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Home alarm permits and false alarms in Woodside

Woodside'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 Woodside Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Woodside's code says

Woodside code What Woodside's code adds
False alarm fees
  • A service charge applies. The amount is set by resolution.
    Applies: False alarm due to negligence of the alarm user or authorized operator.
    § 111.10 · code text
    The activation of a false alarm due to the negligence of the alarm user or authorized operator will result in the assessment of a service charge to the user to defray the cost of responding to the alarm location. The amount of the charge may be set by resolution of the Town Council from time to time.
Alarm permit
  • A permit is required. The fee is set by resolution.
    § 111.05 · code text
    Each person who installs or operates an alarm system on any premises under his/her control shall complete and submit to the Town Manager a permit application on a form containing all the information required by the Town. Each person shall pay a fee for processing the permit. The Council shall set the amount of the fee by resolution.
When a permit can be revoked
  • Permanent revocation.
    Applies: Intentional activation of a false alarm.
    § 111.10 · code text
    The intentional activation of a false alarm will result in the permanent revocation of the alarm permit.
  • Revocation.
    Applies: Three false alarms caused by malfunction due to events not under the alarm user's control, or the fault of the alarm system.
    § 111.10 · code text
    The activation of three false alarms caused by malfunctioning of the alarm due to events not under the control of the alarm user or the fault of the alarm system shall constitute grounds for revocation.
  • Revocation.
    Applies: The designated person fails to respond to an alarm signal.
    § 111.10 · code text
    If a designated person fails to respond to an alarm signal, that shall be grounds for the revocation of an alarm permit.
  • Revocation.
    Applies: Failure to pay any charges or fees required by this chapter.
    § 111.10 · code text
    The Town may revoke an alarm permit for failure to pay any charges or fees required by this chapter.
  • Revocation.
    Applies: The alarm system does not comply with the provisions of this chapter.
    § 111.09 · code text
    The Town Manager may revoke any alarm system permit if it is determined that the system does not comply with the provisions of this chapter.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Woodside's code: A service charge applies. The amount is set by resolution. (False alarm due to negligence of the alarm user or authorized operator.) (§ 111.10); A permit is required. The fee is set by resolution. (§ 111.05).

General information, not legal advice.

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