As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated.
(a) “Automatic dialer” means a device that automatically dials and relays a prerecorded message to a central station or the Fire Department.
(b) “Automatic fire suppression system” means a system or assembly of piping, valves, controls and sprinklers which are designed and installed to comply with the NFPA standards, which utilizes water, foam, CO2 or other gas to automatically react to suppress fire.
(c) “Central station” means an officer of a private company to which remote alarm and supervisory signaling devices are transmitted and where personnel are in attendance at all times to supervise the circuits and investigate signals.
(d) “Fire alarm system” means equipment which automatically actuates a fire alarm when the detecting element is exposed to fire, smoke, abnormal rise or decrease in temperature or activation of a sprinkler system or manually activated device.
(e) “Lock box” means a high security key vault which is listed under the UL 1610 and the UL 1037 standards, master keyed with a Medeco Biaxial Level 7 or equivalent lock. Locks shall be keyed to the key configuration provided by the Fire District or Fire Protection District that provides services.
(f) “Lock box document vault” means a high security steel plate vault with a minimum of 14 inches high by 12 inches wide by 2 inches deep, constructed to the same standards as the Lock Box, for the storage of documents.
(Ord. 11-2002. Passed 5-8-02.)