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(c) In the event that a false alarm is not a first false alarm for a property, as monitored on an <br />annual basis or is not otherwise excepted in paragraph (a) or (b) above from the charges provided for <br />by this Section, then the Fire Chief shall review the alarm believed to be a "false alarm" and shall <br />determine whether, under the facts and circumstances surrounding the false alarm, a charge should <br />be assessed against the property owner. If the Fire Chief determines that a charge should be assessed, <br />then the charge shall be in the nature of a civil penalty against the property owner and shall be <br />assessed in accordance with the following schedule: <br />2°d false alarm within one year period $ 500.00 <br />3`d false alarm within one year period $1,000.00 <br />4~" and additional false alarms within one year period $2,000.00 <br />(d) In order to deter and reduce false alarms, the Fire Chief is authorized to verify compliance <br />with this Chapter at any time and to otherwise require the property owner or operator of an <br />automated fire alarm system to account for the frequency of false alarms by evaluating the operating <br />systems, including but not limited to the following: <br />(1) All equipment used for automated fire alarm systems are required to meet the <br />applicable standards of the Underwriters Laboratories and/or the National <br />Fire Protection Association or other recognized industry standards. Upon <br />demand by the Fire Chief, an owner or operator may be required to submit <br />evidence of reliability, suitability and capability and compatibility of <br />automated equipment and systems <br />(2) The sensory mechanism used in connection with such fire alarm systems or <br />devices shall be adjusted to suppress false indications of fire or intrusion, so <br />that the devices will not be actuated by impulses due to transient pressure <br />changes in water pipes, temperature fluctuation by sources other than fire, <br />wind gusts, or other forces unrelated to genuine alarms. All components shall <br />be maintained in good repair. <br />(3) The Fire Chief or any officer designated to represent the Fire Chief shall be is <br />further authorized, at reasonable times and upon oral notice, to enter upon <br />any premises so equipped with an automated fire alarm system for the <br />purpose of inspecting the installation and operation of an automatic fire <br />suppression or signaling device and in order to evaluate false alarms. <br />(4) The Fire Chief may institute and require a "Fire Watch" system of human <br />verification of emergency conditions while repairs and/or maintenance is <br />being performed to an automated fire alarm system. <br />(e) Failure to pay any charge for a false alarm, which remains unpaid thirty days after date of <br />invoice, shall result in written notice from the Fire Chief and then referral to the Director of Law for <br />enforcement. <br />be amended, and, as amended, shall read in its entirety as follows: <br />2 <br />