For the purpose of this chapter, the words and phrases described in this section shall have the following definitions:
(a) "Owner" means the person, business, corporation or other legal entity having or maintaining a burglary and/or fire alarm on any premises owned and/or occupied by him.
(b) "Director" means the Director of Public Safety or his designee.
(c) "Alarm" means a device or system which will attract the attention of the public or alert a division of the Department of Public Safety that a person is having an emergency with a burglary, robbery or fire, and needs assistance.
(d) "False alarm" means the activation of an alarm when there is no emergency, attempted or forced entry, or risk from fire, heat or smoke.
(e) "Valid alarm" means the activation of an alarm when there is an emergency, attempted or forced entry, or risk from fire, heat or smoke.
(f) "Audible-local alarm" means an alarm that when activated emits a loud audible tone at or near the protected area.
(g) "Silent-remote alarm" means an alarm that when activated does not emit an audible, local indication, but one that transmits a silent signal to a remotely located monitoring station.
(h) "Response" shall be deemed to have occurred when any member of the Department of Public Safety is dispatched to the premises as a result of the activation of the alarm.
(i) "Automatic dialing device" means a device or system which, upon activation of the alarm, automatically interconnects the alarm to a telephone system thereby utilizing the telephone system to select a predetermined telephone number for the purpose of transmitting a recorded emergency message of a voice or coded signal indicating a need for emergency response.
(j) "Alarm dealer" means any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation engaged in the business of selling, maintaining, leasing, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, moving or installing an alarm system in any building, structure or facility.
(Ord. 167-1986. Passed 10-6-86.)