For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALARM SITE. A single premise or location, or a multi-tenant location, served by an alarm system or systems.
ALARM SYSTEM. Any mechanical, electrical or radio controlled device or system which is designed to emit, transmit or relay a signal or message and which, when activated, is intended to summon, or that would reasonably be expected to summon, police, fire or emergency medical services. ALARM SYSTEM does not include:
(1) An alarm installed on a vehicle, unless the vehicle is permanently located at a site; or
(2) An alarm designed to alert only inhabitants of a premise, and which does not constitute a local alarm.
FALSE ALARM. The activation of an alarm system signal or message which elicits notification to and or response by the County Sheriff’s Office when there is no evidence of a crime, fire, medical emergency or other activity which warrants a call for immediate police, fire fighting or emergency medical assistance. This may include, but is not limited to, an alarm discovered by a police officer or firefighter before notification of an alarm from a monitor or from a local alarm system that is not monitored.
FIRE OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL ALARM. A system or portion of a combination system consisting of components and circuits arranged to monitor and annunciate the status of fire or medical emergency or supervisory signal initiating devices which are intended to summon fire or emergency medical services of the County Sheriff’s Office or the Lower St. Croix Valley Fire Protection District.
INTRUSION ALARM. A robbery, burglary, panic or other alarm intended to summon the police, which is designed either to be initiated purposely by a person or by an alarm system that responds to a stimulus characteristic of unauthorized intrusion.
LOCAL ALARM. An alarm system that emits a signal at an alarm site that is audible or visible from the exterior of the structure.
WARNING NOTICE. A notification provided to the owner or person in charge of an alarm site by the County Sheriff’s Office for alarms due to system malfunction or when no reason can be determined for the false alarm. The WARNING NOTICE will require the alarm system be inspected and/or serviced within five working days with written documentation submitted to the Sheriff’s Office that the system is in working order.
(1990 Code, § 1506.020) (Ord. 98-137, passed 5-18-1998; Ord. 137, passed 6-4-1998)