§ 34-10. Alarm system monitoring.

(a)

All systems required to be monitored in this article shall be monitored by an Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. (UL) approved central monitoring station.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any person to place the emergency fire, police or public safety telephone number into any automatic device so designed to transmit a recorded message to the city fire, police or public safety departments.

(c)

The City of Riverdale Fire Department is hereby permitted to issue a verbal warning after the first false alarm transmitted by an automatic signaling device.

(d)

The City of Riverdale Fire Department is hereby permitted to issue a written warning after the second false alarm transmitted by an automatic signaling device.

(e)

The City of Riverdale Fire Department, at the discretion of the fire chief or its designee, shall be permitted to impose a user fee, as set forth in the schedule of fees and charges, for every false alarm transmitted from any private alarm system after a written warning has been issued to the owner and/or subscriber of the system. All fees shall become a part of the general funds of the city.

(Ord. No. 02-2012, § 1(Exh. A), 3-26-12)