San Clemente Municipal Code Art. VIII Violation of Chapter

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1664, § 21, adopted Sept. 18, 2018, repealed § 8.56.360, which pertained to Penalties and derived from Prior code § 20A-36.

An alarm system shall constitute a public nuisance when it causes an excessive number of false alarms. A permittee shall be required to reimburse the City for the cost of the Police or Fire Department manpower and equipment response to each and every false alarm deemed excessive. When an alarm system generates more than two (2) false alarms within a consecutive three hundred sixty-five (365) day period, the additional alarms are deemed to be excessive. Any alarm actuation within thirty (30) days of initial installation of the system will not be counted as an excessive false alarm.

The amount of reimbursement shall be set by resolution of the City Council. The reimbursement fee may be waived by the Central Services Officer or designee when a determination had been made that circumstances exist which will prevent future false alarms or if proof is provided that the alarm was a valid actuation of the system. The reimbursement shall be approved by the Central Services Officer and notification thereof to the permittee shall be made within ten (10) days from the actuation of the excessive false alarm.

(Prior code § 20A-37)

(Ord. No. 1506, § 1, 6-15-2010)

The conviction or punishment of any person for violation of the provisions of this chapter shall not release such person from paying the permit fee or reimbursement for excessive false alarms due and unpaid at the time of such conviction, nor shall payment of any permit fee or reimbursement for excessive false alarms prevent criminal prosecution for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. All remedies shall be cumulative and the use of one (1) or more remedies by the City shall not bar the use of any other remedy for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter. The amount of any permit fee or reimbursement for excessive false alarms 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 permit fee or reimbursement for excessive false alarms. All permit fees or reimbursement for excessive false alarms shall be deemed delinquent thirty (30) days after they are due and payable.

(Prior code § 20A-38)