(A) False alarms. Any person, defined as any individual, or any business entity or corporation or any agents or employees thereof, will not be billed for the first two false alarm responses during a 12 month period, if the false alarms are given in the reasonable and good faith belief that at emergency does exist. A third false alarm in a 12 month period from the same person, including the same business entity or corporation or any agents or employees thereof, shall incur a flat charge a $500 for the call, regardless of whether the third false alarm is in good faith or not. Any person, to include any business entity or corporation or any agents or employees thereof, who makes a false alarm in bad faith, meaning they knew or should have known that the alarm was false, shall be charged a flat call charge of $500 in all cases.
(B) Non-emergency activity. The City Council, at the recommendation of the Fire Department, shall have the discretion to charge an appropriate fee to the property owner for Fire Department assistance provided in non-emergency situations. This may include, but is not limited to, disaster site cleanup, protective sandbagging during flood alerts, and hosing down construction or demolition sites to avoid excessive dust or air pollution.
(Ord. 291, passed 3-21-2012)