For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALARM AGENT. Any person employed by an alarm business whose duties include the altering, installing, maintaining, moving, repairing, replacing, selling, servicing, responding to (excluding public safety officers) or causing others to respond to an alarm system in or on any building, structure or facility.
ALARM BUSINESS. The business carried on by any individual, partnership, corporation or other entity of selling, leasing, maintaining, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, moving or installing any alarm system or causing to be sold, leased, maintained, serviced, repaired, altered, replaced, moved or installed any alarm system in or on any building, structure or facility.
ALARM OWNER. A person who owns, controls, subscribes, leases, uses or operates an alarm system installed upon a residence or commercial or industrial business establishment pursuant to this chapter.
ALARM SYSTEM. Any mechanical or electrical device which is designed or used for the detection of intrusion into a building, structure or facility or for alerting others of an event within a facility, or both, which event causes a local audible alarm or transmission of a signal or message for the purpose of evoking a response from law enforcement. ALARM SYSTEM shall include, but shall not be limited to, direct dial telephone devices, audible alarms and proprietor alarms. ALARM SYSTEM shall not include vehicle alarms, fire alarms, domestic violence alarms, local alarms, or alarms designed to elicit a medical response. Devices which are not designed or used to evoke a police response, or used to register alarms that are intended to be audible, visible or perceptible outside of the protected building, structure or facility, are not included within this definition, nor are auxiliary devices installed by a telephone company to protect its systems which might be damaged or disrupted by the use of an alarm system.
APPELLANT. An alarm owner of a residence or commercial or industrial business establishment which perfects an appeal pursuant to this chapter.
APPLICANT. An alarm owner of a residence or commercial or industrial business establishment which files an application for a permit as provided in this chapter.
AUDIBLE ALARM. A device designed for the detection of an intrusion on premises which device generates an audible sound on the premises when it is actuated.
COMMERCIAL or INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT. A firm, corporation, association, sole proprietor, partnership, organization or company which has an alarm system installed or maintained pursuant to this chapter.
DAY. A calendar day.
FALSE ALARM. The activation of an alarm system through mechanical failure, accidental tripping, misoperation, malfunction, misuse or the neglect of the alarm owner or of their employees, representatives or agents. Upon the failure of the Police Department to find any evidence of intrusion or other need or cause for activating an alarm system, a presumption of a false alarm will be made. FALSE ALARM shall not include alarms caused by earthquakes, winds, malfunctions of telephone line circuits or external causes beyond the control of the alarm owner.
PERMITEE. Any person who shall be granted a permit, as provided in this chapter, and their agents and representatives.
PROPRIETOR ALARM. An alarm which is not regularly serviced by an alarm business.
RESIDENCE. A single or multi-family dwelling unit which has an alarm system installed or maintained pursuant to this chapter.
(‘65 Code, § 4-10.01) (Ord. 242-C.S., passed - - ; Am. Ord. 673, passed 7-6-21)