97-019 ORDORDINANCE 97-~9
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER IV OF THE CITY CODE ~PENAL
REGULATIONS" BY REPEALING SECTION 402.04 ~FALSE ALARMS" AND
ENACTING A NEW SECTION 402.04 IN LIEU THEREOF RELATING TO THE
SAME SUBJECT ENTITLED ~'FALSE ALARMS~,
Section 1. That Section 402.04 titled "False Alarms" is hereby
repealed and a new Section 402.04 adopted in lieu thereof, which
shall read as follows:
402.04 - False Alarms
1. Fire Alarms
A. A fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) shall be
assessed and paid to the City for the fourth (4th) false
fire alarm at the same property in a calendar year. The fee
shall be assessed to either the property owner or the
occupant of the property. False alarms attributable to
malicious activity caused by other than the property owner
and/or the property occupant shall not be counted toward the
annual total at the property.
B. For each successive false fire alarm in addition to
the four (4) in a calendar year, the fee shall increase by
fifty dollars ($50.00) for each successive false fire alarm.
C. In the case of new fire alarm installations, a 90-day
grace period will be allowed during which any false alarms
will not be counted toward the annual total at the property.
After the 90-day grace period, it shall be the
responsibility of the property owner and/or the property
occupant to ensure that the newly installed fire alarm
system works properly. False fire alarms after the 90-day
grace period shall be counted toward the annual total at the
property.
2. Other Alarms
A fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be payable to the City
Police Department of the City for the fifth (5th) response
and each subsequent response by the Police Department to an
automatic alarm device triggered other than by reason of
criminal activity at the same property within one calendar
year. "Property" shall include automobiles and other
vehicles with automatic alarm devices. The fee shall be
assessed to the property owner or the property occupant.
3. Collection of Fees
False alarm penalties will be billed to the alarm user on a
thirty (30) day billing schedule and payment must be made to
the city within thirty (30) days of the billing date.
Penalties not paid to the city within thirty (30) days of
the billing date will be considered delinquent and subject
to a finance charge of 1.5% per month. The city shall may
collect the delinquent fee and finance charge by any legal
means, including the institution of a civil action against
the person responsible for the payment of such fee.
Section 2. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force from and after the date of its publication.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River
this 6th day of October, 1997.
ATTEST:
Sandra A Thackeray,' City CI~
e'nry J Duit-sman, ~ayor ~
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being duly om, on oath says that he/she is the publisher or
authorized agent and employee of the publisher of the newspa-
per known as The Elk River Star News, and has full knowledge
of the facts which are stated below:
(A) The newspaper has complied with all the requirements
constituting qualification as a qualified ne.wspaper, as provided
by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and oth~r applicable
laws. as amended. .
(B)Theprinted_ O~ q ~-lc;
which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper.
and was printed and published once each week. for I s~
cessive weeks; it was first published on Wednesday. the ~ d -
day of 0 {~)-tN . 19~. and was thereafter
printed and published on every Wednesday to and including
Wednesday. the _ day of .19_;
and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to
Z. both inclusive. which is hereby acknowledged as being the size
and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the
notice.
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RATE INFORMATION
(1) Lowest classified rate paid by
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being duly J'Jvom, on oath says that he/she is the publisher or
authorized agent and employee of the publisher of the newspa-
per known as The Elk River Star News, and has full knowledge
of the facts which are stated below:
(A) The newspaper has complied with all the requirements
constituting qualification as a qualified ne,wspaper, as provided
by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and oth<;lr applicable
laws, as amended.
(B) The printed O~ Cl'/-lCJ
which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper,
and was printed and published once each week, for I su;::p.
cessive weeks; it was first published on Wednesday, the ~ d -
day of 0 (-.:tJyf)-t/V , 19~, and was thereafter
printed and published on every Wednesday to and including
Wednesday, the _ day of , 19_;
and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to
Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size
and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the
notice.
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Sectiqn 2~ That this ordinanpe shall
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passed an. adopted by t e CitY
Council of the City 'of Elk River this
6th day of O!ltOber, lW7. ' " 1', '. '
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RATE INFORMATION
(1) Lowest classified rate paid by
commercial users for comparable lao.ob
space $
(2) Maximum rate allowed by law for q 4. 30
the above matter $
(3) Rate actually charged for the q4~ 3~
above matter $
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