For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALARM SYSTEM.
An assembly of equipment and devices arranged to signal the presence of a hazard requiring urgent attention and to which Police or Fire Department personnel are expected to respond.
ALARM USER.
Any person on whose premises an alarm system is maintained within the city. Alarms in separate structures are to be counted as separate systems even though owned by the same person or entity.
CITY.
The City of Galesburg, an Illinois municipal corporation.
FALSE ALARM.
The activation of an alarm system through mechanical failure, malfunction, improper installation or as a result of the negligence, misuse or misconduct of the owner or lessee of an alarm system or of his or her employees or agents. This does not include alarms caused by severe weather, natural or human-made disasters, power or telephone service outages, authorized alarm testing for which prior notification to the communications center had been made, or malicious acts of a person or persons not under the direct control of the owner, lessee or his or her employees or agents.
PERSON.
Any association, club, society, firm, partnership, corporation and group acting as a unit, as well as individuals.
PREMISES.
Any private, public, residential, commercial or industrial, land and/or buildings located within the city.
RESPONSIBLE PARTY.
Any person, firm, partnership, company, association or corporation, or any owner or lessee of premises on which an alarm system is installed or maintained, or the agents or representatives of the aforementioned, which or who utilize an alarm system on premises located within the city.
YEAR.
A period beginning January 1 and continuing through December 31.
(1990 Code, § 14-111) (Ord. 92-1436, passed 2-3-1992; Ord. 14-3437, passed 2-3-2014; Ord. 23-3694, passed 3-6-2023)
Cross-reference:
Smoke detectors, see § 150.001