Laserfiche WebLink
<br /> <br /> <br /> i <br /> i <br /> <br /> "Automatic alarm system" means an alarm system other than a manually <br /> activated alarm system. It does not include manual pull stations activated <br /> from areas accessible to the public. <br /> <br /> (b) When accidental alarms are received by the fire department, the <br /> fire chief is authorized to demand that the user of the responsible fire <br /> alarm system correct, replace, or disconnect such system. <br /> <br /> (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, any <br /> person having an alarm system which results in a fire department <br /> response in which the alarm proves to be an accidental alarm shall pay a <br /> penalty assessment fee to the city as follows: <br /> <br /> (1) Accidental alarms received by the city fire department from <br /> automatic alarm systems which are in excess of the maximum <br /> allowable number, as set forth in paragraph (3) of this subsection, <br /> shall result in an automatic alarm penalty assessment in such <br /> amount as shall be set by resolution of the city council. <br /> <br /> (2) Alarms from manually activated alarm systems which are in <br /> excess of the maximum allowable number of false alarms, as set <br /> forth in paragraph (3) of this subsection, shall result in a manually <br /> activated alarm penalty assessment in such amount as shall be set <br /> by resolution of the city council. <br /> <br /> (3) Penalty assessments shall be made for accidental alarms <br /> which number more than one (1) in any thirty-day period; or more <br /> than two (2) within any ninety-day period; or more than three (3) <br /> within any one-year period. <br /> <br /> (d) Commencing with the date of a new alarm installation and <br /> continuing until the date six (6) months thereafter, or until there have been <br /> three (3) accidental alarms from such new alarm installation, whichever <br /> first occurs, subsection (c) of this section shall not apply to accidental <br /> alarms from such new alarm installation. <br /> <br /> (e) The fire chief reserves the right to discontinue response by fire <br /> department personnel to any location of a silent or audible alarm when: <br /> <br /> (1) The alarm user has been given written notice and assessed <br /> six (6) penalty assessments within a one-year period; or <br /> <br /> (2) The alarm user has failed to pay any such penalty <br /> assessment. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Ordinance No. NS-XXXX <br /> 11 A-29 Page 29 of 43 <br />