(A) Responsibility Of Owner: Each owner of an automatic protection device or signaling device shall be responsible for any false alarms transmitted by such device. (Ord. 95-O-04, 3-27-1995)
(B) False Alarm Charges: To cover the costs of responding to false alarms, the owner shall pay to the Village for each false alarm in excess of two (2) in any calendar year transmitted by any automatic protection device or signaling device, the following amounts:
Alarms | Service Charge | |
Alarms | Service Charge | |
Residential: | ||
Third false alarm | $ 35.00 | |
Fourth false alarm | 35.00 | |
Fifth and each subsequent false alarm | 50.00 | |
Business: | ||
Third false alarm | 50.00 | |
Fourth false alarm | 50.00 | |
Fifth and each subsequent false alarm | 100.00 | |
(Ord. 08-O-06, 4-14-2008)
(C) Exceptions: The charges provided for in subsection (B) of this section shall not be applicable until the expiration of thirty (30) days from and after the date of initial installation of any such device. Where there is a positive indication, satisfactory to the Chief of Police, that a false alarm was caused by off site transmission line problems under the jurisdiction of the telephone company, there shall be no charge and such false alarms shall not count in the above schedule. (Ord. 95-O-04, 3-27-1995)