(A) If any alarm system produces three false alarms, the Chief of the involved department shall provide written notice of the fact, which shall be given by certified mail or delivery to the subscriber, asking the subscriber to take corrective action in regard to false alarms and informing subscriber of the false alarm fee schedule provided herein.
(B) Subscribers installing a new system or making substantial modifications to an existing system shall be entitled to a grace period during which alarms generated by such system shall be deemed non-false alarms. The grace period shall cease 30 days after installation of or modification to an alarm system. The Police and Fire Departments shall be notified of any modifications to any existing alarm system.
(C) Upon any alarm system producing a fourth, fifth or sixth false alarm within a calendar year, a fee of $50 per false alarm shall be charged to the subscriber; a system producing a seventh, eighth or ninth false alarm within the same calendar year, a fee of $75 per false alarm shall be charged to the subscriber; any alarm system producing ten or more false alarms within a calendar year, a fee of $100 per false alarm shall be charged to the subscriber.
(D) All fees assessed must be paid to the Village Clerk. A written appeal must be submitted to the Alarm Coordinator within three business days of fee assessment.
(Ord. 2062-90, passed 9-5-90; Am. Ord. 2174-92, passed 6-17-92)