(a) Local Alarms. Local alarms shall not resemble the sound of any emergency signal or civil defense alarm or siren. All local alarms shall have the capacity to reset themselves after fifteen minutes.
(b) Panic Alarm Buttons. Panic alarm buttons are to be used only to send a manually-activated alarm to signal an actual or attempted assault, an actual or attempted robbery, an actual or attempted burglary, a medical emergency or a fire. The signal must comply with the following:
(1) The activation of a panic alarm is intended to signal the Police Department of an emergency situation. Therefore, through the use of a device of this nature, the user grants the right to conduct any lawful investigation deemed necessary to investigate and verify the authenticity of the alarm.
(2) It shall be deemed a violation of this chapter if a panic alarm is activated for anything other than that specified above.
(Ord. A-1789. Passed 2-11-91; Ord. A-2286. Passed 12-10-01; Ord. A-2793. Passed 8-11-14.)