§ 302-13. Additional provisions specific to nuisance fire alarms.

In the event the activation of a fire alarm system is deemed by the Enforcement Official to be a nuisance fire alarm, the owner or authorized representative shall be notified by an officer or member of the Fire Department, indicating that the activation was deemed to be the result of a nuisance fire alarm.

A. 

This shall require the owner to return a completed report of service/repair within seven days of the notification to verify, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Enforcement Official, that:

(1) 

The fire alarm system has actually been examined by a qualified fire alarm technician; and

(2) 

A bona fide attempt has been made to identify and correct any defect of design, installation or operation of the fire alarm system which was identifiable as the cause of the nuisance fire alarm.

B. 

Failure to return a report of service/repair within said seven-day period, which is reasonably satisfactory to the Enforcement Official, shall result in assessment against the owner of $100 for failure to comply with the aforementioned provision.

C. 

In the event of a nuisance fire alarm which in the judgment of an officer or member of the Fire Department constitutes an immediate threat to the life safety of the occupants of a premises, a twenty-four-hour time limit to effect repairs may be imposed.