Council approves rewrite of alarm ordinance, excludes personal medical alarms from enforcement

The South Ogden City Council voted to approve Ordinance 26‑03, which strips outdated requirements from the city’s alarm ordinance and clarifies enforcement for nonmedical alarms. Chief Park told the council the changes are intended to reflect state law and administrative rules that now cover many items formerly specified in city code. "We respond on about 15 to 20 false alarms a month," he said.

The ordinance removes references to an inspection services division that the chief said the city has never had and narrows the enforcement focus to burglar- and robbery-type alarms. Chief Park said the city will no longer count personal medical-device activations as false alarms because those calls involve a greater safety risk than a false burglary alarm. He summarized the penalty structure for repeated false alarms: a tiered fee schedule with escalating fees and the potential revocation of a permit after repeated incidents within a 12‑month period. The council voted on the item by roll call and approved the ordinance.