Green Bay Police Department Burglary Alarm Permit Information
About
Alarms in the City of Green Bay.
Burglary Alarms are regulated by City Ordinance 27.501(4) and City
Ordinance 27.501(5)
27.501(4) ALARM USER PERMIT.
(a) Requirement. Alarm
users shall obtain a permit for the alarm system on the user’s premises.
The fire alarm permit shall be
displayed at the main fire alarm control panel.
(b) Application. A person desiring to secure a permit for hold up and
other burglar alarm systems shall make application to the Police
Department and shall furnish all information deemed necessary. A person
desiring to secure a permit for a fire alarm system shall make
application to the Fire Department and shall furnish all information
deemed necessary by the Fire Chief. In addition to the alarm user’s
information, each alarm user shall provide the name, address, and
contact information for two additional persons who can be reached at
any time and who are authorized by the alarm user to respond to an
alarm signal and who can open the premises in which the system is
installed and deactivate or reset the alarm system.
(c) Fee and Duration. An alarm user permit shall be valid through
December 31 of the year of its issuance, unless sooner revoked. The fee
shall be $25 for the first year and $15 per year thereafter.
(d) Procedure for Granting. The Police Department may grant the permit
upon the filing of a completed application and payment of the
appropriate fee.
27.501(5) FALSE ALARMS.
(a) Hold-Up Alarms.
1. Premises Holding a Permit. After the Police Department has recorded
one false hold-up alarm in any calendar year, the permittee shall be
assessed a fee of $100 for the second false hold-up alarm, $200 for the
third false hold-up alarm, and $300 for the fourth and subsequent false
hold-up alarms in a calendar year.
2. Premises without a Permit. The alarm user shall be assessed a fee of
$100 for the first false hold-up alarm, $200 for the second false
hold-up alarm, and $300 for the third and subsequent false hold-up
alarms in a calendar year.
(b) Other Alarm Systems.
1. Premises Holding a Permit. After the Police Department or Fire
Department has recorded one false alarm in any calendar year, the
permittee may be assessed a fee of $50 for the second false alarm, $75
for the third false alarm, $125 for the fourth false alarm, and $175
for the fifth and subsequent false alarms in a calendar year.
2. Premises without a Permit. The alarm user may be assessed a fee of
$50 for the first false alarm, $75 for the second false alarm, $125 for
the third false alarm, and $175 for the fourth and subsequent false
alarms in a calendar year.
(c) Fee Payment. False alarm fees shall paid to the City Treasurer.
Fees unpaid within 60 days of billing shall be collected as a special
charge pursuant to Sec. 66.0627, Wis. Stats.
(6) SIGNAL TIME LIMIT. Any alarm system that, when activated, causes an
audible or visual signal externally of the premises shall signal for a
maximum of 30 minutes; after which time the system shall cease all
signals, resetting itself for any new activation.