Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 4 — PUBLIC SAFETY›Division 6 — BURGLARY AND ROBBERY ALARMS
Mountain House Municipal Code Ch. 4 Enforcement
Mountain House Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Mountain House
Cite as: Mountain House Municipal Code Chapter 4 · Text as of 2026-10-04
4-6-400 - Administration and Enforcement—Severability of Provisions.¶
(a) The provisions of this division shall be administered and enforced by the Chief of Police or his representative. He is authorized to make inspections of the intrusion detection devices and the alarm systems, and of the premises whereon said devices or systems are located. He shall have the power and shall enforce such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the City Council to implement the provisions of this division.
(b) The sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this division are, and are intended to be, severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or Section of this division shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgement or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this division as provided by City codes and ordinances.
(Ord. 2024-22, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)
4-6-401 - Violation of Division.¶
(a) Penalties. Any person violating any of the provisions of this division shall be deemed guilty of an infraction.
(b) Enforcement. All remedies shall be cumulative, and the use of one or more remedies by the City shall not bar the use of any other remedy for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this division. The amount of any service fee shall be deemed a debt to the City. An action may be commenced in the name of the City in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of any delinquent service fee. All service fees shall be deemed delinquent thirty (30) days after they are due and payable.
(Ord. 2024-22, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)
4-6-402 - Maintaining a Public Nuisance Alarm.¶
It is unlawful for an alarm owner to operate an alarm system which generates six (6) or more false alarms in a twelve (12) month period.
(Ord. 2024-22, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)
4-6-403 - False Alarm Service Fee.¶
False alarms will incur charges based upon the following fee schedule:
Permit holder's first false alarm—No charge
Each false alarm thereafter—$30.00
Failure to pay the required service assessment may result in civil collection.
(Ord. 2024-22, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)
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