A. Service Charges: The owner or tenant shall be charged for alarm protection malfunctions and/or false alarms generating true alarm conditions in excess of three (3) per calendar year. A service charge as set forth in section 1-3-1 of this code shall be billed for each false alarm thereafter in any twelve (12) month period, except as provided in this chapter.
1. Should a false alarm be transmitted by a piece of electronic equipment under service by an alarm company, there shall be no charge for a false alarm provided the alarm holder gives the village safety inspector proof that the defect is being corrected.
2. In the event false alarms or trouble alarms continue during any twelve (12) month period, the village may direct the company maintaining the village monitoring equipment to disconnect the premises from which such false or trouble alarms originate, from such equipment. Reconnection of such premises to the monitoring equipment shall not be made until all false alarm fees as set forth in section 1-3-1 of this code, and a reconnection charge of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), have been paid to the village.
3. No person, other than a fire official, shall cause a fire alarm system to be reset once an alarm has been activated. This section will not apply to alarms generated for testing or fire drills when the village communications facilities have been notified in advance of the testing or drill.
4. Alarm system audiovisual warning devices may be silenced by the building owner/occupant, but only after a thorough search of the building has been conducted and it has been determined that no fire or other emergency exists.
5. Resetting of a fire alarm prior to the arrival of the fire department will constitute a false alarm.
B. Grace Period: Upon written request, a thirty (30) day grace period for new alarm systems or for major modification or additions to existing alarm systems shall be granted upon approval by the village safety inspector.
C. Failure To Pay/Revocation: The licensed fire detection system user shall be responsible for the payment of all false alarm fees assessed. Failure to remit payment for false alarm fees within ninety (90) days of the date of invoice may result in the revocation of the fire alarm user's license. (Ord. 16-01-03, 1-18-2016)