ALARM USER: Any person on whose premises an alarm system is maintained within the city or any person using such system.
CITY: The city of Iowa City, Iowa.
DESIGNATED EMPLOYEE: Person empowered by the owner or alarm user to respond on their behalf.
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER: The primary contact point between the Iowa City fire department and the community it serves.
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER: Fire chief or designated representative.
FALSE FIRE ALARM: The activation of a fire alarm system not by fire or hazard, but through careless use, technical failure, equipment malfunction, improper installation, or the negligence of the owner or lessee of an alarm system or of his or her employees or agents. False fire alarm does not include alarm failures caused by water, gas, electrical, telephone or other utilities not under the control of the alarm user, or the wilful act of a person other than the alarm owner or his or her employees or agents.
FEE: The assessment of a monetary charge payable to the city of Iowa City, authorized pursuant to this chapter, to defray the expenses of responding to a false alarm or fire alarm malfunction.
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM: An alarm system signaling a fire or activated extinguishing equipment requiring urgent attention and to which fire department personnel are expected to respond.
FIRE DEPARTMENT: The publicly supported fire department of the city, or any authorized representatives.
FISCAL YEAR: The year beginning July 1 and ending June 30 of next calendar year.
OWNER: Any person who owns the premises in which an alarm system is installed or the person or persons who lease, operate, occupy, or manage the premises.
PERSON: Any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, or organization of any kind and the personnel therein employed or contracted.
PREMISES: Any building, structure or combination of buildings and structures which serve as dwelling units, single-family or multi-family, or any other area within a building, structure or combination thereof which is used for any purpose, wherein an alarm system is installed. (Ord. 98-3847, 8-25-1998; amd. Ord. 08-4297, 2-5-2008)