HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 245 Fee and Use schedule charges for responding to False AlarmsORDINANCE NO. o�
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS PROVIDING FOR CHARGES
FOR RESPONDING TO FALSE ALARMS; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1: That the Board of Aldermen of the Town of
Westlake, Texas does hereby implement the following set of charges
for responding to false alarms:
(a) A service charge shall be made by the Town to the person
or entity responsible for causing a response to a false alarm the
on the basis of the number of false alarms occurring at an alarm
site during the previous twelve months as follow:
(1) False Alarms - Single family residential,
multiple family dwellings, and commercial, industrial,
and retail:
Number of False Alarms Service Charge
0-$
17-10
No Charge
$50.00
(2) For each and every alarm above 10, the charge will
be increased by $25.00 for each false alarm so that 11
will be $75.00, 12 will be $100.00, etc.
(b) Failure to pay the charge as required in this section
within sixty (50) days of billing will result in interest at 10%
being added to the invoice.
(c) "False alarm" means an alarm notification to a
communication dispatch center which causes the dispatch of a police
and/or fire emergency vehicle or emergency medical service ("EMS")
ambulance, and the responding officer finds no evidence of
unauthorized intrusion, attempted unauthorized intrusion, robbery,
attempted robbery, other type of serious crime or attempted crime,
fire or activated sprinkler system, injury, illness or medical
condition requiring an EMS response.
(d) All residences, businesses, and other structures equipped
with operational alarm systems shall configure those systems so
that alarms are received by an independent concern that can monitor
the calls prior to contacting police, fire, or EMS, and in no
event, shall such systems be hooked directly into the 9-1-1
communications dispatch center.
SECTION 2: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or
phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held unconstitutional or
unenforceable, such holding shall not affect the validity of the
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remaining portions of this ordinance.
SECTION 3: .Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of
the provisions of this ordinance or failing to pay the charges set
out herein shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
conviction in the Municipal Court of the Town of Westlake, Texas,
shall be subject to a fine not to exceed the sum of two hundred
dollars ($200.00) for each offense.
SECTION 4: This ordinance shall become effective upon its
adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF ��i , 1995.
SCOTT LEY, 171YOR
AT EST:
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roger rosswy, Town Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Paul C. rsham, Town Attorney