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ORDINANCE NO. 07- 03>3>
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY OF BOYNTON
BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 2.5,
"ALARM SYSTEMS," TO UPDATE THE CODE AND
FOR TRACKING FALSE ALARMS; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION AND
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Boynton Beach Fire and Life Safety Division has determined
that it is necessary to amend Chapter 2.5, Alarm Systems, of the City's Code of Ordinances;
and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that it is in the best interests of the
residents and citizens of the City of Boynton Beach to amend Chapter 2.5 of the Code of
Ordinances.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1.
The foregoing "Whereas" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as
being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Ordinance upon adoption
hereof.
Section 2. Chapter 2.5, Alarm Systems, is hereby amended as follows:
Section 2.5-1 Short ti-tleTitle.
This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Burglar and Fire Alarm Ordinance."
Section 2.5-2 Definitions:
For the purpose of this chapter, whenever any of the following words or terms are-are used
herein, they shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
Alarm System: Any electrical device, signaling device, or combination of electrical devises
',vhich is used to signal or detect a burglary, fire, robbery, or medical emergency. in a building
or premises for the detection of fire, medical alerts, unauthorized entry, burglary or any other
criminal activity, and which when activated emits a sound, signal or message to alert others,
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any business engaged in the monitoring of fire alarms, or
inspecting and/or testing of fire alarms or suppression systems to operate within the
City without first obtaining an operational permit issued by the Fire Marshal.
(b) A person operating in violation of this chapter and/or Ch. 489, Fla. Stat., shall be
subject to a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500) a day and/or sixty (60) days in
jail for each day business is operated in violation ofthis section.
(c) Application for the permit shall be made to the Fire Marshal on a form provided and
will be issued upon a determination that proper state and local licensing requirements
are met per Ch. 633, Fla. Stat., Ch. 489, Fla. Stat., and City Ordinance Sec. 13. There
is no additional fee for this permit.
(d) The permit shall remain in force as long as state and local licensing provisions are
maintained or unless the Fire Marshal determines that the business is not satisfactorily
maintaining the systems in accordance with the Florida Fire Prevention Code and
adopted NFP A codes.
Section 3. Should any section or provision of this ordinance or portion hereof, any
paragraph, sentence or word be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
such decision shall not affect the remainder of this ordinance.
Section 4.
Authority is hereby granted to codify said ordinance.
Section 5.
This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage.
FIRST READING this ~ day of OCrOBEJl., 2007.
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N.O'/EM'BE R
FINAL READING AND
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whether emitted on or off the premises or to the central office
Commercial Alarm System: Any business, Multiple Dwellin
a Fire Alarm System to monitor flow , tamper, manual
notification. A Fire .\larm System to monitor flow., tamper,
audible notification, located at any business, Multiple Dwellin
Residential Alarm System: Any single family dwelling that
mayor may not have smoke detectors attached to the system.
may have smoke detectors attached to the system, located at a
Fire Alarm System AgentContractor: Any Licensed person
fire alarm contractor or certified unlimited electrical contr
which are an element of an activity that constitutes fire ala
certification under this part: and whose specific duties includ
installing, maintaining, moving, repairing, replacing, servici
alarm system for compensation. All associated work and vers
489 Florida Statutes, specifically 489.505, 489.518, and 489.
selling, leasing, monitoring, maintaining, servicing, repairin
installing any alarm for any building place or premises. All
shall comply with Ch. 489, Fla. Stat.
Alarm S ystem Contractor: means a person whose business in
requiring the ability, experience, science, knowledge, and
systems for compensation, including but not limited to all
purposes.
UL Certified Installation: A "Certificated Alarm System" is
alarm company declares that the system is in compliance wit
manufacturer whose name appears in a UL Product Directory
a specific production product. A certificated alarm system i
alarm system auditors to countercheck compliance, iust as
subiect to random audit.
Alarm user: Any person using an alarm or occupying and co
a portion of a premises or building, served by an Alarm.
Audible alarm: An alarm that sounds a warning bell, buzze
can be heard for fifty (50) feet or more beyond the protected p
Class "A" alarm: An alarm activated by:
1. Unauthorized intrusion
2. criminal activity,
3. fire,
4. the need for emergency medical response,or
5. an act of nature not contributed to by faulty design, m
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of an alarm business.
g Unit, Storage Facility, that has
initiation devices and audible
manual initiation deyices and
g Unit and/or Storage Facility.
has a Burglar Alarm System that
A Burglar Alarm System, which
single family dwelling.
who is employed by a licensed
actor that is performing duties
rm system contracting requiring
e any of the following: altering,
ng, selling, or monitoring a fire
onnel shall comply with Chapter
5185.engaged in the business of
g, altering, replacing, moving or
associated ..vork and personnel
cludes the execution of contracts
skill to layout, fabricate alarm
types of alarm systems for all
one that the certificate issuing
h standards. It is equivalent to a
choosing to place a UL Mark on
s subiect to random audit by UL
a product with a UL Mark is
ntrolling Premises or building, or
r, or other Sounding device that
remIses.
aintenance, installation or use.
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False alarms: Any alarm that is not determined to be a "Class A Alarm" , including but not
limited to alarms activated through:
1. inadvertence,
2. neglect,
3. accident,
4. alarm testing,
5. faulty installation,
6. lack of maintenance,
7. impropermaintenance,
8. excessive vibrations, or
9. power failure.
In the absence of a determination b
alarm is a Class "A" alarm, a rebuttal
A property owner can rebut the pres
Class "A" alarm and not a false alarm.
Class "A" alarms: All those alarms ac
fire, or the need for emergency medic
of nature not contributed to by faulty
False alarms: .^..ll activated alarms, re
do not qualify as class "A" alarms,
inadvertence, neglect, accident, ala
excessive vibrations or power failure.
Government: Any direct agency of a
schools and the U.S. Postal Service.
Person: Shall mean any natural per
limited partnership, sole proprietor
association, or any business entity wh
Premises: Shall mean the building or
and upon which is installed an emerge
Sec. 2.5-3. Alarm operating permit
-No person shall have an alarm instal
premises, or a building, or portion th
alarm operating permit in the form
authorizing the use of such alarm. S
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y the police department or the fire department that an
presumption is established that an alarm is a false alarm.
umption by submission of proof that the alarm was a
tivated by illegal entry, in response to criminal activity,
al response and include alarms actiyated solely by an act
design, mainteflance, installation or use.
sponded to by the police and/or fire department, which
including but not limited to alarms activated through
ffH testing, and faulty installation or maintenance, and
ny federal, state, county, or city government including
son, individual or any firm, partnership, aSSOCIatIOn,
ship, corporation, apartment complex, condominium
atsoever.
structure and adjoining property which is protected by
ncy alarm or alarm system.
required.
led to be operational, or use an existing alarm serving
ereof, occupied or controlled by such person, unless an
of a decal has been issued hereunder, and is in force,
uch alarm operating permit shall constitute a regulatory
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license. For any alarm existing prior to the effective date of this chapter an alarm operating
permit application shall be made within sixty (60) days of the effective date hereof. A person
with an installed alarm system without a permit from the city shall be issued a notice of
violation and that person shall have ten (10) days from the date of the notice of violation to
make application for a permit. If application for a permit is not made within ten (10) days of
the notice of violation the person shall be in violation of this section.
Sec. 2.5-4. Application for permit:
(a) Application) Application for an alarm operating permit for the operation of an alarm
system shall be made by a person having control over the property on which the alarm system
is to be operated. Such application shall be made in writing to the building officialChief of
Police on a form designated by the city for that purpose. On such application, the applicant
shall set forth:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of each person in control of the property.
(2) The street address of the property on which the alarm system is to be or has been
installed and operated.
(3) Any business name used for the premises on which the alarm-system is to be installed
i and operated.
(4) Whether the alarm system or systems are or are not local alarms and whether the alarm
system or systems are designed to give notice of a burglary, fire, OOkland hold-up or of other
type of emergency.
II (5) The name of the person or alarm system business wOOthat will install the alarm system.
(6) The names and telephone numbers of two (2) persons whichpersons, which are able to
and have agreed as follows:
a. To receive notification of alarm activation at any time;
I b. To arrive at the alarm site within one (1) hour after receiving a request from a member of
I the communications center, police department or fire department to do so; and
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I c. To grant access to the alarm site and to deactivate the alarm system if such becomes
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I able and has agreed to provide as follows:
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d. The names of two (2) persons listed with that company who are able to arrive within one
(1) hour after receiving a request from a member of the communications division, police
department or fire department to do so, and to grant access to the alarm site and to deactivate
the alarm system if necessary.
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e. When necessary, the permit holder shall give the alarm system business the name and
telephone number of another person who is able and is willing to perform the above described
duties so that at least two (2) persons are listed with the alarm system business at all times.
f. The person having control over the property has authorized the alarm system business to
provide the names listed with that business pursuant to subsections d and e above to the police
and/or fire department or the communications center whenever that department(s) or the
communications center has requested that information in order to obtain assistance after an
alarm has been activated.
(b) Immediately after receipt of the alarm operating pennit application, the building official
or his designee, shall forward a copy of the application to the communications division.
Sec. 2.5-5. Term of permit; fee, nontransferable:
(a) Fee. A fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) shall be charged the alarm user by the city for each
alarm:-operating permit issued, to defray the cost of regulation. Successive renewal fees shall
not be required of a residential or commercial permit holder except as provided in subsection
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(b) Term and renewal. An alarm operating permit shall have an indefinite term from date of
issuance; provided however, the term shall expire and the permit fshall bet-deemed invalid
with any change in ownership of residential or commercial property to which the permit is
assigned. Compliance with subsections (1) and (2) shall revalidate the alarm permit.
(1) An alarm permit holder is required to notify the city within seven (7) days of any
change of alarm permit registration information.
(2) Any change in ownership of residential or commercial property to which an alarm
permit is assigned shall require a new registration application and a fee of thirty dollars
($30.00).
(c) Permit nontransferable. Any alarm operating permit issued pursuant to this article shall
not be transferable or assignable and shall cover only one (1) building or premises or portion
thereof.
Sec. 2.5-6. Issuance of alarm operating permit:
An alarm permit will be issued by the building officialChief of Police upon receipt of said
completed application, and the building official Chief of Police or his designee may inspect
the alarm equipment and planned installation and may require the submission of additional
and specific information.
An alarm operating permit shall be denied if:
(a) The requested information is not supplied on the application or such additional
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information as required fis not furnished.!
(b) Material information on the application is incorrect.
(c) Any person or entity listed on the application under items (a)(4), (5) and (6) of section
2.5-4 of this chapter does not possess any required occupational or regulatory license to
conduct the activities required by said items (a)(4), (5) and (6), unless the person or entity is
the alarm user.
(d) If the equipment is found to be inferior and not capable of proper performance.
Sec. 2.5-7. Decal required:
Each alarm operating permit holder shall be issued an alarm decal by the building officiaChief
of IPolice. Said decal shall be displayed at the main entry or a conspicuous place visible at the
front of the premises of all business, commercial establishments, and residential premises,
covered by said permit.
Sec. 2.5-8. Duties of property owner:
For the purpose of this chapter, both the owner and lessee of an office or commercial premises
shall be considered to be the owners of the premises and shall be held jointly and severally
responsible for the registration of the alarm system and liable to the city for all service fees
charged for false alarms. The owner of an apartment complex or multifamily residence is
responsible for the registration of all alarm systems and shall be liable to the city for service
fees charged for false alarms.
The person in control of the property on which an alarm system is installed shall:
(a) Ensure that any person listed with the city is able:
(1) To receive notification at any time;
(2) To come to the alarm site within one (1) hour after receiving a request from a member
of the police department, fire department or communications department to do so; and
(3) To grant access to the alarm site and to deactivate the alarm system if such becomes
necessary.
(4) To inspect the alarm system after each activation to ensure proper operation.
(b) Train all persons who may activate the alarm system in the proper operation of the
alarm system.
(c) Failure to respond as provided shall result in a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00). The police
department or fire department shall indicate on their false alarm report the failure to respond.
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The fine shall be processed by the Code Compliance Division through the Code Compliance
Board.finance department shall be responsible for assessing the fifty dollar ($50.00) fine.
(d) Notify the city within thirty (30) days of any changes of information contained on the
original application.
iCe) Properly maintain the alarm system to ensure malfunctions due to faulty maintenance
will not occur.
Sec. 2.5-9. Duty of person notified to provide access to premises, render assistance.
Any person who is notified by any member of the communications division, police
department or fire department of the activation of an alarm system and who is able to give
access to the alarm site shall come to the alarm site within one (1) hour of the time such
person is notified of such activation and shall provide the police and/or fire department any
necessary access or assistance. Failure to respond as provided shall be grounds for and result
in the city taking reasonable action to deactivate the alarm. Fire alarms required by fire codes
and/or state statutes shall be exempt from deactivating the alarm.
Sec. 2.5-10. Operation and installation of system:
No person shall install, or cause to be installed or permit to be installed any alarm system
unless the requirements of this section are met.
(a) Any alarm system which may be activated as a result of different types of emergency
situations shall give a unique signal to designate activation as a result of a hold-up, a burglary,
a fire, or any other different type of emergency situation so that the proper notification and
proper response can be made.
(b) Any local alarm system shall have a twenty-minute shutoff and must not make a sound
similar to that of a siren, an emergency vehicle or a civil defense warning system. For
purposes of this subsection any alarm system which emits any variable tone (as opposed to a
steady pitch or a ringing sound as is made by a bell) shall be considered to be emitting a
sound 'l/hichsound, that is similar to that of a siren, an emergency vehicle or a civil defense
warning system.
(c) Any hold-up alarm shall be designed so that it may be activated only by intentional and
deliberate human action; and any owner found in violation of subsection (a), (b) or (c) shall be
fined fifty dollars ($50.00).
(d) The police department or fire department shall indicate any violation of subsection (a),
(b) or (c) on the alarm report and eCode enforcement Compliance division shall be
responsible to take the appropriate action by issuing a notice of violation of this section. The
owner of the alarm system will have ten (10) days from the date of the notice of violation to
correct the violation. If the violation is not corrected within ten (10) days, the o',vner shall be
fined fifty dollars ($50.00). Tthe Code Compliance Division enforcement shall process the
violations through the Code Compliance Board.
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notify the finance depmiment to mail the notice of fine (invoice) if the violation is not
corrected. If the fine is not paid within ten (10) days the alarn1 owner will be in violation of
section 2 17 of this chapter.
(e) The city may set reasonable standards and procedures to be followed by any alarm
system business or telephone answering service when giving notice to the communications
division of activation of an alarm system. Such standards and procedures shall be set out in
writing and made available to any alarm system business or telephone answering service
requesting sam:eli.
(f) The Fire Rescue Department shall indicate any violation of subsection (a) or (b) on
their alarm report. The Code Compliance Division Fire and Life Safety Diyision shall be
responsible to take the appropriate action by issuing a notice of violation of this section. The
owner of property containing a commercial alarm system will have ten (10) days from the
date of the notice of violation to correct the violation. If the violation is not corrected within
ten days, the owner shall be fined $100.00 per day until the violation is corrected and Fire and
Life Safety accepts system changes or repairs.the Code Compliance Division shall process the
violations through the Code Compliance Baeoard. The fines included in this section shall be
enf{)rced through the Code Compliance Board.The Fire and Life Safety Division shall notify
the Finance Department to mail the notice of fine if the violation is not corrected. If the fine
is not paid within ten days, the alann O\\11e1' will be in violation of Sec. 2.5 17 of this chapter.
(g) All new and retrofitted fire alarm systems shall be UL Certificated. When a
Certificate is issued for an alarm system, it is the installer's declaration that the system will be
installed, maintained, tested, and monitored in accordance with applicable codes and
standards. The Certificated installation is then subiect to random physical audit by UL's
alarm system specialists. In addition as part of the annual audit processes the UL's
representatives shall closely scrutinize the required documentation that goes along with a
certificated alarm system. If noncompliance is found, the alarm company must rectify the
problem or face cancellation of the certificate. If cancellation of the certificate occurs other
compensatory measures shall be implemented as determined by the Fire Marshal or designee.
Sec. 2.5-11. False alarms prohibited; exceptions:
No person shall intentionally activate an alarm system for any purpose other than an
emergency or threat of emergency of the kind for which the alarm system was designed to
give notice. The ov;ner or person responsible f-or testing a fire, bH-rglary or emergency alarm
system shall be required to notify the Polioe Department and/or the Fire and Life 8afety
Division a minimum of one (1) hour prior to the alarm system test. It shall then be an
affirmatiye defense to prosecution under this section that the alarm system sounded solely for
the purpose of testing the alarm, and the person who tested the alarm took reasonable
precautions to avoid any request being made to the police department or fire department to
respond to such alarm.
Sec. 2.5-12. Excessive false alarms declared a public nuisance; exceptions.
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(a) The activation of more than three (3) false alarms of a residential alarm system within
any fiscal year of October 1 through September 30 t\velve month period of time is excessive
and constitutes a serious nuisance, and is hereby declared to be unlawful and a violation of
this section. No person shall allow, permit, cause or fail to prevent the activation for any
reason, by any alarm used by such person, or any alarm serving a premises or a building
occupied and controlled by such person, of more than three (3) false alarms within any fiscal
year of October 1 through September 30 twel'le month period of time.
(b) All new residential property with a permitted alarm system shall be exempt from the
! application of this section for the first three (3) months from the date of initial installation.
(c) Occupancies with multiple alarm zones, apartment complexes, or commercial
occupancies with multiple alarm systems, that are maintained by the same company, may be
declared nuisance alarms by the Fire Marshal and shall be assessed a false alarm fee.
Sec. 2.5-13. False alarm response service fee; collection:
For response to excessive false alarms by the police department or fire department, the alarm
user shall be charged a service fee by the City as follows:
1 st false alarm in a fiscal year of October 1 through September 30 12 month period -
No charge
2nd false alarm in a fiscal year of October 1 through September 30 12 month period -
No charge
3rd false alarm in a fiscal year of October 1 through September 30 12 month period -
No charge
4th false alarm in a fiscal year of October 1 through September 30 12 month peliod -
$75 for residential; $200 for commercial
5th false alarm in a fiscal year of October 1 through September 30 12 month period -
$100 for residential; $500 for commercial
6th false alarm in a fiscal year of October 1 through September 30 12 month period -
$150 for residential; $750 for commercial
7th and successive false alarm in a fiscal year of October 1 through September 30 ~
month period - $200 for residential; $1000 for commercial.
Example: A residence with 9 false alarms within a fiscal year of October 1 through
September 30 12 months would be calculated as follows:
1 st $0
2nd$0
3rd $0
4th $75
5th $100
6th $150
7th $200
8th $200
9th $200
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$925 Total
The Cehief of ff)olice or his/her designee shall determine whether a false burglar alarm has
occurred and the frequency of such false alarms. The city shall notify alarm users of amounts
i owed to the city and shall make demand therefore, pursuant to the provisions of this section.
The Fire Marshal shall determine whether a false fire or medical alarm has occurred and the
frequency of such alarms.
faj--Proof of alarm repair on the date of the false alarm can result in the fine being reduced
or waived, if approved by the Fire Marshal or the Chief ofPolice~ or their designees.
The Fire and Life Safety Division will bill and maintain records for all fire and medical false
alarms.
The city attorney may proceed by a suit in a court of competent jurisdiction to collect said
charge after demand therefore has been made by the city and the payment thereof refused by
the alarm user.
Sec. 2.5-14. Interference with city telephone trunk lines prohibited:
(a) No person shall use or cause to be used any telephone or electronic device or
attachment that automatically selects a public primary telephone trunk line of the
communications center, police Departmentdepartment, fire department or any other
department or bureau of the city, and then reproduces any prerecorded message to report any
burglary, unauthorized entry or other emergency.
(b) No person shall provide a private alarm service system programmed to a central alarm
reception office unless it shall have the central office staffed at all times, twenty-four (24)
hours a day, including holidays.
(c) Any staff member of a private alarm service system reporting an alarm activation to
which police department and/or fire department response is requested shall identify himself
and state the name and telephone number of the alarm business by which such response is
requested.
(d) The request for response shall include the name, telephone number, and zone, if
applicable, of the alarm activation.
Sec. 2.5-15. Audible alarms:
All alarms v/hich may be heard in any public placealarms that may be heard in any public
place shall be equipped and maintained to automatically cut off no longer than twenty (20)
minutes after being set off. Activated.
Sec. 2.5-16. Enforcement through the Code Compliance Board codes enforcement board:
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The building official, r.~olice Cehief, EfIre Cehief or their designees may initiate action
before the OOtles-Codes Compliance Board enf{)rcement board of the city to obtain compliance
with this chapter and payment of service charges assessed by the city~ pursuant to section 2.5
g. The board shall have the authority to place a lien against the property served by a burglar
and/or fire alarm in the amount of all assessed service chargesdaily accrued fines,
administrative costs and service charges.
Sec. 2.5-17. Service charge, fines; failure to pay:
The owner of an alarm system in violation of a specified section of this chapter shall have ten
(10) days from the date of the violation notice to pay the service charge and/or fine.
(a) If the owner fails to pay the service charge or fine within ten (10) days the matter will
be processed through the Code Compliance Board. city shall notify the o\vnor or person in
charge of the alarm system by certified mail that the payment is past due in violation of this
section and demand that payment be made within ten (10) days of the date of the demand for
payment letter.
(b) If the owner or person in charge of the alarm system fails to pay the past due amount
within ten (10) days, the city attorney may proceed by a suit in a court of competent
jurisdiction to collect said unpaid service charges and/or fines from an alarm system owner,
and the city attorney shall have the authority to place a lien against the property served by a
burglar and/or fire alarm in the amount of all assessed service charges and/or fines.
(c) The owner of the alarm system and/or the premises the alarm system serves shall be
responsible for all costs incurred in collecting the service fee including attorney's fees.
Sec. 2.5-18. Departmental review of contested fees:
(a) Alarm users wishing to contest a false alarm response service fee shall provide to the
police fire rescue department, within thirty (30) days of imposition of the fee, a written
explanation including work orders specifying dates of service calls, detailing reasons that the
false alarm response service fee should be reduced or waived.
(b) The chiefs of the police department and the fire rescue and life safety department ~shall
each designate a member of their respective departments to process, review and make a
written recommendation to the department chief on each case contesting a false alarm
response service fee.
(c)_The chief of each department shall review the recommendation and may reduce,
remove, or leave unchanged the false alarm response service charge imposed pursuant to
section 2.5-13. The decision of the chief of the respective department shall be the final
decision of the city.
Sec. 2.5-19. Failure to notify:
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No alarm business shall attempt to service, repair, alter, replace, move and/or test an alarm
system without a prior one: hour notice of intent to the City of Boynton Beach Fire and Life
Safety Division and/or the Police Department.. All reasonable precautions to avoid the
transmission of false alarms shall be made. Failure to notify one hour prior to the transmission
of a false alarm shall result in a fine of $50, payable by the alarm business.
(a) All alarm businesses and alarm monitoring companies conducting fire or medical alarm
business in the City of Boynton Beach will register with the Fire and Life Safety Division of
the Boynton Beach Fire Rescue DepartmentJf the alarm business fails to pay the fine within
ten days, the alann businoss shall be notified via celiified mail of their right to request u
hearing before u three person board which shall be composed of the City Manager, the
Director of Public Works/Engineer and the Director of Development, or their designees,
which hearing shall be held within ten days of the date of the appeul to the City Manager.
(b) All alarm businesses will notify the Fire and Life Safety Division of any alteration,
deletion, removal of service, or other operating problems of fire and medical alarm systems in
the City of Bovnton Beach or communities served by Interlocal Agreements. The decision of
the Board shall be final and shall only be subject to review by writ of certiorari to Palm Beach
County Circuit Court.
(c) All alann businesses and alarm monitoring companies conducting fire or medical alarm
business in the City of BO)11ton Beach 'Nill register with the Fire and Lifo Safety Di'o'ision of
the Boynton Beach Fire Rescue Department.
(d) "^JI alarnl businesses \vill notify the Fire and Life Safety Di'o'ision of uny alteration,
deletion, removal of service, or other operating problems of fire and medical alarm systems in
the City of Boynton Beach.
I Sec. 2.5-20. Alarm business responsibility:
An alarm company conducting fire alarm business within the city shall adhere to all
requirements of all applicable NFP A and UL Standards. Failure to comply with this section
of the code, as determined by the Fire Marshal, shall result in a fine of $1,000 in prosecution
before the Code Compliance Board. Finos shall be paid according to the guidelines in Sec.
2.5 19 (a) and (b).
I Sec.2.5-21. Damage to property:
The City of Boynton Beach shall not be financially responsible for any property damage
caused by the Police and/or Fire Rescue responding to an alarm. The alarm user shall be
solely responsible for any damages that occur while attempting to verify the cause for the
alarm activation.
Sec. 2.5-22 Operations Permit
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