(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly start or spread any false alarm of fire, riot, explosion, civil disturbance or other breach of the peace in the city.
(B) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to report the existence of a fire or other emergency to the police, fire department or any other agency empowered to deal with an emergency when such person knows the report to be false.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to report or cause to be reported to any police agency any information concerning the commission of any offense or other incident, which would require police action, when he knows that no such offense or other incident has occurred; or he knows the information is false or that he has no such information.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly give false information to the effect that a bomb will be exploded or that any other serious hazard exists in any public conveyance, church, school, theater, auditorium, assembly hall, factory, warehouse, industrial, commercial or residential buildings or any other place used for public gatherings.
(D) Any person, firm, or corporation having a burglar, holdup, fire, medical or any type of intrusion alarm shall be charged a fee of $50 for the first false alarm responded to by the police department or other agency or department of the city within a calendar year and $75 for each other false alarm so responded to thereafter within a calendar year. If the possessor of the alarm demonstrates to the satisfaction of the police chief that the false alarm was not the result of negligence or improper maintenance such fee may be waived. The failure to pay such fee within 30 days of the rendition of the statement therefore, shall result in the alarm being disconnected.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to use or cause to be used any telephone or electronic device or attachment that automatically selects a public primary telephone trunk line of the police department, fire department, or any other department or bureau of the city, and then reproduces any prerecorded message to report any burglary or other emergency.
(F) Any person, firm or corporation operating an alarm system connected with or alerting the communication center of the city shall pay an initial installation or connection fee of $ and a monitoring fee of $ annually. The failure to pay such fees within 30 days of the rendition of the statement therefore shall result in the disconnection of the alarm.
(G) The maintenance and repair of all alarm systems, including each and every component thereof, shall be the responsibility of the owner of such alarm. All alarms shall be compatible with the communications system of the city.
(H) The owner or agent of any property serviced by an alarm system which is connected with the communications center of the city shall immediately respond and report to the location of the alarm at the request of the Police Department upon any activation or reporting by said alarm system; the failure to respond after notice and request by the Police Department or any agency or agent thereof, shall be a basis for the disconnection of said alarm system.
(I) Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this section shall be subject to a fine according to the Uniform Fine Schedule in § 10.99.
(Ord. 906, passed 7-23-97; Am. Ord. 1326, passed 2-20-08
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