(A) As a condition of any alarm system registration issued under the provisions of this article, the principal shall agree to pay, and where applicable pay, to the city an amount to reimburse the city for its costs for any false alarms generated by the principal’s alarm system, within 30 days of the invoice by the city therefor, as described in the Master Fee Schedule. For purposes of this section, a principal’s registration term shall mean the registration period described in accordance with section 8-91. For purposes of the above described reimbursement amount schedule, a false alarm shall not be included if an activation of the alarm system was, as determined by the coordinator, caused by extraordinary circumstances not reasonably subject to control by the principal or the principal’s immediate family, tenants or employees (as may be appropriate under the circumstances). There is a presumption that a false alarm was reasonably subject to control by the principal.
(B) In addition to the false alarm reimbursement amounts provided in paragraph (A) of this section, the coordinator may revoke the registration of any alarm system having over 15 false alarms within one year or whenever a false alarm charge becomes delinquent. Written notice of the revocation of registration shall be mailed to the principal. The principal shall cause the alarm system to be removed from the protected premises within 15 days thereafter, unless the principal has requested such revocation in accordance with subsection (D) of this section.
(C) Any principal who has been assessed a false alarm charge may, within ten days of mailing the invoice assessing such charge, in writing, request the coordinator to review the assessment. Such request shall mean that the false alarm charge shall not be due until ten days following a response by the coordinator. Along with the request for review by the coordinator, the principal may communicate factual information to support the assertion that the false alarm charge should not be assessed. The burden of proving that an alarm was not a false alarm shall be on the principal. The coordinator shall make a determination in writing within ten days of such request.
(D) Any principal may appeal the coordinator’s decision regarding the:
(1) Withholding of certification required by section 8-91
(2) Revocation of registration; or
(3) Upholding a false alarm charge; by filing a written notice requesting a review with the coordinator within 15 days after the notice of the coordinator’s decision is mailed.
(Ord. 2797, § 1, passed 7-11-1994; Ord. 3238, § 8, passed 12-9-2002; Ord. 3499, § 6, passed 3-9-2009)