The city council finds and determines that:
A. Repeated responses to false alarms by the fire department result in a significant and unnecessary expenditure of valuable and limited resources;
B. Repeated responses to false fire alarms by the fire department impair the department's readiness and responsiveness to calls for service which in turn increases risks to the public;
C. The reduction of false fire alarms will reduce public risks and protect the life, health, safety and welfare of city residents and the public;
D. For the reasons stated above, the city council finds that false fire alarms are detrimental to the public health, safety, welfare and the peace and quiet of the inhabitants of the city. The city council further finds that imposing fines for excessive false fire alarms will reduce the number of false fire alarms. This chapter is adopted in an effort to reduce the number of false fire alarms within the city. (Ord. 2012-035 § 1)