A. It is unlawful for any person to own, operate, control, maintain, lease, rent or use an alarm system which generates more than three false alarms in any given twelve (12) month period. Each false alarm after the third is a separate violation of this section.

B. Upon the receipt by the city of the third false alarm from any fire alarm system in a twelve (12) month period, the Fire Department shall notify the alarm user of that system, in writing, that a false alarm occurred at a particular date and time and that continued false alarms will result in fines being assessed.

C. Upon receipt by the city of the fourth and subsequent false alarms from any fire alarm system in a twelve (12) month period, the Fire Department shall notify the alarm user of that system, in writing, that a false alarm has occurred at a particular date and time and that a specified fine, as outlined in Section 8.32.030, is due to the city within 30 days.

D. If a user contests the Fire Department’s determination that an alarm is a false alarm, the user must provide evidence satisfactory to the Fire Department within ten calendar days of the date of the notice of false alarm that the alarm was in fact not a false alarm. Failure to contest the determination in the required time period results in the conclusive presumption for all purposes that the alarm was a false alarm.