The provisions of this chapter are adopted as an exercise of the city's police power to promote the public health, safety, and welfare and are not intended to protect individuals or otherwise establish or create a special relationship with any particular class or group of persons who will or may be affected by the provisions of this chapter. This chapter neither creates nor imposes any duty to protect on the part of the city nor any of its departments, divisions, officials, agents, or employees. The obligation of complying with the requirements of this chapter and the consequences for failing to do so are placed solely upon the parties responsible for owning, operating, monitoring, or maintaining alarm systems within the city. Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as requiring or promising any response by public safety officers to any alarm. (Ord. 2012-023 § 2)