Chapter 9.08
Security devices
Sections:
9.08.020 Turn off of activated alarms – Responsibility.
9.08.030 Activation of alarm unlawful when.
9.08.010 False alarm defined.
“False alarm,” for the purposes of this chapter, means the activation of a fire, water flow, burglary and/or robbery alarm by other than a fire, smoke, heat, forced entry or attempted forced entry into the premises and at a time when no fire, smoke, or heat occurs, or no burglary or robbery is being committed or attempted on a premises. [Ord. 433 § 1, 1998]
9.08.020 Turn off of activated alarms – Responsibility.
It is unlawful to have or maintain on any premises a fire, water flow, burglary and/or robbery alarm unless there is posted at the main entrance to such premises a prominent notice of the telephone numbers at which the person or persons authorized to enter such premises and turn off such alarm can be reached at all times, or unless such information respecting a burglary and/or robbery alarm is on file with the Concrete police department, or unless such information respecting a fire and/or water flow alarm is on file with the Concrete fire department.
It is unlawful for any person so designated to fail to appear and turn off any such alarm within one hour after being notified by the police or fire department to do so. [Ord. 433 § 2, 1998]
9.08.030 Activation of alarm unlawful when.
It is unlawful for anyone to activate any fire, water flow, robbery or burglary alarm for the purpose of summoning police or fire department except in the event of an actual or attempted burglary or robbery in progress, or except when fire, smoke, or heat occurs. It is unlawful for anyone notifying the police or fire department of an activated alarm and having knowledge that such activation was apparently caused by an electrical or other malfunction of the alarm system to fail at the same time to notify the police or fire department of such apparent malfunction. [Ord. 433 § 3, 1998]
9.08.040 False alarms.
For a police or fire department response to any false alarm the chief of police or fire chief shall charge and collect from the person having or maintaining such fire, smoke alarm, burglary and/or robbery alarm on premises owned or occupied by him, such person shall pay, fees as follows:
(1) For a response to premises at which no other false alarm has occurred within the preceding six month period, hereinafter referred to as a “first response,” no fee shall be charged, but the person having or maintaining such a fire, smoke alarm, burglary and/or robbery alarm shall within three working days after notice to do so make a written report to the chief of police or fire chief on forms prescribed by him setting forth the cause of such false alarm, the corrective action taken, whether such alarm has been inspected by an authorized service person, and such other information as the chief of police or fire chief may reasonably require to determine the cause of such false alarm and corrective action necessary.
(2) For a second response to premises within six months after a first response a fee set by annual resolution* by the town council shall be charged and a written report shall be required as in the case of a first response and the chief of police or fire chief shall be authorized to inspect or cause to be inspected at the owner’s expense the alarm system at such premises, prescribe necessary corrective action, and shall give notice to the person having or maintaining such alarm system of the conditions and requirements of this section.
(3) For a third response to the premises within six months after a second response, and for all succeeding responses within six months of the last response, a fee set by annual resolution* by the town council shall be charged and if such third false alarm, or any such succeeding false alarm is as a result of failure to take necessary corrective action prescribed by the chief of police or fire chief, said chief of police or fire chief may order the disconnection of such alarm system and it shall be unlawful to reconnect such alarm system until after such corrective action is taken; provided, that no disconnection shall be ordered as to any premises required by law to have an alarm system in operation; and provided no fee shall be assessed if the chief of police or fire chief determines that the cause of the false alarm was lightning, weather, power outage, or other natural disturbance. [Ord. 730, 2014; Ord. 515 § 8, 2003; Ord. 433 § 4, 1998]
*Code reviser’s note: The resolution setting this fee is available for review at Town Hall.
9.08.050 Violation – Penalty.
Failure to comply with this chapter shall be a misdemeanor crime punishable by a fine of $250.00 for each incident. [Ord. 433 § 5, 1998]