For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
ALARM COMPANY: The business by an individual, partnership, corporation, or other entity of selling, leasing, maintaining, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, moving, installing or monitoring an alarm system in an alarm site.
ALARM DISPATCH REQUEST: A notification to a law enforcement agency that an alarm, either manual or automatic has been activated at a particular alarm site.
ALARM LICENSE: Permit granted by the village to an alarm user for an alarm system to be operated, maintained and located at an alarm site.
ALARM SITE: A single fixed premises or location served by an alarm system or systems. Each tenancy, if served by a separate alarm system in a multi-tenant building or complex shall be considered a separate alarm site.
ALARM SYSTEM: Any assembly of equipment, mechanical or electrical, arranged to signal the occurrence of any actual or attempted burglary or robbery to which the police are expected to respond.
ALARM USER: Any person, firm, partnership, corporation, association, organization, or other entity who (which) uses or is in control of a premises where an alarm system is located, operated and maintained.
AUTOMATIC DIALING TELEPHONE ALARM: Any electrical, electronic, mechanical or other device capable of being programmed to send a prerecorded voice message, when activated, over a telephone line, radio or other communication system, directly to a law enforcement agency or public emergency communication/dispatch center.
CHIEF OF POLICE: The village of Elk Grove Village chief of police or his designee.
FALSE ALARM: Activation or transmission of any alarm signal caused by human error, mechanical or electronic malfunction, negligence of the alarm user or alarm user's employee, whether or not the exact cause of the alarm activation is determined, or any other activation or transmission of any alarm signal where no actual or attempted burglary or robbery exists. Severe weather, power outages, transmission line malfunctions, acts of God, malicious acts of persons not under the control of the alarm user, or any other cause clearly beyond the control of the alarm user will be considered in determining if an alarm activation was false and whether or not any occurrence, fine, warning or other punitive action will be taken against the alarm user as provided for by this chapter.
ORDINANCE CONTROL CLERK: A person or persons designated by the chief of police to administer, control and review false alarm reduction efforts.
PERSON: A natural individual, corporation, partnership, association, organization or similar entity.
TAKEOVER: The transaction or process by which an alarm user takes over control of an existing alarm system, which was previously controlled by another alarm user.
VILLAGE: The village of Elk Grove Village, Illinois.
(Ord. 2795, 11-15-2000)