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Ordinance No. 1669 Page 15 Uniform Fire Code, installation of automatic fire protection systems shall be required as provided in Section 20.08.050 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code. 20.24.035 Section 101.7.1 added - Restitution Section 101.7.1 is added to the Uniform Fire Code to read as follows: The fire department may seek restitution from an owner, operator, occupant or other person responsible for a property for the reasonable cost of suppressing a fire on that property which is a result of that person's violation of any federal, state or local ordinance or statute. 20.24.040 Section 1001.4.1 added - Prevention of False Alarms: Section 1001.4.1 is added to the adopted Uniform Fire Code to read as follows: A. It is unlawful for any property owner or licensed contractor to fail to notify the police/fire department dispatch center prior to any test, installation, repair, modification, addition, or maintenance of any fire alarm or fire extinguishing system which could result in the transmission of a false alarm. B. The fire department may charge fees that reasonably constitute the cost of response to false alarms when it is determined that the report is malicious, or resulting from the failure to maintain a fire protection alarm system. In the event of responses to automatic fire alarm systems, the responsible party will be billed for the response upon the third incident in any twelve (12) month period. 20.24.045 Bureau of Fire Prevention - Established - Duties. A. The Uniform Fire Code shall be enforced by the Bureau of Fire Prevention in the Fire Department of the City, which is established and which shall be operated under the supervision of the Chief of the Fire Department.