Skip to content

Hollister · Building on your lot

Home alarm permits and false alarms in Hollister

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

Ask about home alarm permits and false alarms in Hollister See coverage

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

What Hollister's code says

Hollister code What Hollister's code adds
False alarm fees
  • The penalty is fixed by city council resolution.
    Applies: When false alarms exceed 1 during any 3-month period.
    § 8.04.110 · code text
    If during any three-month period, false alarms exceed one in number a penalty assessment shall be assessed and paid by the alarm user to the city, which penalty assessment shall be fixed, from time to time, by the city council by resolution.
  • A penalty applies from the 4th false alarm. The amount is set by council resolution.
    Applies: The first 6 months after a new alarm system is installed.
    § 8.04.110 · code text
    Fourth and subsequent false alarms during the initial six-month period shall be subject to penalty assessments.
False alarms before a fee
  • 1 false alarm is free. A penalty applies when false alarms exceed 1.
    Applies: During any 3-month period.
    § 8.04.110 · code text
    If during any three-month period, false alarms exceed one in number a penalty assessment shall be assessed and paid by the alarm user to the city
  • The first through third false alarms carry no penalty.
    Applies: For 6 months after a new alarm system is installed.
    § 8.04.110 · code text
    For a period of six months following the installation of a new alarm system, there shall be no penalty assessment for the first through third false alarms.
When a permit can be revoked
  • More than 3 alarms in a 12-month period are grounds for revoking the permit.
    Applies: Alarm systems with an alarm user permit.
    § 8.04.110 · code text
    More than three alarms during a 12-month period from any alarm system for which an alarm user permit has been obtained shall constitute grounds for revocation of such permit.
  • After 6 penalty assessments in one year, the police department may suspend or revoke the permit.
    Applies: Alarm user permit holders.
    § 8.04.130 · code text
    The alarm user has had six penalty assessments in any one-year period;

Who this affects

HomeownersContractorsDesigners

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a permit for a home alarm in Hollister?

Hollister's code: The penalty is fixed by city council resolution. (When false alarms exceed 1 during any 3-month period.) (§ 8.04.110); A penalty applies from the 4th false alarm. The amount is set by council resolution. (The first 6 months after a new alarm system is installed.) (§ 8.04.110).

General information, not legal advice.

Ask about a specific Hollister property

Ask GoCodebook how Hollister's home alarm permits and false alarms rules apply to your situation and get an answer that cites the section.

Ask your question

More on building on your lot in Hollister

All building on your lot rules in Hollister

Fences and walls in Hollister

Running a business from home in Hollister

Lot splits under SB 9 in Hollister

RV and boat parking in Hollister

Pets, chickens and bees in Hollister

Grading and erosion control in Hollister

Affordable units in new housing (inclusionary) in Hollister

Signs on homes in Hollister

Historic homes in Hollister

Hollister Municipal Code — full text