729.08 EQUIPMENT STANDARDS; MAINTENANCE; INSTRUCTIONS; INSPECTIONS; REVOCATION OF PERMITS.
(a) All equipment used in installations for which a permit is required under this chapter shall meet the applicable standards of Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., the National Fire Protection Association and/or another recognized industry standard. The applicant may be required to submit evidence of the reliability and suitability of the equipment to be installed before a permit is issued or thereafter.
(b) The sensory mechanism used in connection with such devices must be adjusted to suppress false indications of fire or intrusion so that the devices will not be actuated by impulses due to transient pressure change in water pipes, short flashes of light, wind noises such as the rattling or vibrating of doors or windows, vehicular noise adjacent to the installation or other forces unrelated to genuine alarms.
(c) All components comprising such a device must be maintained by the owner, lessee and/or user in good repair to ensure reliability of operations.
(d) Each alarm equipment supplier that sells or leases an automatic protection device which is installed on any premises in the City shall furnish instructions for the operation and maintenance of such device to the purchaser or lessee.
(e) At the time of installation, each alarm equipment supplier shall furnish to the person for whom an alarm system has been installed, written information as to how service can be obtained at anytime, including the telephone number to call for service. Such user shall be responsible for having the device repaired as quickly as possible after learning, either from his or her own sources or from notification by the City, that the device is not working properly.
(f) Any City official may, at reasonable times and upon prior notice, where possible, enter upon any premises within the City to inspect the installation and operation of an automatic protection device or signaling device, the purpose of which device is to report an emergency to the police and/or fire station. Such official may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a warrant to enter under circumstances where the owner or person in charge refuses or neglects entrance, or is absent, to inspect the equipment. Where there is insufficient time to reasonably obtain a search warrant under urgent circumstances, the safety forces may enter the property to abate a nuisance or conduct a required investigation.
(g) All equipment referred to in this chapter shall be maintained in good operating condition. Any City official may require that repairs be made whenever the official has determined that such are necessary to ensure proper operation.
(h) For a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, for an incomplete or untruthful application, for failure to properly maintain an installation or for four or more false alarms in any twelve-month period, the Safety Director may serve written notice upon a permit holder, at the permittee's application address, of intent to revoke his or her permit. Such notice shall be given not less than seven days prior to revocation. Such notice shall state the right of the permit holder to appeal to the Safety Director in writing within seven days of the order. If an appeal is filed, the Safety Director shall hold a quasi-judicial hearing on the issues and any interested party may be present, represented by an attorney and permitted to bring witnesses and to examine and cross-examine any witness. The Safety Director shall render a decision on the basis of the facts presented. The decision shall be final. If no appeal is filed, the permit shall be cancelled. Upon cancellation, the Chief of Police and/or the Fire Chief shall take whatever steps are necessary to disconnect the alarm. Any service of notice shall be complete by leaving it at the place where the equipment is located or with a person living or working at such place or by delivery to a place indicated on the permit or any application.
(Ord. 1999-143. Passed 9-27-99.)