The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:
(a) "Alarm system" means any assembly of equipment, mechanical or electrical, arranged to signal audibly, visibly or electronically, to a location outside the structures protected by the system or to a monitoring station that in turn notifies the appropriate agency, the occurrence of an illegal entry or other activity requiring urgent attention to which the Division of Police shall respond.
(b) "Alarm user" means the person, partnership, corporation or any other entity in control of any building, structure or facility, or any portion thereof, which is protected by an alarm system.
(c) "Audible alarm" means any alarm system that has been designed to emit its signal by belt whistle, siren or other device to the immediate area near the structure that it protects. An audible alarm shall be considered as such if it transmits a signal to an additional location.
(d) "Automatic dialer" means any alarm system that has been designed to emit its signal directly to the Division of Police by means of dialing a telephone number at the Division and giving a tape recorded message or synthesized voice message, intended to elicit a response.
(e) "False alarm" means an alarm system signal or message eliciting an urgent response by the Division of Police when a situation requiring such response by the police does not exist. An alarm that was activated because of testing or repair shall not be considered as a false alarm if prior notification was given the day of repairs or test to the Police Department.
(f) "Interconnected alarm system" means an alarm system that directly or indirectly, automatically or manually, uses a telephone line to transmit an alarm or message upon activation of the alarm system, including automatic dialing devices and building alarms connected to a private central operator who reports alarm calls to the Division of Police.
(Ord. 99-26. Passed 12-6-99.)