A. First False Alarm within a 12-Month Calendar Period. The City will issue a notice of false alarm, accompanied by a request for an explanation of the reason for the false alarm.

B. Second False Alarm within a 12-Month Calendar Period. A second false alarm fee in an amount established by Council resolution will be imposed. The City will issue a notice of false alarm, accompanied by a request for (1) payment of the fee and (2) an explanation of the reason for the false alarm.

C. Third or Subsequent False Alarm within a 12-Month Calendar Period. The third false alarm in the amount established by Council resolution will be imposed. The City will issue a notice of false alarm, accompanied by a request for (1) payment of the fee, (2) an explanation of the reason for the false alarm, and (3) a written action plan to prevent further false alarms. If requested, the owner will also provide written proof that the alarm has been examined by an alarm installation or repair business and what steps were taken to repair the alarm. If the alarm is not a fire alarm, the City may start the procedure to revoke the permit as provided in BC 7.08.030.

D. After a third false alarm responded to by the Police Department, the City may, in its discretion, stop providing a police response to alarms from that alarm owner. The City will notify the owner or a representative of the owner of its decision to stop providing a police response to the alarm. Upon receipt of either a written mitigation plan to eliminate false alarms or that the alarm has been examined and repaired by an alarm installation or repair company, the City may reinstate response to the alarm.

E. The audible feature of any alarm must automatically silence within 15 minutes of continuous sound from the alarm. If the audible portion is not silent after 15 minutes, then City personnel responding to the alarm may take whatever measures are required by the situation including, but not limited to, dismantling or disconnecting the alarm. This section shall not apply to fire alarms.

F. Upon request by City personnel responding to an alarm, a responsible person will respond to the alarm location within 30 minutes of the notification of the request. A failure to respond may, at the City’s discretion, result in no further police responses to an alarm at that location until such time as a responsible person can respond. Nothing in this code shall be interpreted to require any department of the City to respond to any alarm. [Ord. NS-2190, 2012; Ord. NS-2157, 2011]