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Table of Contents » Title 20 Miscellaneous » Chapter 2 Emergency Alarm Devices » § 20-205 Items required for an alarm system to qualify for an alarm permit.
Gatlinburg
Title 20 : Miscellaneous
Chapter 2 : Emergency Alarm Devices

20-205 : Items required for an alarm system to qualify for an alarm permit.

  1. All alarm systems shall have a back-up power supply that will automatically become effective in the event of power failure or outage in the primary source of electricity.
  2. All alarm systems shall have an automatic reset which silences the annunciator within thirty (30) minutes after activation and which will not sound again as a result of the same event that resulted in the original activation.
  3. All alarm systems monitored by the Police Department of the City of Gatlinburg shall pay an alarm monitoring fee of $60.00 per year. In addition, an initial installation fee in the amount of $65.00 shall be paid prior to installation.
  4. All alarm systems installed on or after the effective date of this chapter must comply with the requirements set out in this section. Pre-existing installations must comply with this section by January 1, 1991. (1976 Code, § 1-1605)
Date Last Updated: 03/23/2022
Codification Date: 03/01/2000

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Mike Werner

Vice Mayor - Mark McCown

Commissioner - Ryan DeSear

Commissioner - Chad Reagan

Commissioner - Kirby Smith

City Manager - Cindy Cameron Ogle

City Attorney - Ronald E. Sharp