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 Gainesville
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 10. FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
 Article IV. FALSE ALARMS

  § 10-33. False fire alarm fees and fines.  

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  • (a)

    Responsibility for false fire alarms shall be borne by the alarm operator.

    (b)

    In accordance with the fee schedule established at Appendix A, fees shall be assessed or fines shall be levied for each false fire alarm per fire alarm site within one registration year. Only fines for responses will be dropped for attending the class.

    Additional fees shall be assessed for false fire alarms from a fire alarm system which has not been registered with the fire alarm administrator, or from a fire alarm system with a suspended or revoked operator registration, as established in Appendix A. Such fees will be reduced if an application of a fire alarm system is filed within ten days of the false fire alarm and an operator registration is issued within ten days thereafter.

    (c)

    The fire alarm administrator will offer an alarm awareness class to fire alarm operators. Fire alarm operators may attend the class in lieu of paying one fee per registration year.

    (d)

    After responding to a fire alarm, the city manager or designee shall leave written notice at the fire alarm site that the fire department has responded to a fire alarm. The notice shall include the identity of the fire officer, time of event, and the officer's determination as to whether the fire alarm was false. If the city manager or designee ascertains that the false fire alarm appears to be the result of an alarm system malfunction, the fire department, prior to leaving the premises, may issue a notification to the operator that the system must be serviced or repaired, and shall provide the operator with "Certification of Service/Repair" form which must be filled out by the service or repair personnel and returned by the occupant to within 15 business days. Failure to obtain and provide such documentation within the specified time period shall result in the assessment of a fee in accordance with the fee schedule established at Appendix A. Provision of timely documentation of service/repair shall cause the fee assessed for the false alarm to be reduced as provided in Appendix A.

(Ord. No. 021198, § 1, 5-23-05; Ord. No. 150872 , § 3, 5-4-17)