The following terms shall have the following meanings for the purpose of this chapter:
ALARM SYSTEM: Any instrument or other device that, as one of its purposes, is used to protect buildings, premises or persons from criminal acts, unauthorized entries or acts of nature by warning persons of crime, unauthorized entry and acts of nature through the emission or transmission of a sound or signal designed to prompt a response by Police or Fire Departments.
ALARM USER: Any person, employee, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind which uses or is in control of an alarm system, regardless of whether it owns or leases the system.
FALSE ALARM: Any activation of an alarm system that results in a response by the Police or Fire Department where an emergency situation does not exist. "False Alarm" includes, but is not limited to, activation of an alarm system through mechanical failure, malfunction, improper installation, or the negligent use or maintenance of the alarm system by its owner or lessee or by the owner's or lessee's employees or agents. "False Alarm" does not include activation of the alarm by utility company power outages or by climatic conditions such as tornadoes, lightning, earthquakes, other violent conditions of nature, or any other conditions which are clearly beyond the control of the alarm manufacturer, installer and owner. "False Alarm" does not include activation of an alarm system as the result of an effort or order to upgrade, install, test, or maintain the system, if the Police/Fire Dispatcher and, where applicable, central monitoring agency for the alarm system are each notified in advance of the upgrade, installation, test or maintenance.
(Ord. 1017, 10-7-2019)