Chapter 8.40
EMERGENCY 911 TELEPHONE SYSTEM
Sections:
8.40.020 Declaration of policy and intent.
8.40.050 Specific location and phone number information required.
8.40.010 Title.
The ordinance codified in this chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Lake Forest Park E-911 ordinance. (Ord. 509 § 1, 1992)
8.40.020 Declaration of policy and intent.
A. It is declared to be the policy of the city of Lake Forest Park, in the exercise of its police powers for the protection of the public health, safety and general welfare, that all of the citizens of Lake Forest Park have a telephone system which allows their PBX system to properly interface with the E-911 system and that these systems provide both automatic caller identification and selective routing to the appropriate public safety answer point (PSAP). It is the intent of the council, in the implementation of this chapter, that all telephone systems provide service that will interface with the E-911 system to provide these benefits to all citizens.
B. It is further declared that the availability of such products or services is not only critical to the health, safety and welfare of the general public, but also necessary to provide an effective means for all fire, medical and police units to efficiently locate and promptly respond to any emergency.
C. The express purpose of this chapter is to provide for and promote the health, safety and welfare of the general public, and not to protect individuals or create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or group of people who will or should be especially protected or benefited by the terms of this chapter. The obligation of complying with the requirements of this chapter and the liability for failing to do so is placed upon the owners and/or occupants and/or persons responsible for the conditions of the building or premises. (Ord. 509 § 2, 1992)
8.40.030 Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, certain words, terms, phrases and their derivations shall be construed as specified in this chapter.
“ALI” means automatic location identification, including but not limited to the caller’s telephone number, the class of phone service (residence, business, coin, PBX, etc.), the date and time of the call, the callers’ name, address and city, the routing code of the call, the pilot number and the port or trunk on which the call is received. It also includes the name of the PSAP and the agencies that are responsible for police, fire or medical response to that address.
“ANI” means the unique member identified with the calling party’s phone.
“E-911 telephone system” means a public telephone system consisting of a network, data base, and on-premises equipment that is accessed by dialing 911 and that enables reporting police, fire, medical or other emergency situations to a public safety answering point. The system includes the capability to selectively route incoming 911 calls to the appropriate public safety answering point that operates in a defined 911 service area and the capability to automatically display the name, address and telephone number of incoming 911 calls at the appropriate public safety answering point.
“Private branch exchange (PBX) system” means a private telephone switching system, located on a customer’s premises and connected to a common group of incoming lines, that provides service to a number of individual telephone sets.
“Selective routing” means the function of telephone service which directs the call to the proper PSAP, based upon the calling party’s address. (Ord. 509 § 3, 1992)
8.40.040 Scope.
This chapter shall apply to all buildings, appurtenant structures and premises located in the city of Lake Forest Park including:
A. Those structures within which PBX systems are presently installed;
B. Those structures hereinafter constructed in which telephone systems are installed; and
C. Those structures which are hereafter altered, rehabilitated or repaired in which telephone systems are installed. (Ord. 509 § 4, 1992)
8.40.050 Specific location and phone number information required.
Owners and operators of PBX systems shall configure their telephone systems so that each PBX station line that has local access will provide line-specific location and phone number information to the King County E-911 system. In this way every building, appurtenant structure or premises within the city of Lake Forest Park, where a telephone system is presently installed, or which will be hereafter installed, shall have telephone services which will properly interface with the E-911 system by making the following ALI-ANI information available to the PSAP when any party within the system calls 911:
1. Name;
2. Specific address and location;
3. Telephone number;
4. City.
B. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all new buildings, appurtenant structures and premises, and to all such structures hereafter altered, rehabilitated or repaired. All building permits obtained after September 1, 1992, shall require certification that the telephone system is capable of providing line-specific telephone number and location information. This must be demonstrated before a certificate of occupancy is granted.
C. All existing buildings, appurtenant structures and premises with PBX systems presently installed shall require certification that the telephone system is capable of providing line-specific telephone number and location information by July 1, 1995.
D. Owners and operators of PBX systems shall provide timely record updates to the E-911 data base. (Ord. 509 § 5, 1992)
8.40.060 Enforcement.
A. The provisions of this chapter and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder shall be enforced by the fire marshal in accordance with the enforcement and penalty provisions of King County Code, Title 23, and such other officer designated by the mayor of the city of Lake Forest Park.
B. The fire marshal is authorized to adopt rules and regulations that are necessary to implement the requirements of this chapter and to carry out the duties hereunder. (Ord. 509 § 6, 1992)
8.40.070 Fees.
A. No fees shall be charged for inspection of buildings, appurtenant structures or premises for compliance with this chapter, if such inspection is carried out in conjunction with any required inspection under the Lake Forest Park building and fire codes.
B. Fees may be charged for inspecting systems in structures that were constructed prior to the enactment of this chapter. (Ord. 509 § 8, 1992)
8.40.080 Liability.
Nothing contained in this chapter is intended to be nor shall be construed to create or form the basis for any liability on the part of the city of Lake Forest Park, or its officers, employees or agents, for any injury or damage resulting from the failure of an owner of property or land to comply with the provisions of this chapter, or by reason or in consequence of any inspection, notice, order certificate, permission or approval authorized or issued or done in connection with the implementation or enforcement of this chapter, or by reason of any action or inaction on the part of the city of Lake Forest Park related in any manner to the enforcement of this chapter by its officers, employees or agents. (Ord. 509 § 9, 1992)