3143 ORDINANCE NO. 3143
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
SANFORD TO AMEND CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE V, SECTION
940; AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR FALSE
ALARMS; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, CONFLICTS,
SEVERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Sanford, Florida desires to amend the Schedule of fees
for false alarms.
WHEREAS, Chapter 20, Section 20 - 5 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Sanford provides the collection of fees for false alarms.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: The Code of Ordinances of the City of Sanford, Chapter 9,
Article V, Section 940 G (5) shall be amended to read as follows:
(5) There shall be a service fee charge for false alarms according to the
following schedule:
First, second and third response
(within last six (6) months) ................. Warning - No Fee
Fourth response (within six (6) months)
............................................. $ 35.00
Subsequent response(s) (within six (6) months)
............................................. $ 35.00/per occurrence
In a given 24-hour period, only one (1) response to a specific location will
count for purposes of the above warning/fee determination. If the day following the
alarm incident is a Sunday or a legal holiday, consideration will be given to the real
ability of the owner to actually have his system serviced by an alarm system
technician, and a fee waiver will be granted for that day, also, if the Fire Chief
determines that it was not reasonably possible for the owner to have the system
serviced to correct the mallunction causing the false alarm.
SECTION 2: CODIFICATION.
It is the intention of the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, and it is
hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a
part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Sanford, Florida; that the Sections of
this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention; that
the word, "Ordinance", may be changed to "Section", "Article", or other
appropriate word.
SECTION 3: CONFLICTS.
All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with any of the provisions of this
Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: SEVERABILITY.
If any section or portion of a section of this Ordinance proves to be invalid, unlawful
or unconstitutional, it shall not be held to impair the validity, force or effect of any
other section or part of this Ordinance.
SECTION 5: EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this~day of ~~ , A.D. 1993.
M YOR
ATTEST:
Sanford, Florida
CERTIFICATE
I, Janet R. Donahoe, City Clerk of the City of Sanford,
Florida, do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the
foregoing Ordinance No. 3143, PASSED and ADOPTED by the City
Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, on the 25th day of
January, 1993, was POSTED at the front door of the City Hall in the
City of Sanford, Florida, on the 26th day of January, 1993.
At~ytheof~ford, Florida