(a) “Alarm business” means the business of any individual, partnership, corporation or other entity selling, leasing, monitoring, maintaining, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, moving or installing any alarm system to be sold, leased, monitored, maintained, serviced, repaired, altered, replaced, moved or installed any alarm system in or on any building, structure or facility.
(b) “Alarm system” means all types of assembly or equipment, mechanical or electrical, arranged to signal the occurrence of an actual or attempted emergency, requiring urgent attention and to which the emergency services of the City are expected to respond.
(c) “Alarm user” means a person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind in control of any building, structure or facility where an alarm system is maintained.
(d) “False alarm” means any alarm condition which is not the result of an actual or attempted emergency or problem otherwise requiring the legitimate response of the emergency services of the City.
(1) False alarms include:
A. Negligently or accidentally activated signals.
B. Signals which are the result of faulty, malfunctioning or improperly installed, secured or maintained equipment.
C. Signals which are the result of improperly installed, secured or maintained windows or doors or similar general areas of the building.
D. Signals which are purposely activated to summon emergency services in nonemergency situations.
(2) Alarm conditions caused by the following extenuating circumstances shall not constitute a false alarm:
A. Signals which result from storm conditions or other acts of God.
B. Signals being activated by persons working on the alarm system with prior notice to the proper emergency services department.
C. Signals activated by disruption or disturbance of the telephone or other communication devices.
D. Signals activated willfully by alarm users upon good faith belief, as determined by the City, that an actual or attempted emergency has or is about to occur.
(Ord. 2011-6. Passed 3-1-11.)