The City of Lenexa has an Alarm Ordinance that requires you to have and display a permit if you have an alarm on your residence or business. There are restrictions on the types of alarms that can be used in the City, and well as a fee for responding to false alarms.

PROCEDURE:
The ordinance requires that you seek a permit within 30 days of the effective installation date of your alarm system. To obtain a permit, you may download an alarm permit application and submit it within 30 days. Alarm permits are nontransferable, and are issued for a period of one (1) year. All alarm users are required to renew alarm permits at the beginning of every permit year. Each building, structure or facility maintaining one or more alarm systems must obtain an alarm user's permit.

The ordinance states that "It shall be unlawful for any person, either as principal officer, agent, servant or employee, who possesses or operates an alarm system to have more than three (3) false alarms in one permit year.” Fines for false alarms are set by ordinance. The use of automatic dialing devices is prohibited by ordinance. An automatic dialing device is an electrically operated instrument that detects a forced or unauthorized entry into the structure, and automatically calls the police department directly and repeatedly, tying up the phone lines until the alarm has been reset or disconnected.

ALARM FEE INFORMATION

CODE REFERENCE:
1994 Lenexa City Code 3-1A-1 through 3-1C-2

For information and help on alarm systems for your residence or business, contact Sally Johnson, 913-477-7514. Secondary contact is Chris Barton, 913-477-7515.