CHAPTER 3 Peace and Good Order- 5-9-2013 - Village of Hobart

3.705 FALSE ALARMS
A. Special Charge For:
1. After the alarm system has been installed for 30 days, the owner shall be
subject to a special charge for each false alarm in a 12-month, per
calendar year, January 1 st through December 31 st of each year, as
follows:
a. 1st alarm during a calendar year $ 25 each
b. 2nd or 3rd alarms during a calendar year $ 50 each
c. 4th or more alarms during a calendar year $100 each
2. Exceptions:
a. Municipal alarms
b. False alarms caused by outside sources
c. Any special charge may be waived by the Village Administrator
or his designee if the owner can show that the false alarm was
caused by an outside source beyond the owner’s control. That
the alarm was properly maintained and not the result of
negligence on the part of the owner, his agent or employees.
d. Not to include detectors such as smoke detectors/carbon
monoxide detectors, medical alarms (Life-line) or electrical
problem indicators. For the most part these are stand alone
alarms designed to warn persons inside the structure.
e. Motor Vehicle Alarms – This ordinance shall not apply to
audible alarms affixed to motor vehicles.
3. Collection of Special Charges – Special charges for false alarms, as
provided in sub. 1 above, shall be billed to the owner and, if not timely
paid, shall be placed on the tax roll pursuant to the provisions of
§66.0627, for collection and settlement under Wis. Stats. Ch. 74
3.706 GENERAL PROVISIONS
A. Permit Cancellation; Alarm Disconnection – Whenever there is a record of an
excessive number of alarms or the operation of the alarm system is not consistent
with the purpose of this chapter, the Village Administrator or his designee may,
in writing, require the owner to repair or replace the alarm system within 10 days.
If the repair or replacement is not made within 10 days, the Village Administrator
or his designee may order the alarm permit cancelled and the alarm disconnected.
No person shall continue to operate an alarm system for which an alarm permit
has been cancelled.
B. Telephone Alarm Dialers – Telephone alarm dialers are not permitted to be
programmed to direct dial the Police or Fire Department, except by special
permission of the Village Administrator or his designee.
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