Sec. 9.896. - Definitions.
(1) Adopted Code(s) means the 2003 International Fire Code as amended by the City of Grand Rapids, as found at Chapter 159 of the Code of the City of Grand Rapids.
(2) Alarm User means any person; whether owner, occupant, or tenant, upon whose premises a Fire Alarm System is maintained or operated within the City of Grand Rapids.
(3) Department means the Grand Rapids Fire Department.
(4) Enforcement Official means the Grand Rapids Fire Chief or his/her designated representative.
(5) False Fire Alarm means the activation of any Fire Alarm System not caused by heat, smoke or fire, resulting in response by the Department. A False Fire Alarm includes, but is not limited to activation of a Fire Alarm System through any of the following:
a. negligent or intentional use or misuse of the System;
b. mechanical failure;
c. malfunction; or
d. improper installation.
A False Fire Alarm does not include an alarm caused by naturally occurring weather, seismic or other condition; interruption of electrical or telephone service to the Alarm User; or malicious or criminal activity by a third party who is not an agent or employee of the alarm user.
(6) Fire Alarm Contractor means any individual, partnership, corporation or other entity appropriately licensed as a Fire Alarm Contractor by the State of Michigan, State Electrical Administrative Board.
(7) Fire Alarm Registration means the documentation required by the Department to register a Fire Alarm System.
(8) Fire Alarm System means any device or equipment designed to signal visibly, audibly, electronically, mechanically or by any combination of these methods the presence of a heat, smoke or fire hazard to which the Department is trained to respond. The term Fire Alarm System does not include an alarm designed to alert only the inhabitants of a Premises.
(9) Letter for Excessive False Fire Alarms means a notification provided to an Alarm User by the Department for three (3) or more False Fire Alarms. This warning notice will require that the Fire Alarm System be inspected and/or serviced within fifteen (15) days, and that written documentation be submitted to the Department certifying that the Fire Alarm System is in working order. Failure to provide this written documentation will result in a Service Fee for excessive False Fire Alarms.
(10) Premises means any building, structure or combination of buildings and structures, in which a Fire Alarm System is installed.
(11) Qualified Fire Alarm Technician means any person who inspects, installs, repairs or performs maintenance on Fire Alarm Systems and is factory trained and licensed by the State of Michigan.
(12) Record of Completion means the form required to be filed with the Department pursuant to the National Fire Protection Association's National Fire Alarm Code (NFPA 72).
(13) Service Fee means the monetary charge payable to the City of Grand Rapids to defray the expenses of implementing the purposes of this Chapter.
(14) Report of Service/Repair means the appropriate documentation in a format acceptable to the Enforcement Official that verifies proper repairs or maintenance have been performed by both the Fire Alarm Contractor and the Alarm User.
(Ord. No. 2006-35, § 1, 6-13-06)
