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Board repeals county alarm ordinance, citing enforcement burdens
Summary
Ordinance 1383, which repeals Lewis County Code chapter 9.15 concerning alarm-system standards and false-alarm fees, passed after staff said the sheriff's office has not been enforcing fees and the administrative burden supports repeal.
Lewis County commissioners voted to repeal chapter 9.15 (alarm systems) from the county code, approving ordinance 1383 after a staff presentation.
Becky Butler told the board the chapter — created in 1990 and amended later — set installation and response standards and penalties for excessive false alarms, but the sheriff's office has not enforced the fees in several years owing to administrative and tracking burdens. Butler said staff and the sheriff support repeal as being in the public interest.
There were no public questions or testimony during the hearing and the board approved the ordinance.
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