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M.V. Ordinance No. 79-81 Page -2- CdJ The Village will, within its capabilities, endeavor to accommodate every reasonable application for connection to the police or fire alarm panels. 971.04. FEE REQUIRED: Cia) For each alarm connected to the Police or FirE Alarm Console from a residential premises there shall be a charge of One Hundred Twenty Dollars ($120.00) per year, payable semi- annually, in advance. (bj' For each alarm connected to the Police or Fire Alarm Console from a premises other than a residential premises there shall be a charge of Three Hundred Sixty Dollars ($360.00) per year, payable semi-annually, in advance. (cT For purposes of this Section, each alarm connected to both the Police and Fire Alarm Consoles shall be considered a separate connection with a separate charge for each such connec- tion. 471.05. LOCAL ALARMS: A permit for the installation of a local alarm which, when activated, sounds a horn, bell, buzzer or other type of audible alarm, shall be required if the sound created by the alarm is audible beyond the premises served. The Mayor, or Yris=aut?ho'r-ized.representative,-shall issue a permit for such alarm, provided that the intensity of sound does not exceed eighty-five (85) decibels at any location outside the premises being served. 971.06. FALSE ALARMS: Ca) No person shall fail to maintain equipment under his contr-ol designed to give alarms of any type at less than the level of maintenance necessary to prevent false alarms from being emitted. (b) It shall be prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory maintenance in violation of Sec. 971.06(a•) if two (2) alarms are emitted and reported in any manner to the Police or Fire Depart- ments for which no external cause can be found, provided that such alarms occur within six (6) months of each other. (c) The penalty for violation of Sec. 971.06(a) shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00) for a first offense and Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00)- for each subsequent offense. Prior to formal prosecu- tion, the„per,son to be charged shall be notified of the alleged violation and fine and shall be given not less than ten (10) days nor more than twenty (20) days to voluntarily waive his right to be charged and present a defense by signing a waiver and paying the fine. Thereafter, prosecution may be instituted. Failure to make satisfactory repairs after conviction under this Section shall constitute a separate offense each day such condition remains unabated. (d) Notwithstanding the fine to be assessed, as set forth hereinabove, no charge shall be made for a false alarm to which there is no response by the Division of Police or the Division of Fire nor when the cause has been proven to be an act of God.