For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALARM. An alarm signal transmitted through the Alarm Control Center located at the central police dispatch facility or a phone call forwarded by an alarm company monitoring center, requiring the response of the Dublin Police Division or the appropriate township fire division. ALARM shall also include any system which meets the definition of LOCAL ALARM SYSTEM below.
ALARM SYSTEM. Any assembly of equipment and devices which signals so as to be seen or heard outside the protected building or space to indicate the presence of fire, smoke or the occurrence of robbery, burglary, vandalism or unauthorized intrusion and includes an interconnected alarm system as defined below.
APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY. The City Manager of the City of Dublin, Ohio, or his designee.
AUTOMATIC DIALING DEVICE. A device which is interconnected to a telephone line and is programmed to select a predetermined telephone number and transmit by voice, message or code signal an emergency message indicating a need for emergency response.
FALSE ALARMS. Those calls for police or fire service as detailed in the definition of alarm, which are erroneously transmitted or sounded due to mechanical or human error. "False alarms" shall be in two categories: non-chargeable and chargeable.
(1)
NON-CHARGEABLE FALSE ALARMS shall include those alarms which are transmitted or sounded due to weather conditions, power or telephone outages. Calls made to the central police dispatch facility cancelling the appropriate police or fire service prior to their arrival shall constitute a NON-CHARGEABLE FALSE ALARM.
(2)
CHARGEABLE FALSE ALARMS shall include those alarms which are transmitted or sounded due to human error or equipment malfunctions not included in division (1) above.
INTERCONNECTED ALARM SYSTEM. An alarm system which directly or indirectly automatically or manually, uses a telephone line or cable line to transmit an alarm or message upon activation of the alarm system.
LOCAL ALARM SYSTEM. An alarm system that when activated only sounds a horn, bell, buzzer, or other type of audible or visible alarm that is designed to be audible or visible beyond the premises being served, but which does not result in the transmission of a signal to any other location.
('80 Code, § 703.01) (Ord. 54-90, passed 7-16-90)