[Adopted 6-7-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-3]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
EMERGENCY SERVICE PROVIDER
The Fire Department, ambulance service or designee of the
Fire Department providing emergency or medical services or providing
services pursuant to a dispatch under the 911 system and any other
emergency service provider providing emergency services under a mutual
aid agreement with the emergency service provider or its designees.
PERSON(S)
Any natural person(s), partnership, corporation, limited
liability partnership or corporation, association, firm, insurance
carrier, servicing agency or other legal entity.
RESPONSE COSTS
An amount determined by the emergency service provider for
response costs and administrative expenses, which may include interest
and reasonable attorneys' fees and other collection costs.
UNNECESSARY CALLS/FALSE ALARMS
Those calls resulting from the repeated activation of fire
alarm systems due to causes other than fire or smoke. A fee shall
be charged for each incident, commencing with the fourth occurrence
during any previous twelve-month period. Such causes include, but
are not limited to:
A.
Alarm activation for no apparent reason.
B.
Alarms resulting from failure to properly maintain or repair
the system.
C.
Failure to protect detection devices from dust, dirt, or fumes
during construction, fumigation or similar situations.
D.
Failure to use proper exhaust or ventilation equipment to prevent
activation of detection devices by cooking smoke, steam, fumes, etc.
E.
Intentional activation of an alarm when no emergency exists.
The owner and/or the building occupant shall be charged a fee
of $300 per occurrence after the third unnecessary call/false alarm
in the immediately preceding twelve-month period. These fees shall
be invoiced by the emergency service provider and paid directly to
the emergency service provider, its appointed designee or agent.