8-1-5: FALSE ALARMS RESULTING FROM AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS:
   (A)   Definitions:
    AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS: Any signaling device which is electronically operated and which automatically sends visual and audible signals over a signal line to be registered by indicators at a monitoring panel in a receiving terminal at the fire department of the city.
   AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS; FALSE ALARMS: The activation of an automatic fire alarm system through mechanical failure, malfunction, improper installation or the negligence of the owner or lessee of an automatic fire alarm system, or of his agents or employees. Automatic fire alarm system false alarm, does not include alarm signals activated by violent conditions of nature, telephone line interruptions, acts of God or other extraordinary circumstances not reasonably subject to the control by the owner or lessee of an automatic fire alarm system.
   (B)   Automatic Fire Alarm System; False Alarm Service Charge: Any owner or lessee of an automatic fire alarm system shall be charged a service charge of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for each automatic fire alarm system false alarm in excess of one in any one 6-month period. (Ord. 565, 3-15-1993)