The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
ALARM COMPANY. Any person who sells, installs, services or monitors an alarm system.
ALARM NOTIFICATION. A notification intended to summon the police, which is designed either to be initiated purposely by a person or by an alarm system that responds to a stimulus characteristic of unauthorized intrusion.
ALARM SITE. A single premises or location (one street address) to include suites, sections or units served by an alarm system or systems that are under the control of one owner.
ALARM SYSTEM. Any mechanical or electrical device which is used to protect buildings, premises or persons from criminal acts or unauthorized entries by warning persons of a crime or unauthorized entry through the emission of a sound or the transmission of a signal or message intended to summon police of a municipality in response to a burglary or robbery. The term includes an alarm that emits an audible signal on the exterior of a structure. The term does not include an alarm installed on a vehicle, unless the vehicle is used for a habitation at a permanent site, or an alarm designed to alert only the inhabitants within the premises, which does not have a local alarm.
ALARM UNIT. City personnel assigned to the planning and development department who issue permits, monitor false alarms and manage permit revocations on behalf of the chief of police.
AUTOMATIC ALARM NOTIFICATION. An alarm notification sent over telephone lines, by direct connection or otherwise, a prerecorded voice message, synthesized voice message or coded signal indicating the existence of the emergency situation that the alarm system is designed to detect.
CENTRAL STATION. An office to which remote and supervisory signaling devices are connected, where operators supervise the circuits, and/or where guards are maintained continuously to investigate signals.
DURESS ALARM .The deliberate activation of a silent alarm by entering at a keypad a code that is different from the normal arm/disarm code or by a separate deliberate act at another device.
CHIEF. The chief of police of the city or his or her authorized representative.
FALSE ALARM NOTIFICATION. An alarm signal received by a law enforcement official and upon inspection of the premises, the law enforcement official determines that there is no evidence of a criminal offense, attempted criminal offense, fire or other emergency.
LOCAL ALARM. An alarm system that emits a signal at an alarm site that is audible or visible from the exterior of a structure.
PANIC ALARM. An audible alarm generated by the deliberate activation of a panic device.
PERMIT HOLDER. The person designated in the application who is responsible for responding to alarms and giving access the site and who is responsible for proper maintenance and operation of the alarm system and payment of fees.
PERSON. An individual, corporation, partnership, association, organization or any legal entity.
SERVICE FEE. The fee paid for each false alarm notification when a burglar alarm system has signaled at least three other false alarms during the preceding 12-month period.
(Ord. 15750, § 1, passed 11-18-2003; Ord. 16622, § 1, passed 9-27-2005; Ord. 16908, § 1, passed 4-25-2006; Ord. 17522, § 5, passed 4-24-2007)