The City of Lenexa’s Alarm Ordinance requires home and business owners to display a permit if an alarm is on the premises. There are restrictions on the types of alarms that can be used in the city, as well as a fee for responding to false alarms.

How to apply for a permit
To obtain a permit, download an alarm user registration application and submit it within 30 days of the effective installation date of your alarm system. Alarm permits are nontransferable, and are issued for a period of one 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.

False alarms
City 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 two 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.

Fees
Contact City Hall at 913.477.7500 for fee information.

For more information,
Email Sara Walker or call 913.477.7716. For code reference, see the Alarm Systems section of the Lenexa City Code.