(a) An alarm user shall:

(1) Maintain the premises and fire alarm system in a manner that will minimize or eliminate false alarms;

(2) Review all alarm system operating instructions, including those for verification of an alarm;

(3) Notify the alarm system monitoring company of a false alarm activation as soon as the user is aware of the false alarm;

(4) Not manually activate an alarm except when needing an immediate fire department response to an emergency; and

(5) Obtain all required permits under city ordinance.

(b) All alarm users shall be required to obtain an alarm user permit from the Travelers Rest police department. The information contained in the permit will ensure an appropriate and immediate fire department response when summoned, any violations accurately billed and proper notification sent out. The alarm user permit shall be effective so long as the permittee remains at the address that is the subject of the permit. The cost of the alarm user permit shall be ten dollars.

(c) Any alarm system user who operates an alarm system without a permit shall be penalized by a fine of one hundred fifty dollars for each offense.

(d) In the event that an alarm user changes addresses, the information on the alarm user permit must be updated within thirty days. After thirty days no response will be afforded to alarm users that have failed to comply with the permit update requirements of this section. (Ord. O-15-04 (part), 2004)