§ 100.09 REMEDIES AND PENALTIES.

   (A)   The enforcement official has the authority to order a fire watch in accordance with adopted codes, due to repetitive nuisance fire alarms and/or false fire alarms, until corrective action is taken, or to revoke the occupancy certificate for the premises by written notice to the owner of the premises, for any of the following reasons:

      (1)   Failure to meet all requirements or pay the fees provided for in this chapter within 15 days after the notice is mailed to the owner;

      (2)   Failure of the owner to provide a written report of service/repair required by this chapter;

      (3)   A fourth false fire alarm or nuisance fire alarm at a premises for which a fee is charged pursuant to this chapter as a result of the failure of the owner to take corrective action to eliminate the cause of the false fire alarm or nuisance fire alarm; or

      (4)   The failure of a person notified pursuant to §§ 100.03(E)(2) and 100.06(B)(1) to appear within one hour after being notified to respond, if such failure to timely response occurs four or more times within a calendar year.

   (B)   The written notice to disconnect or deactivate shall be mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested to the owner and shall specify the date on which the owner shall be required to disconnect or deactivate the fire alarm system. This date shall be at least 15 days after the notice is mailed to the owner. The owner may appeal the order of the enforcement official pursuant to § 100.10.

   (C)   Each building affected because the signal from the fire alarm system has been disconnected or deactivated shall be required to establish a fire watch until the fire alarm system has been returned to service. Duties of the fire watch may include notifying the Fire Department and building occupants of an emergency, preventing a fire from occurring, or extinguishing small fires.

   (D)   The owner is responsible for paying all costs associated with establishing a fire watch.

   (E)   The enforcement official has the authority to temporarily suspend the occupancy certificate of the premises until all outstanding repairs are made on the fire alarm system or if the fire watch is not maintained to the satisfaction of the enforcement official.

   (F)   The enforcement official shall have the authority to direct the owner of the premises to silence an activated fire alarm system, have corrective action taken and thereafter reset it.

   (G)   Anyone convicted of falsifying reports as required under this chapter is subject to maximum penalty as established by state or local law.

(Ord. 989, passed 3-13-08)