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12/18/8
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE INSTALLATION OR
MAINTENANCE OF ALL AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE ALARM
DIALING DEVICES WHICH TRANSMIT OVER
TELEPHONE LINES USED EXCLUSIVELY BY THE
PUBLIC TO REQUEST EMERGENCY SERVICE FROM THE
MIAMI FIRE, RESCUE AND INSPECTION SERVICE
DEPARTMENT; ESTABLISHING A PROGRESSIVE
SCHEDULE OF FINES FOR EXCESSIVE FALSE FIRE
ALARMS AND PROVIDING FOR APPEALS THEREFROM;
CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION, A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Fire, Rescue and Inspection Servi, e partment
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is required to respond to all fire alarms in bulfdings; ,,end
WHEREAS, the City of Miami is ex erie�cing a great number of
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false fire alarms as a result of ajfunctioning fire alarm
systems; and
WHEREAS, as a meofis Hof detejrfence and in order to assure
that manpower and firefi�gh n apparatus are available for
response to genuine jfir gala s, there is a need to establish
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fines for excessive ��als arms while providing for an appeals
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process for owners ar� s rs of alarm systems to insure that no
_ fines be imposed arbit r'ly;
NOW, THER�ORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORI
Section (l.\ I Definitions
Unless is apparent from the context that another meaning
is int4nde the following words when used in this ordinance
shall havl@\the following meanings:
"Alarm system" means any assembly of personnel or
equp IN mechanical or electrical so arranged to signal the
occur/ enc of a possible fire requiring urgent attention, and to
whi0 fire department is expeC
include either alarms installed in
(b) "Alarm user" means
association, corporation, company o
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