Fees and Penalties for Alarm User Permit
San Diego Municipal Code § 511.8310
in effect§511.8310 Fees and Penalties for Alarm User Permit
(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Division, any person who files an application for an alarm user permit shall, at the time of filing the application, pay a fee in accordance with the City Clerk’s fee rate book and any outstanding penalty fee.
(b) Any alarm user who does not have an alarm user permit and whose fire-harmful gas alarm system generates a San Diego Fire-Rescue Department call for service will be notified in writing that he or she must obtain an alarm user permit. If the alarm user has not obtained an alarm user permit within 15 days after written notification by the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, then the alarm user will be assessed a penalty for each San Diego Fire-Rescue Department call for service generated by his or her fire-harmful gas alarm system until the permit is obtained, which shall include cost recovery for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s response. The penalty schedule shall be kept in the City Clerk’s fee rate book on file in the City Clerk’s Office.
(“Fees and Penalties for Alarm User Permit” added 1-27-2022 by O-21409 N.S.; effective 2-26-2022.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter05/Ch05Art11Division83.pdf#page=7Fetched: 10/28/2026