(a) False alarm charges shall be made as follows unless waived, for good cause, in writing, by the Director of Public Safety, or his designate.
(1) Residential users. No charge shall be made for the first two false alarms annually for a false alarm to which there is no response by the Police or Fire Department, or in the event of an alarm malfunction. A charge of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be made for the third false alarm annually, and a charge of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be made for each additional false alarm thereafter annually.
(2) Business users. No charge shall be made for the first two false alarms annually, for a false alarm to which there is no response by the Police or Fire Department, or in the event of an alarm malfunction. A charge of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be made for the third false alarm annually, and a charge of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be made for each additional false alarm thereafter annually.
(b) Residential and business false alarm charges shall apply only when there is a response by the Police or Fire Department. Any charge for a false alarm remaining unpaid thirty days after the date of the mailing of the invoice shall be cause for cancellation of the alarm and the permit therefor by the Director of Public Safety, or his designate. Five or more false alarms annually shall also be grounds for cancellation of the permit by the Director of Public Safety.
(c) If there is a response by the Police or Fire Department to a false alarm resulting from improper equipment, installation and/or servicing by the alarm business and/or agency, the Director of Public Safety, or his designate, may authorize a civil penalty against the alarm business of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per false alarm in addition to the amounts in subsection (a) hereof.
(Ord. 1989-53. Passed 3-7-89.)