§ 109-3. Licenses and permits.

A. 

Licensing authority. The licensing authority is hereby authorized to grant a revocable permit to any owner of property located within the Town of North Castle, or the lessee thereof, to operate, maintain, install and modify an alarm device.

B. 

Licenses. No person shall engage in the business of installing security or fire alarm systems or hold himself out as being able so to do unless he is licensed therefor pursuant to Article 6-D of the General Business Law.

C. 

Applications for permits. Applications for permits shall be made as follows: Any property owner or lessee of property in the Town of North Castle having on his or its premises an alarm device or system of alarm devices shall apply to the licensing authority for a permit to own or otherwise have such a device on his or its premises. Application shall be made to the licensing authority by submitting a completed form to be supplied by the licensing authority. This permit is not transferable upon the sale or transfer of the property by the property owner. No such device may be installed on the premises of the owner or lessee prior to the licensing authority having issued a permit to such owner or lessee, and no presently existing alarm device shall be modified prior to the licensing authority having issued a permit to such owner or lessee. All permit holders must immediately notify the licensing authority of any changes in the information provided in the permit application.

D. 

Fees. A fee shall be charged in connection with the review of all alarm applications and other actions of the Town described in or contemplated by this chapter in such amounts as set forth in the Master Fee Schedule.

[Amended 12-5-2006 by L.L. No. 23-2006; 8-14-2013 by L.L. No. 7-2013]

E. 

Denial, suspension or revocation of permit; disconnection of alarm systems.

(1) 

The Town Board may require the denial, suspension or revocation of any permit or the disconnection of any alarm system for the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. Any permit issued hereunder shall be surrendered immediately to the licensing authority upon such suspension or revocation.

(2) 

No part of a permit fee shall be refunded when a permit is suspended or revoked.

(3) 

Any applicant whose application for a permit has been initially denied, suspended or revoked by the Town Board may appeal such denial, suspension or revocation in writing to the Alarm Review Board within 10 days after the date of notice of suspension or revocation and may appear before such Alarm Review Board at a time and place to be determined by the Board in support of his or its contention that the permit should not have been suspended or revoked. The decision of the Town Board, based upon the recommendation of the Alarm Review Board, shall be final.