For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
"ALARM SYSTEM."
(1) Any device toward the detection of an unauthorized entry or attempted entry into a building, structure, facility, or grounds, or for alerting others of the commission of an unlawful act within a building, structure, facility, or grounds, which when activated causes notification to be made directly or indirectly to the Police Department or any device used for the detection of fires in a building, structure, facility, or grounds, or for alerting others to a fire within a building, structure, facility, or grounds, which when activated causes notification to be made directly or indirectly to the Fire Department.
(2) An "ALARM SYSTEM" shall not include an alarm installed in a motor vehicle, or an alarm which signals or alerts only the occupants of the premises protected by the alarm system.
"AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE DIALING DEVICE." Any device connected to an alarm system which automatically sends a prerecorded message, code, or signal to a law enforcement agency or the Fire Department indicating the activation of the alarm system.
"FALSE ALARM." An alarm eliciting a Police or Fire Department response when the situation does not require Police or Fire Department services. This does not include alarms triggered by severe atmospheric conditions or other circumstances not reasonably under the control of the alarm user, installer, or maintainer.
(Ord. 4-C-83, passed 5-10-83)