(a) A charge of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be assessed for each false alarm received through any emergency alarm service which the City has given permission to be installed. Such fee shall be assessed against the owner or operator of the business or residence for the alarm with which the false alarm is associated.
(Ord. 1992-27. Passed 4-13-92.)
(Ord. 1992-27. Passed 4-13-92.)
(b) Notwithstanding the fee to be assessed, as set forth in subsection (a) hereof, no charge shall be made for the first false alarm; nor shall there be any charge for a false alarm to which there is no response by the Police or Fire Divisions, nor when the cause has been proven to be an act of God, or when it has been established to the satisfaction of the Police Chief or Fire Chief that the owner or operator of the business or residence could not have prevented it with the exercise of ordinary care.
(c) Any charge for a false alarm, as provided for in subsection (a) hereof, which remains unpaid for thirty days after the date of invoice, shall result in the cancellation of the permit.
(Ord. 1982-42. Passed 11-9-82.)