Item D - False Alarm Ordinance - Draft

DRAFT ALARM SYSTEM AND FALSE ALARMS ORDINANCE (Local Municipality’s Ordinance – will need further review and renumbered to match Tiffin’s code) A. Address where the alarm system is located. B. The name, address and telephone numbers of two persons who can be contacted by the City regarding the alarm system. C. The name, address and telephone numbers of the person responsible for servicing the alarm system. D. The central station responsible for monitoring the alarm system if different from the person listed in paragraph C above. 2. Multiple Use Buildings. Businesses, condominiums, apartment lessees and other occupied spaces inside a building such as a mall or business suite shall register their alarm systems with the City. A property manager will not be held liable for the false alarms of a tenant or occupant unless the false alarm occurs as a result of an action of the property manager or its agents. 154A.04 FALSE ALARMS. 1. No alarm system shall be activated by error, mistake, intentional misuse, or malfunction in any dwelling, building or place when no emergency exists. 2. No person shall knowingly or intentionally activate any alarm system when no emergency situation exists. 154A.05 PENALTIES FOR FALSE ALARMS. 1. Notification. Upon receipt of a false alarm, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office or Fire Department or the designee of either department shall notify the owner of the alarm system as shown by the records of the City that the owner has 30 days upon which to pay the required amount as calculated in subsection 2 of this section. 2. Service Charge for False Alarms. A service charge shall be made in accordance with the schedule as approved by Resolution of the City Council. Such amount shall be paid to the City Clerk within 30 days of notification of a false alarm. In the event the owner fails to pay the civil penalty as demanded, the City may file an action with the District Court seeking such payment or may file a municipal infraction citation in accordance with Chapter 4 of this Code.