[Amended 4-4-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-03]
The purpose of this subchapter is to reduce the frequency of false alarms, their associated costs to the Village, and to encourage the installation of reliable alarm systems in all structures within the Village to provide additional protection to persons and property from fire, crime, and such other hazards as may constitute a danger to persons and/or property.
[Amended 4-4-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-03]
ALARM SYSTEM
One or more devices installed or placed to signal the presence of a hazard requiring urgent attention to which Police or the Fire Department are expected to respond.
ALARM USER
Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation on whose premises an alarm system is maintained.
EMERGENCY SITUATION
A situation in which property or human life are in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential.
FALSE ALARM
A signal from an alarm system which causes the Police and/or Fire Department to respond when an emergency situation does not exist. This does not include alarms caused by tornados, earthquakes, or other violent conditions or acts of God.
(1) 
Fees. An alarm user shall pay to the Treasurer within 10 days after activation the following service fees for false alarms which occur within a continuous two-year period.
(a) 
False Alarms:
1. 
First false alarm: $0.
2. 
Second and third false alarms: not less than $50 nor more than $500 plus the costs of prosecution.
3. 
Each subsequent false alarm: not less than $100 nor more than $500 plus the costs of prosecution.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection (1)(b), Hold-Up or Burglary Alarms, which immediately followed, was repealed 4-4-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-03.
(1) 
Penalty. Any person who violates, or knowingly allows or permits any violation of, any provision of this ordinance, shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $25 and not more than $2,500 per violation. Failure or refusal to pay forfeiture may result in imprisonment for a period of not more than 90 days for each offense. A separate offense and violation shall be deemed committed on each day on which a violation occurs or continues.
(2) 
Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction deems any provision of this ordinance invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the other provisions of the same. The several sections of this ordinance are declared to be severable. If any section or portion thereof shall be declared by a decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable, such decision shall apply only to the specific section or portion thereof directly specified in the court's decision, portions remaining in the ordinance shall retain the full force and effect thereof.
(3) 
Enforcement. Enforcement of this chapter shall be the responsibility of the Board or its designee, and/or Police Department.