§ 2.5-8. Duties of property owner.

For the purpose of this chapter, both the owner and lessee of an office or commercial premises shall be considered to be the owners of the premises and shall be held jointly and severally responsible for the registration of the alarm system and liable to the city for all service fees charged for false alarms. The owner of an apartment complex or multifamily residence is responsible for the registration of all alarm systems and shall be liable to the city for service fees charged for false alarms.

The person in control of the property on which an alarm system is installed shall:

(a) Ensure that any person listed with the city is able:

(1) To receive notification at any time;

(2) To come to the alarm site within one (1) hour after receiving a request from a member of the Police Department, Fire Department or Communications Department to do so; and

(3) To grant access to the alarm site and to deactivate the alarm system if such becomes necessary.

(4) To inspect the alarm system after each activation to ensure proper operation.

(b) Train all persons who may activate the alarm system in the proper operation of the alarm system.

(c) Failure to respond as provided shall result in a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00). The Police Department or Fire Department shall indicate on their false alarm report the failure to respond. The fine shall be processed by the Code Compliance Division through the Code Compliance Board.

(d) Notify the city within thirty (30) days of any changes of information contained on the original application.

(e) Properly maintain the alarm system to ensure malfunctions due to faulty maintenance will not occur.

(Ord. No. 88-36, § 8, 7-19-88; Ord. No. 90-43, § 6, 9-18-90; Ord. No. 07-033, § 2, 11-13-07)