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Home alarm permits and false alarms in Fountain Valley

Fountain Valley's own rules on home alarm permits and false alarms, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Fountain Valley Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Fountain Valley's code says

Fountain Valley code What Fountain Valley's code adds
False alarm fees
  • The fee is set by resolution for each successive false alarm.
    Applies: Applies to continued false alarms from the same location within the same one-year period after more than 2 false alarms.
    § 17.10.020 · code text
    Continued false alarms generated from the same location within the same one-year period shall also be assessed a fee set by resolution for each successive false alarm.
  • The fee is set by city council resolution.
    Applies: Applies to every false alarm in excess of 3 in a one-year period.
    § 4.55.100 · code text
    The owner or lessee of an alarm system shall be assessed a fee in an amount as prescribed in a resolution adopted by action of the city council for every false alarm in excess of three in a one-year period
False alarms before a fee
  • Fees apply after more than 2 false alarms in a year.
    Applies: Applies to fire department responses during January 1 to December 31 of any given year.
    § 17.10.020 · code text
    whenever the fire department is required to respond to more than two false alarms during a one-year period consisting of January 1 – December 31 of any given year.
  • The first 3 false alarms in a year are free; a fee applies after that.
    Applies: Applies to false alarms in a one-year period.
    § 4.55.100 · code text
    The owner or lessee of an alarm system shall be assessed a fee in an amount as prescribed in a resolution adopted by action of the city council for every false alarm in excess of three in a one-year period
Alarm permit
  • A permit is required to install or maintain an indirect alarm system.
    § 4.55.050 · code text
    No person shall install or maintain any indirect alarm system on his/her premises without first having obtained a permit to do so as provided in this chapter.

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Frequently asked questions

Do I need a permit for a home alarm in Fountain Valley?

Fountain Valley's code: The fee is set by resolution for each successive false alarm. (Applies to continued false alarms from the same location within the same one-year period after more than 2 false alarms.) (§ 17.10.020); The fee is set by city council resolution. (Applies to every false alarm in excess of 3 in a one-year period.) (§ 4.55.100).

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