§ 8.38.030 — Definitions

Sacramento City Code (current through Supplement No. 4, July 2026, and Ord. 2026-0022) · Sacramento City Code § 8.38.030

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8.38.030 Definitions.

"Commercial property" means any structure or occupancy use not meeting the definition of an R-3 occupancy as defined in the Sacramento City Building Code. "False fire alarm" means a fire alarm to which the Sacramento fire department responds, if the fire department determines that the fire alarm was not related to a fire or life safety emergency at the time of that alarm. "Fire alarm" means a system, device, or other mechanism that alerts the fire department to a fire. "Fire chief" means the fire chief of the Sacramento fire department or designee. "Residential property" means any structure or occupancy use classified as an R-3 occupancy as defined in the Sacramento City Building Code. "Responsible party" means the owner of record, occupant, or lessee of property or premises with a fire alarm where a false fire alarm occurs, or the person who causes the false fire alarm at that property or premises. (Ord. 2012-035 § 1)