§ 38-98. Penalties.

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this code, or who fails to comply with any order made hereunder, or who builds in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and conditionally approved hereunder, or any certificate or permit herein from which no such appeal has been taken, or who fails to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by a court of competent jurisdiction within the time fixed herein, shall for each and every violation and noncompliance be subject to the following:

(a)

Imposition by forfeiture of no more than $200.00 per day by the municipal court.

(b)

Imposition of a penalty for each such violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue and such violations or defects shall be corrected or remedied within the time stated in the order. Each and every day that a violation of this code occurs constitutes a separate offense.

(c)

False alarms. In one calendar year, if the fire department responds to three or more false alarms as described in section 38-2 [definition of false alarms] (a), (b), and (c), the fire department may:

1.

Introduce a fine to the building owner or occupant to reimburse the fire department for the cost of equipment and personnel that was used to respond to the alarm.

2.

Require that the fire alarm be serviced, upgraded, or replaced to bring the alarm system into compliance with current code in order to prevent future false alarms.

(Ord. No. 829, § 1, 7-20-10; Ord. No. 896, § I, 4-21-15)