SEC. 11-88. FIRE ALARM SYSTEM RETURN TO SERVICE.

   (A)   After the responsible person has taken corrective action to remedy the cause of the disconnect or deactivation of the fire alarm system, a fire alarm system may be returned to service upon enforcement official approval.

   (B)   In making a request for a fire alarm system reactivation, the responsible person shall have the burden of proving that corrective action has been taken.

   (C)   Prior to approving the reactivation of the fire alarm system, the enforcement official shall have the right to inspect and test the fire alarm system.

   (D)   The enforcement official shall not approve the reactivation if the responsible person has failed to pay any fee or fine pursuant to this chapter.

(Ord. 2951)

SEC. 11-89. EXEMPTIONS.

   Unless preempted by applicable law, local, state, and federal government facilities (including educational use groups) are not exempt from the provisions of this chapter and must pay assessed fees and otherwise comply with all requirements of this chapter.

(Ord. 2951)

SEC. 11-90. CONFIDENTIALITY.

   To the extent allowed by local, state, and federal laws, information contained in and gathered through the alarm notifications, records relating to alarm dispatch requests, and applications for appeals shall be held in confidence by all employees or representatives of the municipality and by any third-party administrator or employees of a third-party administrator with access to such information.

(Ord. 2951)

SEC. 11-91. GOVERNMENT IMMUNITY.

   Notification to the fire department of a fire alarm system is not intended to, nor will it create a contract, duty, or obligation, either expressed or implied, of response. Any and all liability and consequential damage resulting from the failure to respond to a notification is hereby disclaimed and governmental immunity as provided by law is retained. The fire alarm system owner acknowledges that fire department response may be based on factors such as availability of fire department units, priority of calls, weather conditions, traffic conditions, emergency conditions, staffing levels, and/or adopted fire alarm codes. The city, its officers, employees, and agents shall not assume any duty or responsibility for the installation, maintenance, operation, repair, or effectiveness of any privately owned fire alarm system, those duties or responsibilities being solely those of the occupant/owner of the premises.

(Ord. 2951)

ARTICLE III. ARCADES

SEC. 11-130. DEFINITIONS.

   For the purpose of this article, the following words shall have the following meanings:

   (A)   ARCADE - Any place of business open to the public containing five or more amusement devices on the premises.

   (B)   AMUSEMENT DEVICE - A machine on which a person plays a game involving some degree of skill, activated mechanically, electrically, electronically or by coins, including pinball machines and video games, but not including coin-operated pool tables, athletic devices, shuffleboard games and bowling machines.

   (C)   PRIMARY ARCADE - Any arcade that derives over 50 percent of its gross receipts from amusement devices.

(`64 Code, Sec. 12-6.1) (Ord. No. 2386)

SEC. 11-131. ARCADE PERMIT NOT REQUIRED.

   No person is required to obtain an arcade permit in order to operate an arcade. This section does not exempt persons operating arcades from compliance with any other requirements, including the requirement for another permit, business tax certificate or clearance, imposed by the code or by any ordinance, statute, rule or regulation.

(`64 Code, Sec. 12-6.2) (Ord. No. 2386, 2838)