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ORDINANCE NO. 376
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA,
AMENDING SECTION 9-32, SUBSECTION C, PARAGRAPHS 1-5
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO INCLUDE REFERENCE TO
FIRE DEPARTMENT; SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS AND
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, THE CITY COMMISSION of the City of Winter Springs,
Florida, has determined it to be in the best interests of the safety, health
and welfare of the citizens of the City of Winter Springs to provide for
Alarm Systems, and
WHEREAS, Section 9-32, Subsection C, paragraphs 1-5 does not
refev to the Fire Department, and
WHEREAS, it has been determined to be in the best interests
of the safety, health and welfare of the citizens of the City of Winter Springs
to amend Section 9-32, Subsection C, Paragraphs 1-5 to include reference to
Fire Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA:
SECTION I - That Section 9-32, Subsection C, Paragraph 1-5
of the Code of Ordinances be amended as follows:
(c) Response to alarms, corrective action, reports required
and fees charged.
(1) For each response by the police or fire department to
an alarm, the department will cause a report to be filed, classifying the alarm
as one of the following:
a. False alarm or system test with no notification;
b. Valid alarm for cause designated.
(2) Upon the reception of a third false alarm within six (6)
months, the police or fire department shall issue a warning notice to the owner
or lessee or manager of the premises involved. The owner or lessee or manager
shall file a written report with the appropriate department within five (5)
working days indicating any and all measures taken to reduce false alarms.
(3) There shall be a service fee charged for false alarms
according to the following schedule:
a. First response (none in last six (6) months) no fee.
b. Second response (within six (6) months) no fee.
c. Third response (within six (6) months) written
warning.
d. Fourth response (within six (6) months) fee of one
hundred dollars ($100.00).
e. Fifth response and up (within (6) months) fee to two
hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
(4) If, within ten (10) days from the occurrence of a false
alarm the owner or lessee or manager can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
police chief or fire chief that the alarm system in question has actually been
examined by a repair service authorized by the system manufacturer and either
repaired, if said repaired malfunction was the cause of the false alarm, or
certified that the system is in good working order, then providing the false
alarm was not caused by employee error, said false alarm shall not be considered
a false alarm for the purpose of subsection 9-32(c) (3) above providing for
the assessment of a service fee.
(5) Upon failure of an owner or lessee or manager of a premises
to pay any fee specified above with ten (10) days, the chief of police or fire
chief shall be authorized to disconnect or order the disconnection of the alarm
system, and it shall be unlawful to reconnect or fail to disconnect such alarm
system unless and until appropriate corrective action has been taken and such
connection of an alarm system is authorized by the chief of police or fire
chief.
No disconnection or deactiviation shall be ordered or made as to any
premises required by law to have an alarm system in operation. The owner or
lessee or manager shall be responsible for all costs incurred in collecting
the service fee including attorney's fees.
SECTION II - If any section or portion of this Ordinance
proves to be invalid, unlawful or unconstitutional, it shall not be held to
invalidate or impair the validity, force or effect of any other section or
portion of a section or sub-section or part of this Ordinance.
SECTION III - All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION IV - This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
its passage and adoption.
Passed and adopted this 8th day of June, 1987.
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS
JOHN V. TORCASO, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Mary T. Norton
CITY CLERK
First Reading 4/13/87.
Posted 4/28/87
Second reading and Public Hearing 6/8/87
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published at Altamonte Springs, in Seminole County, Florida; that the attached copy of ad-
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Springs, in Seminole County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been contin-
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