Registration of Fire Alarm System.
Grand Rapids City Code § 9.897
in effectSec. 9.897. - Registration of Fire Alarm System.
(1) Registration Required. All newly-installed Fire Alarm Systems shall be required to be registered at the time that a Record of Completion is prepared, in accordance with Adopted Codes. The Alarm User or his duly authorized agent shall complete and deliver the Fire Alarm Registration in the required format to the Enforcement Official before the Fire Alarm System is activated. For all existing Fire Alarm Systems as of the date of adoption of this Ordinance, Fire Alarm Registration shall occur not later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of this Chapter.
(2) Change in Registration Information. When any information contained in the Fire Alarm Registration Form is no longer accurate for any reason, the Alarm User shall re-register the Fire Alarm System not later than fifteen (15) days after the Alarm user becomes aware of any such change, noting all necessary changes on said Registration Form.
(3) Transferals Prohibited. Fire Alarm Registrations shall not be transferable from one Premise to another or from one Alarm User to another.
(4) Notice to Department of Existence of System; Notice to Alarm User. Every Fire Alarm Contractor shall notify the Enforcement Official of the existence of a Fire Alarm System before the Fire Alarm System is put into operation. It is the responsibility of the installing Fire Alarm Contractor to provide the Alarm User with notice of the existence of this Chapter, a Fire Alarm Registration form and a copy of the Fire Alarm System operation instructions in accordance with Adopted Codes, as well as the manufacturer's instructions.
(Ord. No. 2006-35, § 1, 6-13-06)
Source: City of Grand Rapids, Michigan, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mi/grand_rapids/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIOLRE_CH172FAFIAL_S9.897REFIALSYFetched: 11/7/2026