It shall be the duty of the occupant and/or owner of a residential, commercial or industrial building or other facility that has an automatic alarm system, to keep that alarm system maintained in good and proper working order. In the event that a failure of said automatic alarm system results in a false alarm to the New Castle Fire Department or the New Castle Police Department, the owner and/or occupant of said facility shall be fined as follows:
(A) Upon first false alarm, verbal notice.
(B) Upon second false alarm, written notice. Upon receipt of said written notice, the owner and/or occupant shall provide the New Castle Fire Department and/or the New Castle Police Department (the department issuing the verbal notice) with a certification from a third party authorized and properly certified or licensed to maintain and/or repair such automatic alarm systems that said alarm system has been inspected since the receipt of the most recent verbal notice issued pursuant to division (A) above, and said alarm system is currently in good and proper working order.
(C) If no such written notice is made to the New Castle Fire Department and/or New Castle Police Department after the owner/occupant receives said notice of the second false alarm, the owner/or occupant shall be fined the sum of $150 for all subsequent false alarms until such time as said written statement is provided to the New Castle Fire Department and/or New Castle Police Department.
(Ord. 3088, passed 3-17-97; Am. Ord. 3591, passed 3-15-10)