(A) Transmission. It shall be unlawful for any person, business or corporation doing business in the village, and having on his, her or its premises a burglar or fire alarm system, to permit or allow the transmission of a false alarm if the alarm in question has already transmitted five or more false burglar alarms within that calendar year, or three or more false fire alarms within that calendar year.
(B) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BURGLAR ALARMS SYSTEMS. Any alarm system designed to detect and signal the presence of a burglar, thief, interloper or person breaching the peace, which terminates in any manner at the Police Department of the village or emits an audible sound at the physical premises on which the alarm is installed.
FALSE ALARM. Any and all detonations of burglar and fire alarms (when in fact no burglar, thief, interloper, flame, smoke or intense heat is detected) if the detonation was caused by human error or equipment malfunction at the physical premises on which the alarm is installed, but not if the detonation was caused by a malfunction in the telephone lines or equipment not located at the physical premises on which the alarm is installed.
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. Any alarm system designed to detect the presence of smoke, flame or temperature, to signal the presence of or conditions conducive to a fire, to which the Fire Department is dispatched.
(Prior Code, § 13-221) Penalty, see § 130.99