16.07.080 Remedies and Penalties.
(A) The Enforcement Official has the authority to order a fire watch in accordance with adopted codes, due to repetitive false fire alarms, until corrective action is taken for any of the following reasons:
(1) Failure to meet all requirements or pay the fees provided for in this Chapter with fifteen (15) days after the notice is mailed to the owner;
(2) Failure of the owner to provide a written report of service/repair required by this Chapter;
(3) A second false fire alarm at a premises for which a fee is charged pursuant to this Chapter as a result of the failure of the owner to take corrective action to eliminate the cause of the false fire alarm; or
(4) The failure of a person notified pursuant to Sections 16.07.020(E)(2) and 16.07.050(B)(2) to appear within one (1) hour after being notified to respond, if such failure to timely respond occurs four (4) or more times within a twelve (12) month period.
(B) Each building affected because the signal from the fire alarm system has been disconnected or deactivated must establish a fire watch until the fire alarm system has been returned to service. Duties of the fire watch may include notifying the Fire Department and building occupants of an emergency, preventing a fire from occurring, or extinguishing small fires. These duties must be documented on a fire watch log every hour until the fire alarm system has been restored to normal service.
(C) The owner is responsible for paying all costs associated with establishing a fire watch.
(D) The Enforcement Official has the authority to temporarily suspend the occupancy of a premises until all outstanding repairs are made on the fire alarm system or if the fire watch log is not maintained to the satisfaction of the Enforcement Official.
(E) The Enforcement Official has the authority to direct the owner of the premises to silence an activated fire alarm system, have corrective action taken and thereafter reset it.
(F) Anyone convicted of falsifying reports as required under this Chapter is subject to the maximum penalty provided by law. (Ord. 18-01 § 9, 2018; Ord. 08-80 § 1, 2008.)