City Council Ordinance 486ORDINANCE NO. 486
CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE ON FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, MINNESOTA ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 5 of the City Code of the City of Monticello is amended by adding the
following chapter.
Chapter 5
Fire ALARM SYSTEMS
SECTION
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Definition
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Charges
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Unpaid Charges
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Enforcement
5 -5 -1 Definition
Any fire alarm call to an home or business that, in the opinion of the Monticello Fire
Chief or his authorized representative having jurisdiction over the area, was the result
of a defective or malfunctioning alarm system will receive a written notice outlining
this ordinance, indicating additional false alarm calls within the calendar year will
subject the property owner to a charge.
5 -5 -2 Charges
A second fire false alarm call within the calendar year (January- December) will subject
the property owner to a charge as adopted in the city fee schedule by City Council. A
third (3) or more fire false alarm calls within a calendar year will result in the property
owner being charged fees as adopted in the city fee schedule by the City Council for
each additional fire false alarm.
5 -5 -3 Unpaid Charges
Any charges not paid within thirty (30) days of the date of billing shall be assessed a
I% late fee. Any charges over thirty days (3 0) and unpaid by October 31 of each year
will be subject to a fifty dollar ($50.00) administrative fee and certified to the county
auditor for placement as a lien on the property owner's real estate taxes the following
year.
5 -5 -4 Enforcement
The Monticello Fire Chief, or his authorized representative, or the City may use
discretion in enforcing this ordinance, taking into account any unique circumstances
that may exist in a particular case and /or history of fire false alarms coming from a
particular property, business or residence.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage and
publication.
Adopted by the Monticello City Council this 1 lth day of August, 2008.
CITY OF MONTICELLO
By: K2/ Z�&—
Clint Herbst, Mayor
ATTEST:
Jeff O' q, ity Administrator