Avoidable Alarm Responses
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Fee - Residential
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Fee-Commercial
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1 through 4
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No charge
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No charge
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5
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$50 each
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$100 each
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6 to 9
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$100 each
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$100 each
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10 or more
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$200/each
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$500 each
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Avoidable Alarm Responses
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Fee
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First
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No charge
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Second
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$100
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Third
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$250
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Fourth
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$500
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Fifth and subsequent
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$1,000/each
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Number of Avoidable Alarm Responses
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Fee
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1 through 5
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No charge
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6 or 7
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$25/each
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8 or more
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$50/each
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Please remit the penalty fee of $ (insert fee amount) to the
Town Clerk, Town of Amherst, 5583 Main Street, Williamsville NY 14221,
no later than thirty (30) days from the date of this notice in order
to avoid further enforcement action and possible additional penalties.
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Your attention is directed to Section 65-7(D) of the Code of
the Town of Amherst (a copy is enclosed) under which you may appeal
the classification of the alarm as "avoidable." If you wish to appeal
this classification as an avoidable alarm as to fire alarms, please
notify the Town of Amherst Commissioner of Building or Chief of Police
as to other alarms no later than twenty (20) days after the receipt
of this notice. You will then be notified of the date, time and place
where your appeal will be heard.
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Failure of a real property owner or lessee of property on which an alarm system is installed to pay the avoidable alarm charge within thirty (30) days following notice of the amount due is a violation of Chapter 65 of the Code of the Town of Amherst.
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Attachment: Chapter 65 of the Code of the Town of Amherst
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