5-13.5 False Alarms.
In the event a false alarm is activated by any system within the City of Clearlake a letter will be mailed or delivered to the alarm owner explaining the alarm regulations and specifically subsection 5-13.5a. In the event a fourth or ensuing false alarm is activated during the “False Alarm Rating Period” a citation shall be issued advising the owner the service charge is applicable and giving the owner fifteen (15) days to pay the twenty-five ($25.00) dollars service charge.
a. False Alarm Rating Period. Each alarm system shall be granted a false alarm period of twelve (12) months which will begin on the date of the first false alarm occurring within said system. Succeeding alarm periods shall begin on the anniversary of the first false alarm. A service charge of twenty-five ($25.00) dollars shall be imposed upon the fourth and ensuing false alarms during each alarm period.
b. Excessive False Alarms. In the event any alarm system within the City activates twelve (12) or more false alarms within a one year period such alarm system shall be suspended and the owner so notified by first class United States mail.
c. Notice of Suspension. The Chief of Police has the right to suspend any alarm system under this section for failure to comply with regulations set forth or for failure to maintain the system in good operating condition.
d. Reinstatement of Alarm System. Any system suspended under this section may be reinstated by application to the Chief of Police with payment of any service charges plus additional fifty ($50.00) dollar reinstatement fee. (Ord. #78, S5)