(a) The Police Department shall respond to proper notification of the activation of an alarm system without charge, except that:
(1) The person in control of the property on which an alarm system is installed shall be charged one hundred dollars ($100.00) when he or she or his or her agent or employee intentionally or knowingly activates the alarm system for any reason other than an emergency or threat of an emergency.
(2) The person in control of the property on which an alarm system is installed shall be charged in accordance with the following schedule for responses to false alarms within any twelve-month period:
A. For the first three false alarms: No charge
B. For the fourth and fifth false alarms: $50.00
C. For the sixth through tenth false alarms: $100.00
D. For false alarms in excess of ten: $250.00
(b) All billing for false charges shall be within thirty days of occurrence.
(c) Any false alarm charges remaining unpaid after thirty days of the date of billing, shall be cause for cancellation of the alarm permit by the Director of Public Safety. Four or more thirty-day violations (more than two false alarms within a thirty-day period) within a calendar year, shall also be cause for cancellation of the alarm permit by the Director of Public Safety.
(d) If there is a response by the Police or Fire Department to a false alarm, and it can be proven that the false alarm resulted from improper installation and/or servicing by the alarm business and/or agent, the alarm business shall be charged one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(Ord. 9523-2008. Passed 11-18-08.)