System requirements.

Omaha Municipal Code § 25-22

in effect

Sec. 25-22. - System requirements. (1) No alarm system or fire alarm system shall be installed, used or maintained in violation of any of the requirements of this section. (2) The alarm user or fire alarm user shall be responsible for training and retraining all employees, family members and other persons who may make regular use of the protected premises and who may, in the normal course of their activities, be in a position to accidentally trigger an alarm. Such training shall include procedures and practices to avoid accidental alarms, and steps to follow in the event the alarm system or fire alarm system is accidentally triggered. (3) The alarm user or fire alarm user shall, at all times, be responsible for the proper maintenance and repair of the alarm system/fire alarm system and for the repair or replacement of any component, method of installment, design feature or like condition which may give rise to a false alarm. (4) Each alarm system shall be so programmed that each audible annunciator will automatically silence within five minutes after being activated, and will not sound again unless a new act or circumstance triggers a sensor. Each fire alarm system shall be so programmed that each audible annunciator will automatically silence within 15 minutes after being activated, and will not sound again unless a new act or circumstance triggers a sensor. (5) No test of an alarm system/fire alarm system incorporating an audible annunciator shall be conducted between the hours of 8:00 p.m. of any day and 7:00 a.m. of the following day. (6) The application for an alarm system/fire alarm system registration shall list the name and phone number of three natural persons, or an alarm answering service, having access to the premises and who may be notified to assist the Omaha Police Department or Omaha Fire Department in the event the alarm is activated. The principal shall immediately notify the coordinator of any changes in this information. (Code 1980, § 25-22; Ord. No. 35997, § 3, 7-16-02; Ord. No. 38468, § 4, 7-21-09)

Source: City of Omaha, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ne/omaha/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIMUCO_CH25PO_ARTIIALRERE_S25-22SYREFetched: 10/28/2026