For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
FALSE ALARM. Any and all detonations of burglar alarms or fire alarms (when, in fact, no burglar, thief, interloper or person breaching the peace is on the premises or there is no smoke or fire on the premises) if the detonation was caused by human error or equipment malfunction at the physical premises on which the alarm is installed, but not if the detonation was caused by a malfunction in telephone lines or equipment not located at the physical premises on which the alarm is installed.
FIRE ALARM. Any alarm system designed to detect and signal the presence of smoke or fire at any premise in the city or any part of the surrounding Rural Fire Protection District served by the Fire Department which is monitored by a commercial alarm company.
PERSON, BUSINESS or CORPORATION. Any person owning, operating, in control of or managing the premises from which transmission of a false alarm occurred.
SHORT TERM STAY FACILITY. Any building or structure kept, used, maintained, advertised or held out to the public to be a hotel or motel where rooms for sleeping accommodations are furnished with or without cooking facilities. For purposes of this definition, the term COOKING FACILITIES shall mean having an oven or range in the room for sleeping accommodations.
SMOKE. The gases, particles, or vapors released into the air as a result of combustion, electrical ignition or vaporization, when the apparent or usual purpose of the combustion, electrical ignition or vaporization is human consumption of the byproducts. The term SMOKE includes, but is not limited to, tobacco smoke and vapors from electronic smoking device paraphernalia.
SMOKING. Igniting, inhaling, exhaling, burning, vaping, operating, or carrying any lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe, hookah, electronic smoking devices, tobacco product or cannabis, or cannabinoid.
(1999 Code, § 96.01) (Ord. 1422, passed 3-19-1990; Ord. 3639, passed 10-5-2009; Ord. 4187, passed 7-6-2021)