(A) A fire alarm user shall be charged a service charge as set forth in the fine schedule below for each false alarm if such false fire alarm is:
(1) Given intentionally;
(2) Due or caused by a lack of required maintenance as specified in the National Fire Protection Association Code § 72; or
(3) Resulting from any test, repair, alteration or addition to the fire protection system without prior notification thereof to the Fire Department.
(B) A fire alarm user shall be charged for a false alarm in the following manner:
(1) For the first and second false alarms in a 365-day period, such period beginning on the date of the first fire alarm and ending 365 days thereafter, a warning letter will be issued; and
(2) For each additional and subsequent false alarm in a 365 day period, as defined in division (1) above, a service charge of $500 will be assessed.
(C) Payment of surcharge: all permit fee surcharges assessed pursuant to division (B) above and as specified from time to time in the city’s fee and fine schedule shall be paid by the alarm user within 30 days after billing. No permits shall be renewed or reissued for police or for fire alarms unless and until all prior permit fee surcharges have been paid.
(Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017; Ord. 2023-003, passed 1-10-2023)