(A) No person or company that owns or controls a premises located within the city shall permit a security alarm system to be erroneously activated on or at said premises.
(B) For each erroneous activation of a security alarm system located within the city, except for the first five erroneous activations thereof in each calendar year the person or company that owns or controls a premises upon which is located the security alarm system, shall be charged and assessed a fee of $25 for each erroneous activation of such security alarm system during the calendar year. After ten erroneous activations during any calendar year, the person or company that owns or controls a premises upon which is located the security alarm system, shall be charged and assessed a fee of $50 for each erroneous activation.
(C) The following shall not be included when computing the number of erroneous activations which have occurred:
(1) Any erroneous activation which was caused by a storm, lightning, fire, earthquake, or other acts of God; or
(2) Any erroneous activation which was caused by failure of a utility system, such as water, electric, gas, etc.
(D) The Chief of Police shall maintain a record of all erroneous activations or false alarms. After three erroneous activations during any calendar year the Chief of Police shall issue a warning letter to the person or company that owns or controls the premises upon which the erroneous activations have occurred advising the person or company of the number of erroneous activations that have occurred thus far and that should six or more erroneous activations occur during the remainder of the calendar year a fee will be assessed. At such time a person or company has an erroneous activation that warrants a fee as set forth in this section, the Chief of Police shall notify the City Clerk. The City Clerk shall thereupon issue a bill for the appropriate fee to the person or company for payment within 30 days.
(Ord. 5-2008, passed 6-9-08)