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355 REL: 4/26/91 ORDINANCE NO. NS-2127 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTION 14-38 TO PROVIDE THAT THE AMOUNT OF THE PENALTY ASSESSMENTS FOR ACCIDENTAL ALARMS RECEIVED BY THE SANTA ANA FIRE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE SET BY RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That section 14-38 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 14-38. Accidental alarms (section 11.303). Section 11.303 is added to the Uniform Fire Code, to read as follows: Section 11. 303. (a) As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings: "accidental alarm" means an alarm, message, signal, or notice received by the fire department as a result of the failure of a fire alarm system to function properly. "manually activated alarm system" means a non-residential alarm system which is activated while the business is open and/or occupied and activated by the deliberate acts of an employee, or a residential alarm system designed to be activated by a tenant from within a residential unit. It does not include manual pull stations activated from areas accessible to the public. "automatic alarm system" means an alarm system other than a manually activated alarm system. It does not include manual pull stations activated from areas accessible to the public. (b) When accidental alarms are received by the fire department, the fire chief is authorized to demand that the user of the responsible fire alarm system correct, replace, or disconnect such system. (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, any person having an alarm system which results in a fire department response in which the alarm proves to be an accidental alarm shall pay a penalty assessment fee to the city as follows: 1