§ 2.5-10. Operation and installation of system.  


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  • No person shall install, cause to be installed or permit to be installed any alarm system unless the requirements of this section are met.
    (a) Any alarm system which may be activated as a result of different types of emergency situations shall give a unique signal to designate activation as a result of a hold-up, a burglary, a fire, or any other different type of emergency situation so that the proper notification and proper response can be made.
    (b) Any local alarm system shall have a twenty-minute shutoff and must not make a sound similar to that of a siren, an emergency vehicle or a civil defense warning system. For purposes of this subsection any alarm system which emits any variable tone (as opposed to a steady pitch or a ringing sound as is made by a bell) shall be considered to be emitting a sound, that is similar to that of a siren, an emergency vehicle or a civil defense warning system.
    (c) Any hold-up alarm shall be designed so that it may be activated only by intentional and deliberate human action; and any owner found in violation of subsection (a), (b) or (c) shall be fined fifty dollars ($50.00).
    (d) The police department shall indicate any violation of subsection (a), (b) or (c) on the alarm report and Code Compliance Division shall be responsible to take the appropriate action by issuing a notice of violation of this section. The owner of the alarm system will have ten (10) days from the date of the notice of violation to correct the violation. If the violation is not corrected within ten (10) days, the Code Compliance Division shall process the violations through the Code Compliance Board.
    (e) The city may set reasonable standards and procedures to be followed by any alarm system business or telephone answering service when giving notice to the communications division of activation of an alarm system. Such standards and procedures shall be set out in writing and made available to any alarm system business or telephone answering service requesting it.
    (f) The Fire Rescue Department shall indicate any violation of subsection (a) or (b) on their alarm report. The Code Compliance Division shall be responsible to take the appropriate action by issuing a notice of violation of this section. The owner a commercial alarm system will have ten (10) days from the date of the notice of violation to correct the violation. If the violation is not corrected within ten days, the Code Compliance Division shall process the violations through the Code Compliance Board.
    (g) All new and retrofitted fire alarm systems shall be UL Certificated. When a Certificate is issued for an alarm system, it is the installer's declaration that the system will be installed, maintained, tested, and monitored in accordance with applicable codes and standards. The Certificated installation is then subject to random physical audit by UL's alarm system specialists. In addition as part of the annual audit processes the UL's representatives shall closely scrutinize the required documentation that goes along with a certificated alarm system. If noncompliance is found, the alarm company must rectify the problem or face cancellation of the certificate. If cancellation of the certificate occurs other compensatory measures shall be implemented as determined by the Fire Marshal or designee.
    (Ord. No. 88-36, § 10, 7-19-88; Ord. No. 90-43, § 8, 9-18-90; Ord. No. 98-46, § 3, 12-1-98; Ord. No. 07-011, § 2, 6-19-07; Ord. No. 07-033, § 2, 11-13-07)