(A) Operation and maintenance. The alarm user must maintain the alarm system and premises in a manner that will minimize or eliminate false alarms.
(B) Signed statement. Within five days of notification of each false alarm, the alarm user must submit a signed statement to the Brooklyn Park Police Department or Fire Department, stating the apparent cause of the false alarm and the measure(s) taken or to be taken to remedy the problem. An administrative penalty of $25 must be paid by the alarm user to the city for each signed statement not returned to the city within five days. Payment of these penalties may be enforced by civil action.
(C) Penalties. An administrative penalty must be paid by the alarm user to the city for each false alarm in excess of three during a calendar year. The penalty shall be $50 for the fourth alarm and shall increase by the sum of $25 for each succeeding false alarm thereafter. Payment of these penalties may be enforced by civil action.
(D) Hearing. An alarm user who receives an administrative citation including a change under this chapter may request a hearing before a hearing officer to contest the charge under the City of Brooklyn Park Administrative Penalties Program, as outlined in Chapter 37.
('72 Code, § 1025:05) (Ord. 1994-752, passed 1-10-94; Am. Ord. 2003-996, passed 4-14-03)