OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ALARM SYSTEM.
Austin City Code § 4-2-20
in effect§ 4-2-20 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ALARM SYSTEM.
(A) A permittee:
(1) shall maintain a premise containing an alarm system to ensure the proper operation of the alarm system;
(2) shall maintain the alarm system to minimize false alarm notifications;
(3) within one hour of notification by the city that an alarm system requires repair or inactivation, shall:
(a) respond or cause an alarm system business representative to respond to repair or inactivate the malfunctioning alarm system;
(b) provide access to the premise; or
(c) provide security for the premise; and
(4) may not manually activate an alarm system except to report the occurrence of an event that the alarm system was designed to report.
(B) A permittee with a local alarm shall adjust the mechanism to prevent an alarm signal from sounding for longer than 15 minutes after activation.
(C) A permittee shall notify the Development Services Department, in writing, if the permittee relinquishes control of the alarm site and cancels the permit. If a permittee fails to notify the Development Services Department, under this section, the permittee shall pay fees associated with the permit, if any.
Source: 1992 Code Sections 8-6-2 and 8-6-20(D); Ord. 031023-12; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. No. 20210422-053, Pt. 10, 5-3-21; Ord. No. 20240718-007, Pt. 6, 10-1-24.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT4BUREPERE_CH4-2ALSY_ART2PEAP_S4-2-20OPMAALSYFetched: 10/27/2026