No person shall conduct or test any alarm device without first
obtaining permission from the Fire Department. Where the equipment
is keyed through an intermediary, no such permission is necessary
unless the alarm or signal is to be relayed to the central receiving
station.
The issuance of any permit shall not constitute acceptance by
the City of any liability to maintain any equipment, to answer alarms,
nor otherwise render the City liable to any person for any loss or
damage relating to the alarm system or procedure.
[Amended 4-6-2017 by Ord.
No. 1892]
The administration and enforcement of this chapter is the function
of the City of Washington and shall include the following:
A. Authority to refuse or revoke an occupancy permit because of a misrepresentation
or false statement contained in any application, failure to correct
any deficiencies in equipment or operation of an alarm device after
receipt of due notice from the City, or not meeting other conditions
and specifications of this chapter.
B. Authority, at reasonable times and upon written notice, to enter
upon any premises within the City to inspect the installation and
operation of any alarm device by a City employee or appointed representative.
Whenever, under the provisions of this chapter, the Fire Department
is empowered to make a decision with respect to the installation,
operation or monitoring or maintenance of any alarm device, or with
respect to the denial or revocation of any permit relating thereto,
any applicant for a permit or permit holder aggrieved by such decision
may, within 10 days following the decision, file written appeal therefrom
with the City Council of the City of Washington, whereupon the City
Council shall promptly conduct a hearing within 30 days of the appeal
petition and affirm, modify or reverse the decision appealed from.
The decision of the City Council shall be final.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate a provision
of this chapter shall, upon conviction or a determination of liability
thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not less than $100 and not more
than $1,000 and in default of payment, to imprisonment for a term
not to exceed 30 days.