For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALARMED PREMISES. Any residential or nonresidential building, structure, or facility where a security alarm system is installed to signal the occurrence of any actual or attempted burglary or other emergency that is intended to seek a response from police department personnel.
AUDIBLE ALARM SIGNAL. Any security alarm signal that may be heard outside of an alarmed premises which results in the dispatch of police department personnel.
AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE ALARM. A telephone device or telephone attachment which automatically relays a prerecorded message to report
a robbery, burglary, or other emergency by means of a telephone line that terminates at any office or telephone registered to the Village of South Elgin.
DIGITAL ALARM COMMUNICATOR SYSTEMS. A system which transmits signals from a digital alarm communicator located at an alarmed premises through the public switched telephone network to a digital alarm communicator receiver located at a private alarm monitoring agency.
FALSE SECURITY ALARM. Activation or transmission of any residential or nonresidential alarm signal to police department personnel where it is determined that no actual emergency exists. A FALSE SECURITY ALARM may be caused by human error, mechanical malfunction, weather or unknown causes.
NONRESIDENTIAL SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM. Any security alarm system installed, operated or used in a building or structure that does not contain residential dwelling units.
PERSON. Any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, political subdivision, or any other legal entity, or its legal representative, agent or assigns.
PRIVATE SECURITY ALARM CONTRACTOR. Any person engaging in a business that sells, installs, maintains, alters, repairs, replaces, services or responds to security alarm systems at an alarmed premises.
PRIVATE SECURITY ALARM MONITORING AGENCY (AGENCY). Any person engaging in the private alarm contractor business, employing one or more person(s) in operating a certified, central security alarm system monitor agency.
RESIDENTIAL SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM(S). Any security alarm system installed, operated or used on the premises of any building which includes independent living facilities, i.e., permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.
RESPONSE FEES. The fees charged to security alarm users to reimburse the village for response services for false security alarm signals.
RESPONSE SERVICE. Action taken by the police department personnel in response to a security alarm activation.
SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM.
(1) Any assembly of mechanical or electrical equipment arranged to activate an audible signal, visible signal, or remote signal to which police department personnel are expected to respond.
(2) Excluded from this definition are vehicle security alarms, electric, wired or battery-operated, single-station smoke detectors that emit audible or visual signals, and are primarily designed to alert occupants of an alarmed premises of a fire-related emergency.
SECURITY ALARM USER. A person who owns, operates, maintains, or controls premises or property where a security alarm system is installed and maintained for use.
(Ord. 2005-60, passed 8-8-05)