(A) Any alarm system which has four (4) or more false alarms within a permit year shall be subject to permit revocation as provided herein.
(B) If the chief records four (4) or more false alarms within the permit year for any alarm system:
1. The chief shall notify the alarm subscriber and the alarm installer providing service or inspection to the subscriber by certified mail of such fact and direct that subscriber to submit a report to the chief within ten (10) days of receipt of the notice describing actions taken or to be taken to discover and eliminate the cause of the false alarms.
2. If the alarm subscriber submits a report as directed the chief shall determine if the actions taken or to be taken will prevent the occurrence of false alarms. If he determines that the actions will prevent the occurrence of false alarms, he shall notify the alarm subscriber and the relevant alarm installer in writing that the permit will not be revoked at that time and that if one more false alarm occurs within the permit year, the permit may be summarily revoked. (Ord. 1463, 11-3-1980)
3. If no report is submitted, or if the chief of the concerned department determines that the actions taken or to be taken will not prevent the occurrence of false alarms, the chief shall give notice by certified mail to the subscriber that the permit will be revoked without further notice on the tenth day after the date of the notice if the subscriber does not file a written request within that period for a closed hearing before the Lewistown city commission. (Ord. 1463, 11-3-1980; amd. Ord. 1664, 1-3-2000)
4. If a hearing is requested, written notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be served on the subscriber by the chief at least ten (10) days prior to the date set for the hearing, which shall be set for not more than twenty one (21) nor less than ten (10) days after the filing of the request for hearing. (Ord. 1463, 11-3-1980)
5. The hearing shall occur before the city commission and the chief. The alarm subscriber shall have the right to present written and oral evidence, subject to the right of cross examination. If the city commission determines that four (4) or more false alarms have taken place, the city commission shall issue written findings to that effect and an order revoking the subscriber's permit. (Ord. 1463, 11-3-1980; amd. Ord. 1664, 1-3-2000)
6. An alarm subscriber shall immediately discontinue use of the alarm system upon being notified of the revocation of a permit.
7. An alarm subscriber whose permit has been revoked may apply for a revoked subscriber's permit as provided in section 6-11-4 of this chapter. The chief shall not be required to issue a revoked subscriber's permit unless he is satisfied that the subscriber's system has been properly serviced and its deficiencies corrected. The chief may impose reasonable restrictions and conditions upon the subscriber before issuing a revoked subscriber's permit.
(C) Each permit holder from the fire department shall be responsible for the actual cost to the city for manpower, equipment and apparatus responding to a malfunction or a false alarm of such private fire alarm system. (Ord. 1463, 11-3-1980)