HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-01-13 92-86 ORDINANCEDate 1.13-92Item No. 92-86
Item/Subjoct Amending Chapter II, Article 14 of the Ordinances of the
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City f Bangor -- Fire Department Ordinance
Responsible Department
Commentary:
This is an update of the City's Fire Department Ordinance
provisions regarding false alarms, private alarm systems,
and fines.
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CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) (PrbiuMmr, Amending.-Chapter...ZI,.-sritcle_14_of_ the
Ordinances of the City of Bangor -- Fire Department Ordinance
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Be u ordaine by W City Council of Ctty WBe ..ae@Bowe:
THAT the provisions of Chapter II, Article 14 of the Ordinances of
the City of Bangor is hereby amended as follows,
(1) THAT Chapter II, Article 14, Section 7 is amended to read as
follows,
Sec. 7 Tempering with Alarm System. No person shall tamper
with the City's fire
alarm, police signal, tapper circuits or any part of
the fire alarm system. NO person except the Fire
Chief and his assistants, the City Electrician and
his assistants shall have a release key to the
Ciy fire alarm boxes. No person, without per-
mission of the owner thereof, shall tamper with any private -
e alarm, alarm box or other private fir
protection apparatus to include e tin ulshera
sprinkler systems or similar devices.
(2) THAT Chapter II, Article 14, Section 10 is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 30 Fire Alarms. If any person shall wilfully o
maliciously give or cause to be
given a false alarm of fire by ringing an alarm
bell or by pulling in an alarm at any box of the
City's fire alarm system, or at any private alarm
sem. or shall wilfully or maliciously break,
destroy or tamper with in any way the apparatus com-
prising
m-prising the Cites fire alarm system, he shall be
punished by a fine of not lase than €14ty-de}}ars
-me-than o e hundred dollars, ex -by
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incurred by t and shall reimburse all costs
incurred by the City i rreplacing to such false
alarm or in rer replacing such
sha City
apparatus All rate from
omoand costa shall be heemad
to be a fee and additional to the
Prescribed in this Article.
(3) THAT Chapter II, Article 4, Section 11 is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 11 Pew. Whoever violates the provisions of the
preceding sections for which punishment is.
not provided for shall be punished by a fine not less
than one
hundred dollars ($100.00) for each offense. Each
day shall constitute a separate offense.
92-86
' ORDINANCE
- 'b )• __ _ ( TITLE) Amending .chaster II Article 14
of the ordinances of the City of Bangar
Fire Department ordinance
City Council Janaury 13,19 92 • (��
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In City Council February 24,1992
Passed
vote 6 yes 3 absent
Voting yes
Ba1dacci,Cohen,BraukeL5axl
Soucy,Stone
Absent BSanchette,Bragg/,SaWer
City Clerk