thissectionshallnotapplyinthose situations where
alarmuse permits have been revoked under section 15-4-6.
Sec.15-4-3.Application for alarm permit;emergency notification and reporting
service information.
(a)Applications.Applicationsforalarmpermitsshallbemadeonformsprovidedby
the police department.Theinitial application shallbe accompanied byafee of $50.00 for
residential and $100.00 for businesses.The application shallstatethe name,address and
telephone number of the location where thealarmis installed.If the applicant's alarm is
installed and serviced byanalarmbusiness,thenthealarm business must provide thecity
with their business name,addressandtelephone number andobtainthealarmuser permit
forthe applicant prior to the installation of thealarm system.Noncompliance with this
subsection by the alarm business will cause the alarm business to incur a $150.00 fine
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andtherefusalbytheCity of SouthMiamiAlarmUnittoissueanyotherpermitstothe
alarmbusinessunitall outstanding finesarepaidinfull.
(b)Emergencynotification.Each application shalllistanemergencytelephone
number of theuserorhisrepresentativeto(1)provide prompt notification of alarmcalls
atthelocationand(2)inordertofacilitateandpermitaccesstothealarmlocationbythe
policeinordertoinspecttheproperty.Emergencytelephonenumbersshallbekept
currentandtheCity of SouthMiamiAlarmUnitshallbe provided immediate written
notice of anychangesinthecontactinformation.Failuretotimelyprovideupdated
information may constitute grounds for revocation of the permit.
(c)Reporting service information.Eachholder of analarm user permit shall
immediately notifythe police department in writing of anyandall changes inthe
information onfile with thecity regarding the alarm permit.Failure todoso shall
constitute grounds for revocation of the permit.
Sec.15-4-4.Necessary items for alarm systems to qualify foran alarm user permit.
(a)All alarm systems shall have a backup power supply that shall activate inthe event
of a power failureoroutageintheordinarysource of electricity fromtheutility company.
(b)Allalarm systems willhaveautomaticresetcapability,which would silence the
annunciator within 30 minutes after activation andwhichwillnot sound again asa result
of the same event that resulted in the original activation of the alarm.
Sec.15-4-5.Response to alarm;determination of validity.
(a)Whenever an alarm is activated inthecity,thereby requiring an emergency
response tothe location bythepolicedepartment,andthe police department does respond
andis provided accesstothelocation,apoliceofficeronthe scene of the activated alarm
systemshall inspect theareaprotectedbythesystemandshall determine whether the
emergency response wasinfactrequiredasindicatedbythealarm system or whether in
somewaythe alarm system malfunctioned andthereby activated afalse alarm.
(b)If the police officer atthescene of the activated alarm system determines the
alarm tobefalse,said officer shall cause afalse alarm report tobe generated.A
notification shall be mailed or delivered to the alarm user at the location of the alarm
system installation and toany other address provided inthe permit application contact
list,advising the alarm user of the false alarm.
(c)The City of South Miami Chief of Police,orhis alarm unit designee,shall have
the right to inspect any alarm system onthe premises to which a response has been made
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andhemay cause an inspection of suchsystemtobemadeatany reasonable time
thereafter to determine whether itisbeingusedin conformity withtheterms of this
article.
Sec.15-4-6.Appeals.
(a)TheCity of SouthMiamicode enforcement board empowered under section 2-24
of the South Miami Code of Ordinance tohear appeals of civil infractions shall hear
appealsfromalarmusersontheissue of whetherthealarmsystemin question activated a
false alarm,as determined bya police officer atthe scene of such activated alarm.
(b)Upon receipt of anyfalsealarmreportfromthecity,thealarmusershallhave
twenty(20)days,orallyorinwriting,torequestan appellate hearing before thecode
enforcement board.
(c)Atthe appellate hearing,thealarmusershallhavethe right to present evidence
and testimony.
(d)The code enforcement board shall make written findings available to the alarm
userandthe Chief of Police withinten (10)daysfromthedatethe hearing is concluded.
(e)In order to successfully appealthefalsealarmreport,the appellant must approve
bya preponderance of the evidence thatthefalsealarmfor which s/he received afalse
alarm report wasnotinfactafalsealarm,asidentifiedunder section 15-4-1(f).
Sec.15-4-7.False alarm service charges;enforcement and revocation provisions.
(a)Itis hereby foundand determined thatmore than sixfalse alarms within any
permit year is excessive and constitutes apublic nuisance.
(b)The activation of falsealarmswithinapermityearwillbe handled according to
the following escalating service fee schedule:
(1)Thefirstand second falsealarmswillnotbe billed a service charge.The
third false alarm will be billed a $50.00 service charge that shall be considered afine
owed bythe alarm user tothecity.Thefourthfalse alarm will be billed a $100.00 fine.
The fifth false alarm will be billed a $150.00 fine.The sixth false alarm will be billed a
$200.00 fine.Failure to make payment within twenty (20)days of receipt of thefines
may result ina discontinuance of police response to alarms that may occur atthe
premises described in the alarm user's permit until payment is received and will
ultimately result in the recording of alien against the location owner,as provided forin
section 2-24 of the City's Code of Ordinances.
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(2)Aftertheseventhfalsealarm,thepolicedepartmentisnotrequiredto
respond,andshallresultinrevocation of thealarmuser'spermitinthefollowingmanner:
a.Thealarmusershallbegiventen(10)days'advancewritten
notification that the alarm user's permit willbe revoked,which written notice shallset
forth the reasons for such revocation.
b.Thenoticeshallspecifythespecificdate of revocation andthatthe
police department maydiscontinuerespondingtoanyalarmsthat occur atthepremises
described inthe revoked permit after thedate of revocation.
c.False alarms occurring before the effective date of revocation of
permit or while anappealis pending pursuant to section 15-4-6,will continue to
accumulate fines which willbebilledandhandledin accordance withthe provisions of
subsection 15-4-7(b).
d.Analarm permit thathasbeen revoked under subsection 15-4-7(a)-
(b),shallbe required topaya reinstatement fee,in addition tothe permit fee identified in
section 15-4-3.Reinstatement of thepermitandpolice service willbemadeupon receipt
of a letter froman alarm company licensed in accordance with section 15-4-1(a)
confirming that the alarm system is operating properly,that the permit holder has
received alarm system user's retraining onhowto properly operate the alarm system,
payment of thealarmpermit,andthe$75.00reinstatementfee.
(3)Nothing within this chapter shall preclude the police department from
responding topanicorambushalarmsignals,calls describing emergencies orcrimesin
progress,or routine callsforservice.However,nothing inthis chapter maybe construed
to create adutyto respond inany circumstances where such a duty does not exist
pursuant tothe statutory or common law of Florida.
Sec.15-4-8.Automatic telephone dialing alarm systems prohibited.
(a)Itshallbe unlawful foranyperson,naturalor corporate,tosell,offerforsale,
install,maintain,lease,operate or assist inthe operation of an automatic telephone
dialingalarmsystem over any telephone linesexclusivelyusedbythe public todirectly
request emergency service fromtheSouthMiami police department.
Sec.15-4-9.Fees shall constitute liens.
(a)The feeforfalse alarms,latefees,penalty charges,violations and costs for
deactivating a nuisance alarm will be declared tobea debt due to the city,and such
amount shall constitute alien against the premises to the same extent and character asa
lienfor special assessment,andwiththesame penalties and same rights of collection,
foreclosure,sale and forfeiture as obtained for special assessment liens.For services of
false alarm response citations (fines)and registration feesby the city for such service,the
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underlyinglocation of thealarm(property)shallbeliableforpayment.All feesandfines
becomingdueandpayableshallconstituteand shall beimposedasspecialassessment
liens against the real property and,untilfully paid and discharged or barred bylaw,shall
remain liens equal rankanddignitywiththelien of thecityadvaloremtaxesand superior
inrankanddignitytoallotherliens,encumbrances,titlesandclaimsin,tooragainstthe
real property involved.Alldelinquentfeesandfinesshallbearapenalty of oneandone-
half percentmonthfromtheduedateuntilfullypaid.Unpaidanddelinquentfeesand
fines,togetherwithall penalties imposed thereon,shall remainandconstitute special
assessmentsagainstthe real propertyinvolved.Suchspecialassessmentliensmaybe
enforced as provided for enforcement of city ad valorem taxes,orin alternative,
foreclosure proceedingsmaybeinstitutedandprosecutedundertheprovisions of Chapter
173,FloridaStatutes,ortheenforcement of payment thereof maybeaccomplishedby
any other method authorized bylaw.
(a)Definition.—The term "automated telephone dialing alarm system"shall
includeany system which,uponbeingactivated,automaticallytransmitsby telephone or
telephone line,arecorded message oranyotherelectronicor emergency or mechanical
alarmsignaltothe South Miami Police Department Communications Center orany
telephone lineleasedbytheCity of SouthMiamiandinstalled within anyfacility
operated by theSouthMiamiPoliceDepartment.However,publiccoin telephone alarm
systems;alarm systems which are utilized by government departmentsoragencies of
Dade County,Florida;oralarm systemswhich transmit tothe South Miami Police
Department Communications Centerlive voices capable of two way communication;or
alarm systems which are automatically answeredbythe response of aprivate security or
alarm service agency to the premises are expressly excluded from the definition of the
term "automated telephone dialing alarm system"as used inthis section.
(b)Prohibition ofcertaintelephonealarm devices.Except for telephone alarm
devices utilized by governmental units or agencies,or with the express written consent of
alaw enforcement agency,orfor telephone alarm devices which do not automatically
dial the number of the South Miami Police Department,itisa violation of this section for
anyperson,firm,corporationorassociation,toinstall,maintain,own,possess,operateor
useany telephone alarm device regulatedorprogrammedto automatically dialtheSouth
Miami Police Department,to make connection with any telephone installed inany
facility of anylaw enforcement office.Telephone alarm devices are permitted when not
connected directlytoalaw enforcement office,buttheyaresubjecttoallother provisions
of this section and section 15 1.1.
(e)Removal of unlawfulsystem.The city manager,when hehas knowledge of
the unlawful maintenance of an automatic telephone dialing alarm system,installed or
operated in violation of subsection (b),shallorderthe owner,operator or lessee to
disconnect andceaseoperation of the system within seventy two (72)hours of receipt of
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theorder.Any automatic telephone dialing alarm systeminstalledpriortothe effective
dateofthissection [September 7,1971]shall be removed withinthirty(30)daysofsuch
date.Itshallbe unlawful forany person,natural or corporate,to fail to comply withany
of the provisions of this section.
(d)Civilliability.—The City of SouthMiamiandthe South Miami Police
Departmentshallbeunderno obligation torespondtoanymessageorsignalsubmittedin
violation of subsection (b)of thissection,andtheCity of South Miami,theSouthMiami
Police Department andits officers,employees and agents,shallnotbeliableforany
failuretorespondtoanymessageorsignaltransmittedinviolation of subsection(b)of
this section.
(e)Penalty.Anyperson,firm,partnershipor corporation violating any of the
provisions of this section shall,upon conviction,be punished byafinenotto exceed five
hundred dollars ($500.00)orby imprisonment notto exceed inthe discretion of the
municipal judge.Eachdaythataviolationis permitted toexistshall constitute a separate
offense.(Ord.No.727,§§15,9771;Ord.No.1093,§1,11 A 80)
Sec.15-4-10.Schedule of Fees and Fines.
Reinstatement/
Permit Fees Renewal Fee Fine
Residential $50.00 $75.00 $150.00
Commercial $100.00 $75.00 $150.00
False Alarms
No fee for first and second
Third-$50.00
Fourth-$100.00
Fifth-$150.00
Sixth-200.00
Seventh -Discontinue service
Section 2.If anysection,clause,sentence,or phrase of this ordinance isforany
reason held invalid or unconstitutional bya court of competent jurisdiction,the holding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 3.All ordinances orparts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions
of this ordinance are repealed.
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Section 4.This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon approval.
PASSEDANDADOPTEDthis }J_day of Septembe:,2002.
ATTEST:APPROVED:
CITY CLERK MAYOR
1st Reading-9/3/02
,nd2 Reading-9/17/02
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Robaina:
Vice Mayor Russell:
Commissioner Feliu:
Commissioner Bethel:
Commissioner Wiscombe:CITY ATTORNEY
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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
South Miami
All-America City
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TO:Mayor and Commission DATE:September 17,2002
'//FROM:Charles D.Scurr
City Manager 7
SUBJECT:Agenda Item #_
Commission Meeting,
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w September 3.2002
BURGLAR ALARM ORDINANCE
REQUEST
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
MIAMI,FLORIDA RELATING TO ALARM SYSTEMS;REPEALING SECTION 15-4 INITS
ENTIRETY AND CREATING A NEW SECTION 15-4 ENTITLED BURGLAR ALARM;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT.AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST
TheCity of SouthMiamiisone of thefewmunicipalitiesthatdoesnotrequireburglaralarm
registration.TheCityofSouth Miami alsohasmuchlowerfinesforrepeatfalsealarmsthanother
areas.
Falseburglaralarmsareamajorconcern.SouthMiami responds immediately toall burglar alarms.
Two officers,aprimaryandaback-up,aredispatchedtoeachcall.Thistakestheunitsfromother
neededpro-activepoliceduties.ThefeesandfineschargedbySouthMiamiarenot comparable tothe
usualand customary fees charged by other areas.
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It is recommended that consideration be given to adjusting the fees to the following levels:
Registration -Residential $50
Registration -Commercial $100
FineforNon Registration $100
1st False Alarm No charge
2nd FalseAlarm No charge
3rd FalseAlarm $50
4th FalseAlarm $100
5th False Alarm $150
6th and Beyond $200
As you are aware,the Administration has proposed and received conceptual Commission approval on
the revision ofthe Alarm Ordinance (15-4).The ordinance waslast reviewed and revised onOctober2.
1990.Over the years,other municipalities have had to amend their ordinances and fees accordingly to
compensatefortheservicesprovidedinresponsetofalsealarms.
To implement the above,the revised ordinance is being submitted foryour approval.The most
important issues it addresses are for alarm owners to annually register their alarm with the City,the fees
havebeenamendedaccordinglyandthecreation of keyterm definitions.
RECOMMENDATION
Approval is recommended.
MIAMI DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW
Published DailyexceptSaturday,Sunday and
LegalHolidays
Miami,Miami-Cade County.Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE:
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared
O.V.FERBEYRE,whoon oath says that heor she isthe
SUPERVISOR,LegalNoticesoftheMiamiDaily Business
Review f/k/a MiamiReview,adaily (except Saturday,Sunday
and Legal Holidays)newspaper,published atMiamiin Miami-Dade
County,Florida;that the attached copy of advertisement,
being a Legal Advertisement of Notice in the matter of
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI-PUBLIC HEARING -9T7/02
ORD.AMEND LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,ETC.
in the XXXX Court,
was published in said newspaper inthe issues of
09/06/2002
Affiant further says thatthesaidMiamiDaily Business
Review isa newspaper published atMiamiin said Miami-Dade
County.Florida and thatthe sa'd newspaper has
heretofore been continuously published in said Miami-Dade County.
Florida,each day (except .Saturday,Sunday and Legal Holidays)
and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post
officeinMiami in said Miami-Dade County,Florida,fora
period of one year next preceding thefirst publication ofthe
attached copyof advertisement;andaffiantfurther says thatheor
she has neither paid nor promised any person,firm or corporation
any discount.rebate,commissionorrefundfor tije purpose
of securing thi^advertiseprgnt forpublication inthe said
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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
NOTICE ISHEREBY giventhatthe City Commission ofthe City .of
SouthMiami,Florida will conduct PublicHearingsduringitsregular City-
Commission meeting Tuesday,September 17,2002 beginning at7:30
p.m.,inthe City Commission Chambers,6130 Sunset Drive,toconsider
thefollowing described ordinance(s):
AN ORDINANCE OFTHEMAYORANDCITY COMMISSION
OFTHECITYOFSOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,RELATINGTOA
REQUEST TO AMEND THECITY OF SOUTH MIAMILANDDE
VELOPMENT CODE BYREVISING SECTION 20-4.2 ENTI
TLED "LAND SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS,"IN ORDER TO
ESTABLISH PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA FOR REVIEW
AND APPROVAL OF WAIVER-OF-FLAT APPLICATIONS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;PROVIDING FOR ORDI
NANCESINCONFLICT;ANDPROVIDINGAN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
AN ORDINANCE OFTHEMAYORANDCITY COMMISSION
OFTHECITYOFSOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA.RELATINGTO
THEBUDGET,CONCERNING THE STORMWATER USER
FEERATE.SETTING THEFEERATE;PROVIDINGFORSEV
ERABILITY,ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT.ANDAN EFFEC
TIVE DATE.
N ORDINANCE OF THEMAYORANDCITY COMMISSION
OFTHECITYOFSOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA RELATING TO
ALARM SYSTEMS;REPEALING SECTION 15-4 INITSEN
TIRETYANDCREATINGANEWSECTION 15-4-1 THROUGH
'.5-4-1C ENTITLED BURGLARYAND ROBBERY ALARM-
PROVIDINGFORALARMPERMITTING,PERMITTING FEES
AND FINES FORNON-COMPLIANCE.ISSUANCE OFFALSE
ALARM REPORTS ANDAPPEALSOF FALSE'ALARMRE
PORTS;PROVIDING FORSEVERABILITY.ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT,ANDAN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Said ordinances canbe inspected inthe City Clerk's Office.Monday-
Fridayduringregularofficenours.
Inquiries concerning this item should De directed tothe Planning De
partment at:563-6326.
ALL interested partiesare invited toattendand will beheard.
Rone'.ta Taylor.CMC
City Clerk
CityofSouthMiami
Pursuantto Florida Statutes 286.0105,the City herebyadvisesthepub
lic that if a person decides to appeal any decision made by this Board,
Agency or Commission with respect to any matter considered at its meet
ing or hearing,he or she will need a record of the proceedings,and mat lor
such purpose,affected person may need to ensure '.hat a verbatim record
of the proceedings is made which record includes the testimony and evi
dence upon which the appeal istobe based.9,5 ,C2-3-67/29516CM