971.07 EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS; OPERATION AND SERVICE.

   (a)    All equipment used in installation for which a permit is required shall meet the applicable standards of the Underwriters Laboratories or the National Fire Protection Association or other recognized industry standard. The applicant may be required to submit evidence of the reliability and suitability of the equipment to be installed.

   (b)   The sensory mechanism used in connection with such devices shall be adjusted to suppress false indications of fire or intrusion so that the devices shall not be actuated by impulses due to transient pressure change in waterpipes, short flashes of light, wind noises such as the rattling or vibrating of doors or windows, vehicular noise adjacent to the installation or other forces related to genuine alarms.

   (c)   All components comprising such device shall be maintained by the owner or lessee in good repair to assure reliability of operation.

   (d)    Each alarm equipment supplier that sells or leases to a person an automatic protection device which is installed on such person's premises in the Municipality shall furnish that person with instructions as to the way the device operates, along with maintenance instructions.

   (e)   Each alarm equipment supplier shall also furnish the Mayor with a copy of the instructions as to the way the device operates. If the Mayor finds such to be incomplete, unclear or otherwise inadequate, he may require the alarm equipment supplier to have the same revised to meet his approval and then promptly have copies distributed to persons for whom installation of such devices are made.

   (f)   Each alarm equipment supplier that sells or leases to a person an automatic protection device which is installed on such person's premises in the Municipality for which a permit is required shall provide for receiving calls for service, directly or through an agent, on a twenty-four hour basis, seven days a week, and shall respond to such calls within eight hours of the time they are received by the alarm equipment supplier or the agent thereof.

   (g)   At the time of installation each alarm equipment supplier shall furnish to the person for whom an automatic protection device has been installed, written information as to how service can be obtained at any time, including the telephone number to call for service; and such person shall be responsible for having the device repaired as quickly as possible after he learns, either from his own sources or from notification by the Municipality, that the device is not working properly.

   (h)    The Mayor, or any officer designated by him, shall have the authority, at reasonable time, and upon oral notice, to enter upon any premises within the Municipality to inspect the installation and operation of an automatic protection device or signaling device, the purpose of which is to report an emergency to the police or fire stations.

   (i)   All equipment, the use or installation of which is subject to this chapter, shall be maintained in good operating condition. Repairs shall be made whenever necessary to assure proper operation.

   (j)   If any automatic detection or signaling device is not properly maintained or results in the reporting of ten or more false alarms in any twelve-month period, the Building Commissioner shall serve written notice upon the permit holder of his intent to revoke the permit. Such notice shall be given not less than seven days prior to revocation. Such notice shall state the right of the permit holder to appeal to Council. If an appeal is filed in writing, Council shall hold a hearing on the matter and shall render a decision on the basis of the facts presented. Council's decision shall be final. In the event no appeal is filed, the Mayor shall cancel the permit. The connection to the alarm console in the Police or Fire Departments shall be removed or rendered inoperative upon cancellation of the permit.

   (k)   Any device designed to emit an alarm upon detection of smoke, fire or unauthorized intrusion shall constitute a nuisance if ten or more false alarms are emitted and reported to the Police or Fire Departments, or both, in any twelve-month period. In that event, the Law Director shall take appropriate civil or criminal action to abate such nuisance.

(Ord. 2020-38. Passed 2-15-21.)