HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Relating to False Alarms and Automatic Alarms ORDINANCE NO. 2978
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATIVE
TO FALSE AND INADVERTENT ALARMS, PROVIDING A
PENALTY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND ESTABLISHING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council for the City of Ames, Iowa:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa, shall be
and the same is hereby amended by repealing Sec. 17.13 thereof and
enacting a new See. 17.13 as follows:
"Sec. 17.13 False and Automatic Alarms
(1) Any person who in any manner willfully gives or causes
a false alarm whereby the fire department or the police
department is called to respond is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) Due to the frequency of alarms associated with automatic
intrusion alarm systems of various kinds the City Council
may from time to time establish by resolution a scheduled
fee to recover the cost of responding to such alarms.
Section Two. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section Three. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage and publication as required by law.
Adopted this 30th day of June 1987.
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Nancy (!b0s, City Clerk Paul Goodland, Mayor