[HISTORY: Adopted by the Commissioners (now Town Council) of the
Town of Denton 3-6-1995 by Ord. No. 331.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Infractions — See Ch. 20.
A.
ALARM SIGNAL; SIGNALS
ALARM SYSTEM
ALARM SYSTEM CONTRACT
ALARM USER
FALSE ALARM
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
FIRE DEPARTMENT
In general. In this chapter the following words have
the meaning indicated:
The activation of a alarm system that requests a response by a Fire
Department.
A fire alarm system.
Any request for immediate assistance by a Fire Department regardless
of cause that is not in response to an actual emergency situation or threatened
suggested criminal activity.
The Denton Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., its successors in interest
and any other Fire Department serving the Town of Denton.
Except for alarm systems activated by acts of God, weather conditions or causes beyond the control of the alarm user, an alarm system that is negligently or accidentally activated as the result of faulty, malfunctioning or improperly installed or maintained equipment shall be subject to the provisions of § 31-3.
A.
If the number of false alarms for an alarm user to which the Fire Department actually responds exceeds three or more responses within a twelve-month period, the Town shall issue a civil citation to the alarm user, to include a fine as set forth below in Subsection B.
B.
The reoccurrence of false alarms as defined hereunder
shall be a municipal infraction, the fine for which shall be as follows:
Number of False Alarms
|
Fine Per Alarm
| |
---|---|---|
Third
|
$75
| |
Fourth
|
$100
| |
Fifth
|
$200
| |
Over Fifth
|
$250
|