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35-7 Charges for false alarms. An owner or lessee of real property to which an emergency agency responds as a result of a false alarm shall pay a fee for each such response in each calendar year as follows: A. Police Department response. 1, First false alarm response: no charge. 2. Second false alarm response: $50. 3. Third or more false alarm responses: $100 each, B. Fire Department response, 1. First false alarm response: no charge. 2. Second false alarm response: $50. 3. Third or more false alarm responses: $100 each. C. EMS response, 1, First false alarm response: no charge. 2, Second false alarm response: $50. 3. Third or more false alarm responses: $100 each. 35-8 Notice of excessive use: The owner or lessee of real property which received an emergency response by reason of a false alarm shall be notified, in writing, by means of first-class mail, of all false alarms, including police alarms, fire alarms, and/or EMS alarms, in a calendar year. The letter shall inform the owner or lessee of the times and types of emergency responses provided to the address location and, where applicable, contain a copy of the Alarm Code and notify the owner or lessee of any charges due pursuant to §35-7 of this chapter. 35-9 Administrative review: The Chief of Police whose jurisdiction is the Town of Aurora, or his designee, and/or the Code Enforcement Officer of the Town of Aurora, or his designee, shall establish a policy and procedure whereby an owner of real property or lessee thereof on which an alarm system has been installed and who has been notified of a false alarm may present evidence as to why any such alarm should not be classified as a false alarm. The Chief of Police, or his designee, and/or the Code Enforcement Officer, or his designee, shall designate one or more members of their departments, which may include themselves, not to exceed three in total, to receive such évidence and make recommendations and findings of fact concerning such classification. The Chief of Police, or his designee, and/or the Code Enforcement Officer, or his designee; shall make the final determination concerning a classification, which determination shall be reviewable only pursuant to procedures under Article 78 of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules. To challenge the classification ofan alarm as a false alarm, the real property owner or lessee thereof shall, in writing, notify the Chief of Police and/or the Code Enforcement Officer within 10 days after receipt of notice of the alarm, which will be presumed to have been received three days after mailing pursuant to §35-8 of this chapter. The failure to give such timely notice shall be deemed a waiver of the right to review any such determination. 35-10 Payment of charges. Charges for false alarms shall be paid to the Town Clerk of the Town of Aurora at the Aurora Municipal Center, within 30 days of the mailing date of any notice provided pursuant to §35-8 of this chapter.