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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1585 PAGE FOUR annunciator shall have until~hne (1) year from and after this section becomes e~ective to comply. (b) Maintenance Notification The alarm user shall contact the Police Depart- ment's communication supervisor prior to any service, test, repair, maintenance, alteration or installation of an alarm system which might produce a false alarm. Any alarm activated where such prior notice has been given shall not constitute a false alarm. (c) Power Supply Alarm systems shall be supplied with an unin- terruptible power supply in such a manner that the failure or interruption of normal utility electricity will not activate the alarm system. The power supply must be capable of at least four (4) hours of operation. (d) Repairs When any false alarm caused by a malfunction of an alarm system has occurred, the alarm user shall cause the alarm system to be repaired to eliminate the malfunction. The alarm system annunciator shall be disconnected while repairs are made. (e) Direct Dial Telephone Devices On or after the effective date of this article, no person shall install any alarm system which directly dials any telephone number of the Santa Ana Police Department except as may hereafter be designated by the Chief of Police. Any exist- ing alarm system of this type will have (90) days 'from the effective date of this article to comply by reprogramming to another source. SECTION 10-280. FALSE ALARM PENALTY ASSESSMENT When any emergency alarms, messages, signals, or notices are received by the Police Department showing that an alarm user has failed to meet any of the requirements of this article, the Chief of Police is authorized to demand that the user of that alarm system disconnect the system until it is made to comply with said requirements. Any person having an alarm system which results in a police response in which the alarm proves to be a false alarm, shall pay a penalty assessment fee to the City of Santa Ana as follows: (a) False alarms received by the Police Department from alarm systems which are in existence at the time of the adoption of this article and which are in excess of the maximum allowable number, as set forth below, shall result in a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) penalty assessment: More than one (1) in any thirty (30) day period; or more than two (2) within any ninety (90) day period; or more than three (3) within any one hundred eighty (180)