§ 10-24. Penalties related to false alarms and noncompliance.

(a)

If, within a 12-month permit period, six or more burglar false alarm notifications are emitted from an alarm site, the chief shall revoke or refuse to renew the permit of the alarm site.

(b)

The chief shall assess the permit holder a fee for each robbery false alarm notification emitted from the alarm site. If, within a 12-month permit period, the fee for each robbery false alarm after three robbery false alarms shall be as specified in Appendix A; after seven robbery false alarms the fee shall be as specified in Appendix A.

(c)

The chief shall assess the permit holder a fee for each panic/duress false alarm notification emitted from the alarm site. If, within a 12-month permit period, the fee for each panic/duress false alarm after three panic/duress false alarms shall be as specified in Appendix A; after seven panic/duress false alarms the fee shall be as specified in Appendix A.

(d)

The chief shall assess the permit holder a fee for each fire/medical false alarm notification emitted from the alarm site. If, within a 12-month permit period in Group A, B, E, F, H, I, M, U, R1, R2 and S occupancy code, the fee for each fire/medical false alarm after three fire/medical false alarms shall be as specified in Appendix A; after seven fire/medical false alarms the fee shall be as specified in Appendix A.

(e)

The chief shall assess the permit holder a fee for each fire false alarm notification emitted from the alarm site. If, within a 12- month permit period in Group R3 occupancy code, the fee for each fire false alarm after three fire false alarms shall be as specified in Appendix A; after seven fire false alarms the fee shall be as specified in Appendix A.

(f)

The permit holder will be exempt from any fee charged for a false alarm notification which is later shown to have been, in the chief's sole determination, justified or which was due to a natural or manmade catastrophe or other situation specifically exempted by the chief.

(g)

An alarm user shall pay a fee as specified in Appendix A for failure to provide a responder within 45 minutes when requested by a member of the public safety authority.

(Ord. No. 2007-05-041, § 2(3.5-15), 5-1-2007; Ord. No. 2008-08-078, 8-19-2008; Ord. No. 2009-10-072, § 3, 10-6-2009; Ord. No. 2018-03-024, § 5, 3-20-2018)