(A) Persons owning or leasing an automatic dialing or calling device situated on premises within the city, upon obtaining a permit therefore as provided in this chapter, may, if authorized as provided in this chapter, have the device interconnected to a telephone line transmitting directly to:
(1) A privately-owned central alarm panel or station;
(2) An answering service; or
(3) The Fire Department or Police Department of the city as designated by the department.
(B) An automatic dialing device also may be interconnected to one or more telephone numbers available to the owner or lessee.
(C) No automatic dialing or calling device shall be interconnected to any emergency telephone trunkline terminating in the Fire or Police communication center except as authorized in this chapter, and no device shall be connected to any telephone line or other office or department of the city except telephone line or lines as may be designated by the city for the specific purpose of receiving signals from alarm systems. The owners or lessees of all automatic dialing devices interconnected to such a trunkline on the effective date of this chapter shall cause the devices to be disconnected therefrom within 90 days after this date.
(Prior Code, § 6-804) (Ord. 93-2173, passed 8-30-1993)