(A) An alarm user shall:
(1) Cause an adjustment to be made to the sensory mechanisms of an alarm system so that the alarm system will not be activated by forces unrelated to actual unauthorized intrusions or emergencies.
(2) Maintain the premises containing an alarm system in a manner that ensures proper operation of the alarm system.
(3) Comply with applicable Underwriters Laboratories restrictions or guidelines with reference to the alarm system or alarm equipment.
(4) Adjust the mechanism so that an alarm signal will sound for not longer than or 15 minutes after being activated for systems operating under Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. standards 365 or 609, or ten minutes after being activated for all other systems.
(5) Provide personnel who will, within 30 minutes after being notified, reset the alarm system and provide access to the premises. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit or prevent the authority of public safety personnel to forcibly enter a premises when authorized by law.
(6) Maintain at the alarm site a complete set of legible written operating instructions for each alarm system installed at that site.
(B) If the alarm user, or his or her designee, fails to respond to the alarm site within 30 minutes to reset the alarm system and provide access to the premises, a fee will be assessed to the alarm user in the manner set forth in § 99.06, in addition to the actual expenses incurred in securing the premises and any other fees authorized by this chapter.
(Ord. 2001-19, passed 6-12-01)