8.32.080 - False fire alarms.

A.

Any alarm user having four (4) or more false fire alarms within any 12-month period shall be subject to nuisance alarm fees for each incident. The fee shall be established in the city's consolidated fee schedule. The fee shall be due and payable upon written notice by a city official, which may be provided through citation or a notice of violation prepared in compliance with Chapter 8.14 of this Code. Unpaid fees shall be subject to collections actions. The reductions identified in Section 8.32.080(F) are not applicable to fees assessed for false fire alarms.

B.

Fire officials shall send notice to a responsible person after the third false alarm, notifying the owner of the malfunction, and the potential fees which will be imposed on the next false alarm. Notice shall be provided by mailing or hand-delivering a copy of the letter to the business address.

C.

Appeal. A person may appeal the imposition of the nuisance alarm fee by filing a notice of appeal to the administrative law judge, as provided in Chapter 2.22 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 2020-06, § VI, 6-3-2020)