§ 2.5-29. Required equipment/information.

(a)

Any newly acquired fire alarm system or any existing fire alarm system which requires updating or modification following the date of the passage of this article, shall be required to:

(1)

Be installed in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association standards currently adopted as the fire code of the City of Monroeville.

(2)

To have an automatic audible alarm system cutoff within fifteen (15) minutes of activation for those systems using an audible alarm.

(3)

Provide emergency access to the protected facility pursuant to one (1) of the two (2) listed criteria, as follows:

a.

User must provide to the answering service the names and telephone number of at least three persons who can respond to the premises where the alarm occurred within fifteen (15) minutes of being notified at any time with the keys to the premises and the alarm system: this list of names and telephone numbers shall be kept current at all times. The same information shall be supplied to the fire department upon request. Any user of a system other than a fire department central alarm station must supply the same information to the fire department upon request.

1.

Failure to respond within fifteen (15) minutes after the Monroeville Fire Department attempts to notify key holder shall be a violation of the article and shall subject the individual responsible to a fine of two hundred fifty ($250.00) dollars upon conviction in the city's municipal court.

b.

If the alarm company agrees, it must have one (1) of its representatives respond to the premises where the alarm occurred at any time, with the keys to the premises and alarm system.

1.

Under this alternative it is still ultimately the owner of the alarm systems responsibility to have keys available within fifteen (15) minutes after attempted notification by the Monroeville Fire Department. Failure to do so shall be a violation of the article and shall subject the individual responsible to a fine in the amount of two hundred fifty ($250.00) dollars upon conviction in the city's municipal court.

(4)

All audible alarm systems shall have a sign or notice posted on or near the audible device with the name and telephone number of the person/or persons responsible for service and maintenance of the system. The notice shall be conspicuously posted and readable from ground level.

(5)

Any alarm system with a zone display must have a diagram posted near alarm panel describing location of zones.

(6)

Every newly installed required alarm system shall be approved by the fire official and the installer shall furnish to the fire department a fire alarm system certification as described in the fire code of the City of Monroeville (NFPA 72).

(Ord. of 4-21-98, Art. II, § 8)