Spokane Municipal Code

Title 08 Taxation and Revenue

Chapter 08.02 Fees and Charges

Article VIII. Miscellaneous Charges

Section 08.02.088 False Alarms

1. The rates for the annual alarm system registration are:

1. 1. Residential alarm systems: Twenty-five dollars per year.

1. 2. Commercial alarm system: Thirty-five dollars per year.

If the alarm site has no false alarms during the registration year, the following year’s registration fee is reduced to fifteen dollars per year residential and twenty-five dollars per year commercial. (See SMC 10.48.060)

2. The annual registration fees and the false alarm cost recovery fees are one-half in the case of an eligible person. An eligible person is one who:

1. 1. has a gross annual income of less than:

1. 1. 1. nineteen thousand one hundred dollars, in the case of a one-person household; or

1. 1. 2. twenty-one thousand eight hundred fifty dollars, in the case of a household of two or more persons; or

1. 2. is substantially disabled, meaning that the person has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities or functions, such as caring for oneself, performing manual tasks such as walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing and learning.

3. The fee for filing an appeal regarding a false alarm is twenty-five dollars. (See SMC 10.48.240)

4. The service fees for response to a false alarm are:

1. 1. Residential false alarm incident: Eighty-five dollars per incident.

1. 2. Commercial false alarm incident: One hundred sixty-five dollars per incident.

Date Passed: Monday, April 28, 2008

Effective Date: Saturday, May 31, 2008

ORD C34223 Section 25

Section 08.02.088 False Alarms

1. The rates for the annual alarm system registration are:

1. 1. Residential alarm systems: Twenty-five dollars per year.

1. 2. Commercial alarm system: Thirty-five dollars per year.

If the alarm site has no false alarms during the registration year, the following year’s registration fee is reduced to fifteen dollars per year residential and twenty-five dollars per year commercial. (See SMC 10.48.060)

2. The annual registration fees and the false alarm cost recovery fees are one-half in the case of an eligible person. An eligible person is one who:

1. 1. has a gross annual income of less than:

1. 1. 1. nineteen thousand one hundred dollars, in the case of a one-person household; or

1. 1. 2. twenty-one thousand eight hundred fifty dollars, in the case of a household of two or more persons; or

1. 2. is substantially disabled, meaning that the person has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities or functions, such as caring for oneself, performing manual tasks such as walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing and learning.

3. The fee for filing an appeal regarding a false alarm is twenty-five dollars. (See SMC 10.48.240)

4. The service fees for response to a false alarm are:

1. 1. Residential false alarm incident: Eighty-five dollars per incident.

1. 2. Commercial false alarm incident: One hundred sixty-five dollars per incident.

Date Passed: Monday, April 28, 2008

Effective Date: Saturday, May 31, 2008

ORD C34223 Section 25