§ 26-83. Transmission of excessive false alarms, grounds for revocation of permit.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to transmit more than three false fire alarms within any calendar year from any single alarm system.

(b)

More than ten false alarms in one calendar year from any single alarm system may constitute grounds for revocation of the alarm user's permit for that location.

(c)

If city records show ten or more false alarms within a calendar year for any alarmed premises:

(1)

The police department shall notify the alarm user by certified mail or personal delivery, that their alarm user permit shall be revoked 30 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery. The alarm user shall have 14 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to submit a written report to the police department describing what actions taken or to be taken to identify and eliminate the cause of the false alarms, and to request that their alarm user permit be reinstated.

(2)

If the alarm user submits a written report requesting reinstatement of their alarm user permit, the police department shall determine within 14 days of receiving the written report if the action taken or to be taken will substantially reduce the likelihood of false alarms. If it is determined that the action will substantially reduce the likelihood of false alarms, the police department shall notify the alarm user, via certified mail or personal delivery, that the request to reinstate the alarm user permit has been approved.

(Code 1968, § 15-67; Code 1996, § 26-83; Ord. No. F-0178, § 1, 10-20-1997; Ord. No. F-1990, § 1, 1-3-2017)