This chapter is intended to regulate the activities and responsibilities of those persons who purchase, own, lease or rent, and those persons who own or conduct the business of selling, installing, leasing, renting, maintaining, servicing or monitoring alarm systems, devices or services. It is further intended to encourage the improvement in reliability of these systems, devices and services, and to insure that the Police Department or Fire Department will not be unduly diverted from responding to actual criminal activity or other calls for service as a result of responding to false alarms. This chapter specifically encompasses burglar alarms, robbery alarms, panic alarms, fire alarms and medical assistance alarms, both audible and inaudible.
(Ord. 1002, passed 3-14-96; Am. Ord. 2008-003, passed 1-10-08; Am. Ord. 2015-001, passed 4-14-15)