DISCONNECTION OF FIRE ALARM SYSTEM; FIRE WATCH; REACTIVATION
Salt Lake City Code § 5.09.070
in effect5.09.070: DISCONNECTION OF FIRE ALARM SYSTEM; FIRE WATCH; REACTIVATION:
A. At the discretion of the enforcement official and in the event that a premises is habitually responsible for false or nuisance alarms, a written order to disconnect may be served upon the owner specifying the date on which the owner shall be required to disconnect or deactivate the fire alarm system. This notice may also be served in person. This date shall be at least fifteen (15) days after the notice is mailed to the owner.
B. Each building affected by the disconnection or deactivation of the fire alarm system shall be required to establish a fire watch that meets the requirements of the enforcement official until the fire alarm system has been returned to service. The enforcement official, in his or her discretion, may order a fire watch pursuant to section 5.09.090 of this chapter.
C. The enforcement official shall have the authority to temporarily suspend the occupancy certificate of the premises until all outstanding repairs are made on the fire alarm system or if the fire watch is not maintained to the satisfaction of the enforcement official.
D. A fire alarm system may be reactivated or reconnected upon a finding by the enforcement official that the owner of the premises has taken necessary corrective action to remedy the cause of the false fire alarms or nuisance fire alarms at the premises. The owner shall have the burden of showing what corrective action has been taken upon making a request for reactivation.
E. The owner shall be responsible for any inspection and/or testing fees incurred in determining whether the fire alarm system is ready for reactivation. The enforcement official shall not approve an order of reactivation or reconnection if the owner has failed to pay any fees imposed pursuant to this chapter or otherwise. (Ord. 46-11, 2011)
Source: Salt Lake City, Utah, City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/saltlakecityut/latest/saltlakecity_ut/0-0-0-46219Fetched: 11/1/2026