A. A responsible party shall be assessed a false fire alarm fine for the third, and any subsequent, false fire alarm occurring on the same property or premises within any twelve (12) month period. The amounts of the false fire alarm fines shall be established by resolution of the city council. The fines may be different for commercial property and residential property.
B. False fire alarms shall not be counted in assessing false fire alarm fines under either of the following circumstances:
1. Following a written request for a determination by the responsible party and presentation of evidence by the responsible party, the fire chief has determined that the responsible party has taken all reasonable measures to eliminate the cause or causes of the false fire alarms;
2. The false fire alarm was caused by an act of nature or natural disaster. (Ord. 2012-035 § 1)