§ 42-101. Purpose.

It is the purpose of this article to protect and promote the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the city by reducing the number of avoidable alarms to emergency agencies. Avoidable alarms contribute to ineffective utilization of public safety manpower and equipment. In addition, avoidable alarms require emergency responses which may contribute to a high accident rate and delayed responses to genuine emergencies. This article seeks to ensure that police, ambulance, and fire communications facilities will be available to dispatch police, ambulance and fire personnel or actual emergencies and to alleviate the nuisance of audible [avoidable] alarms to the surrounding community. Another purpose of the article is to provide the city with the names of responsible people to contact in the case of activation of an alarm. Nothing in this article should be construed to imply any guarantee of emergency response by the city to any activated alarm.

(Ord. No. 145-88, § 1, 3-14-88; Ord. No. 770-96, § 1, 9-3-96)

Editor's Note

Ord. No. 770-96, § 11, adopted Sept. 3, 1996, provided for an effective date of Feb. 1, 1997.