Fire-Harmful Gas Alarm Business Requirements and Responsibilities
San Diego Municipal Code § 511.8302
in effect§511.8302 Fire-Harmful Gas Alarm Business Requirements and Responsibilities
(a) It is unlawful for any person to operate a fire-harmful gas alarm business without a business tax certificate obtained under Chapter 3 of the San Diego Municipal Code.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to operate a fire-harmful gas alarm business not licensed as required by the State of California.
(c) Any fire-harmful gas alarm business that sells any fire-harmful gas alarm system shall do the following:
(1) Obtain an alarm user permit, using the alarm user permit application provided by the alarm system official, on behalf of the alarm user before putting the fire-harmful gas alarm system into service;
(2) Collect the alarm user permit application and permit fee from each alarm user; and
(3) Complete online, mail, or hand deliver the completed alarm user permit application and permit fee to the alarm system official before putting the fire-harmful gas alarm system into service.
(d) Any person or business that sells any fire-harmful gas alarm system and does not personally or through an agent install, maintain, service, inspect or monitor the fire-harmful gas alarm system for any location, shall provide to the purchaser at the time of the sale an alarm user permit application and certification form, as provided in Municipal Code section 511.8307. Subsection (c) does not apply to transactions covered under this subsection.
(“Fire-Harmful Gas Alarm Business Requirements and Responsibilities” added 1-27-2022 by O-21409 N.S.; effective 2-26-2022.)
(Amended 3-7-2023 by O-21614 N.S.; effective 4-6-2023.)
(Amended 1-29-2026 by O-22043 N.S.; effective 2-28-2026.)
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=3Fetched: 10/28/2026