Definitions.
Sacramento City Code § 8.38.030
in effect8.38.030 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)
Source: City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-17317Fetched: 10/24/2026