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 Coral Springs
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 11. OFFENSES—MISCELLANEOUS

  § 11-2. Alarms; limitation on period that audible alarm may sound.  

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  • (a)

    It shall be unlawful for any person, natural or corporate, to maintain or operate any form or type of alarm or system in any place or on any premises being so placed and operated that sounds can be heard for more than fifteen (15) minutes in a residential district and more than thirty (30) minutes in a business and/or industrial district from any neighboring property, whether public or private. This restriction shall apply whether the sound is continuous or repeated over the respective fifteen-and/or thirty-minute period.

    (b)

    Audible alarms or systems operating over fifteen (15) minutes in residential districts and over thirty (30) minutes in business and/or industrial districts are declared to be so loud, disturbing, and unnecessary as to be detrimental to the citizens of Coral Springs and a disturbance of the public peace and welfare.

    (c)

    Every audible alarm system installed by a licensed contractor shall have a device to automatically terminate the audible signal within fifteen (15) minutes of activation.

    (d)

    Remedies and penalties:

    (1)

    When an audible alarm has sounded in accordance with the provisions of section 11-2 of this Code and every reasonable effort has been made to contact persons authorized to enter the premises to deactivate the alarm, or if the contacted person has failed to appear within the respective time frame, the law enforcement officer at the scene shall take the necessary steps to disconnect the system or alarm.

    (2)

    All costs that may be incurred by the City of Coral Springs shall be paid by the alarm user. The alarm user shall also assume all liabilities that may arise from the entry to the premises and the disconnection.

    (3)

    It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse or fail to pay any cost assessed for deactivating an alarm pursuant to this section. The refusal or failure to pay within a reasonable time shall constitute a separate offense against the City of Coral Springs. The penalty for this violation shall be a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).

(Ord. No. 84-139, § 1, 12-4-84; Ord. No. 86-166, § 1, 1-6-87; Ord. No. 96-145, § 2, 11-5-96)