(A) Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, FALSE ALARM shall be defined as an alarm that is received by the Police Department as genuine when no emergency actually exists; or an alarm that is made when no emergency actually exists due to alarm equipment failure.
(B) No person shall allow, cause, or fail to prevent the transmission of an emergency alarm system, directed to the Police Department, serving a premises occupied or under their control, of more than three false alarms within a twelve month period. An alarm triggered by an electric thunderstorm or other inclement weather shall not be considered a false alarm
(C) Testing of equipment. No person shall initiate or cause to be initiated a test of any alarm system without first obtaining the approval of the Police Department. Failure to do so shall be deemed a false alarm.
(D) Alarm activity log. It shall be the duty of the owner or the person in charge of the facility that has an emergency alarm system to record a log, the date, time of each alarm activity, the cause and nature of each alarm, and the dates and nature of any service, installation, or maintenance of the alarm system and its components. The foregoing information shall be made available to the Police Department upon request.
(Ord. 2000-03, passed 6-19-00) Penalty, see § 97.99