[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Grand
Chute as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-7-1997 as
§ 7.07 of the 1997 Code; amended in its entirety 8-17-2010 by Ord. No.
2010-09]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any person, property owner, firm, partnership or corporation
who or which alters, installs, leases, maintains, repairs, replaces
or services an alarm system or who or which causes any of these activities
to take place.
Any signal, message, or other communication transmitted by
an alarm system, person, or other device which causes Police or Fire
Department response and which is determined by the Town not to be
of an existing emergency or unlawful situation.
The 12 months preceding the most recent false alarm event.
Pursuant to § 941.13, Wis. Stats., whoever intentionally
gives a false alarm to any public officer or employee, whether by
means of a fire alarm system or otherwise, is guilty of a Class A
misdemeanor.
A.
The user
of any private alarm system shall pay the Town of Grand Chute a fee
according to the schedule of fees established by the Town Board for
any false alarm occurring in a twelve-month period. Any fees payable
to the Town which are delinquent may be assessed against the property
involved as a special charge for current service, without notice,
pursuant to § 66.0627, Wis. Stats.
B.
A fee shall
not be charged if any of the following apply:
(1)
The alarm was activated by criminal activity or a legitimate emergency.
(2)
The alarm was activated after a power outage that lasted more than
four hours.
(3)
The alarm was activated after the premises was impacted by documented
adverse weather conditions.
(4)
The alarm was activated by a technician or representative of the
alarm business responsible for installation and/or maintenance of
the alarm system.
An alarm user may appeal the assessment of a false alarm fee
by submitting written documentation to the Police Chief or Fire Chief
within 10 business days after notification of the assessment of a
fee.
No representative or technician of an alarm business may cause
a false alarm during the process of installation or maintenance of
an alarm system without first notifying the Town.
Any person who violates any provision of this article may be
subject to a forfeiture of an amount prescribed in the Uniform Forfeiture
and Bond Schedules, as established by the Town Board, and the costs
of prosecution, and in default of payment of the fine and costs of
prosecution shall be imprisoned in the county jail until said fine
and the costs of prosecution are paid, but not to exceed 30 days.
Each day during which a violation continues shall be deemed to be
a separate offense.
