As used in this chapter:
(a) "Alarm permit" means a permit issued by the Chief of Police to any owner or other person in control of a building, property or part thereof, located in the City, to install and maintain an alarm system.
(b) "Alarm system" means any assembly of equipment and devices which signals, so as to be seen or heard outside the protected building or space, the presence of fire, smoke, robbery, burglary, vandalism or unauthorized intrusion.
(c) "Interconnected alarm system" means an alarm system which directly or indirectly, automatically or manually, uses a telephone line to transmit an alarm or message upon activation of the alarm system.
(d) "Local alarm system" means an alarm system that when activated only sounds a horn, bell, buzzer or other type of audible or visible alarm that is designed to be audible or visible beyond the premises being served, but which does not result in the transmission of a signal to any other location.
(e) "Alarm permitholder" means a person, organization or company who has a permit issued to him by the Chief of Police.
(f) "Appropriate Chief" means the City of Jackson Chief of Police or the City of Jackson Fire Chief.
(g) "Automatic dialing device" means a device which is interconnected to a telephone line and is programmed to select a predetermined telephone number and transmit by voice, message or code signal an emergency message indicating a need for emergency response.
(h) "False alarm" means an alarm signal or message initiated and transmitted either automatically or manually through an alarm system, to the City, eliciting response by the Police or Fire Departments when fire, smoke, robbery, burglary, vandalism or unauthorized intrusion does not in fact exist, but does not include an alarm signal caused by hurricanes, tornadoes or other catastrophic acts of God not reasonably subject to control by the alarm manufacturer, installer or alarm permit holder.
(Ord. 83-89. Passed 11-13-89.)