(A) The holder of an alarm permit or the person in control of an alarm system shall be subject to warnings and suspension or loss of his or her permit depending on the number of false alarm notifications emitted from an alarm system within a 12-month period, based upon the following schedule:
Number of False Alarm Notifications | Action Taken |
1 | Written notice |
2 | Written notice |
3 | Written notice |
4 | Warning letter |
5 | $100 fine and suspension |
6 | Revocation of permit and $20 fine |
(B) Any person, operating a nonpermitted alarm system will be subject to a citation and assessment of a $50 fee for each F.A.N., without benefit of the notifications provided for in division (A) of this section. Subsequent submittal of an alarm permit application may provide for a waiver of subsequent fee assessments, but each F.A.N., previously received, shall be counted in accumulating the total notifications as referenced in division (A) of this section. The operation of a nonpermitted alarm system will result in a $50 fee. Further, the operation of an alarm system after the revocation of the alarm permit will result in a fine equal to the maximum fine listed in § 92.11(A).
(C) Alarm activations, caused by an actual criminal offense or with evidence of a criminal attempt, or with evidence of an actual fire, shall not be counted in accumulating the total of five notifications.
(D) Any alarm owner receiving a false alarm notification pursuant to the terms of this chapter shall have the opportunity to request a review thereof. The request for review shall be in writing and sent to the Mayor within 30 days after the false alarm notification is issued. Upon receipt of a written request for review, the Mayor shall direct the Alarm Administrator and a designee of the County Sheriff’s Department or City Fire Department to meet with the alarm owner to consider the request for review. Within 30 days after the meeting, the Alarm Administrator shall either uphold or revoke the false alarm notification and shall give written notification to the alarm owner of his or her decision.
(Prior Code, § 1066.11) (Ord. 94-19, passed 12-20-1994; Ord. 02-10, passed 8-27-2002)