(A) The purpose of this chapter is to encourage owners and alarm businesses to properly use and maintain the operational effectiveness of fire alarm systems in order to improve the reliability of fire alarm systems and reduce or eliminate false fire alarms and nuisance fire alarms.
(B) This chapter governs fire alarm systems intended to summon fire personnel, and requires registration, assessment of fees for excessive false fire alarms and nuisance fire alarms, provides procedures for repeat offenders, provides for the severability of the parts hereof if declared invalid, and provides an effective date.
(C) This chapter does not govern the individual homeowner installing his or her own fire alarm system. If once installed the fire alarm system becomes a monitor system as defined in this chapter, it will then be governed by this chapter.
(Ord. passed - -2007)