A. An alarm user, whether they hold an alarm user’s permit or not, shall be liable to the city for the costs of the police department responding to false alarms (based upon the service requested in the alarm dispatch request). A false alarm response fee shall be paid to the city for every false alarm occurring after the first false alarm has been received from any alarm system within any consecutive twelve (12) month period. No fee shall be charged for false alarms occurring within thirty (30) days following initial installation of any new alarm provided the system otherwise complies with the requirements of this chapter.
B. The fees required in this section shall be established by resolution of the city council and shall be in an amount to reimburse the police department for its reasonable costs to respond to false alarms based upon the level of service provided. The fee shall be assessed based on the service requested in the alarm dispatch request. For example, if an alarm dispatch request reports a burglary, then the fee assessed shall be based on the level of service provided to respond to a burglary.
C. The city shall provide notice at the time of imposing a fee under this section that the party against whom the fee or fine has been assessed or imposed has the right to appeal pursuant to section 8.48.145.
(Ord. 2013-07-1456 § 1 (part))