The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter and shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
ALARM ADMINISTRATOR. The City Manager and not a police officer or a firefighter of the city.
ALARM SITE. A premises or location serviced by an alarm system.
ALARM SYSTEM. A device or system that transmits or relays a signal intended to summon police, fire, medical or other emergency services of the city, as illustrated by, but not limited to, local alarms. ALARM SYSTEM does not include:
(1) An alarm carried by a person or installed on a vehicle, unless the vehicle is permanently installed at the site and is used for a habitation;
(2) An alarm designed to alert only the occupants of the alarm site; or
(3) An alarm installed upon premises occupied or used by the city.
ALARM USER. Any person who uses, operates, or causes to be used or operated an alarm system in the city.
BURGLAR ALARM NOTIFICATION. The notification intended to summon the police, which is initiated or triggered manually or by an alarm system designed to respond to a stimulus characteristic of unauthorized intrusion.
DIRECTOR. The Chief of Police or Fire Chief.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ALARM. An alarm system which is intended to summon emergency medical assistance.
FIRE ALARM NOTIFICATION. Notification to summon the Fire Department initiated or triggered manually or by an alarm system designed to respond to smoke, fire or other stimulus characteristic of fire.
FALSE BURGLAR ALARM NOTIFICATION. A burglar alarm notification from a site at which the responding police officer, after an inspection of the interior or exterior of the premises, finds no evidence of unauthorized intrusion or attempted unauthorized intrusion, and the response by the police officer is made within 30 minutes of the alarm notification.
FALSE EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ALARM NOTIFICATION. An emergency medical assistance alarm notification from a site at which the responding public safety personnel find there is no evidence of need for medical assistance.
FALSE FIRE ALARM NOTIFICATION. A fire alarm notification from a site at which the responding fire personnel find no evidence of fire.
FALSE ROBBERY ALARM NOTIFICATION. A robbery alarm notification from a site at which the responding police officer finds no evidence of a robbery.
LOCAL ALARM. An alarm system that emits a signal at an alarm site that is audible or visible from the exterior of a structure and has as its primary purpose the summoning of aid from a city department.
ROBBERY ALARM NOTIFICATION. A notification by means of an alarm system designed to be purposely activated by a human to summon the police when a robbery occurs.
(Ord. 2001-19, passed 6-12-01)