ALARM SYSTEM. Any mechanical, electrical, or electronic device that is arranged, designed, or used to signal the occurrence in the city of a fire, life hazard, or medical emergency. ALARM SYSTEMS include, but are not limited to, those by which public safety personnel of the city are notified directly of such signals by automatic recording devices, or are notified indirectly by way of third party persons who monitor the alarm systems and who report such signals to public safety personnel. ALARM SYSTEMS also include those designed to register a signal which is so audible, visible, or in other ways perceptible outside a protected building, structure, or facility as to notify persons in the neighborhood beyond the lot where the signal is located, who may in turn notify public safety personnel of the city of the signal. ALARM SYSTEMS do not include those affixed to automobiles, or auxiliary devices installed by telephone companies to protect telephone equipment, or systems which might be damaged or disrupted by the use of an alarm system.
(Ord. 4255, passed 1-19-2021)