For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALARM AGENT. Any person employed by or working as an independent contractor for an alarm dealer, who sells, repairs, services, alters, replaces, removes, designs, maintains, or installs, alarm systems, on/in the premises of the alarm user.
ALARM DEALER. Any individual, partnership, corporation or other entity that sells, leases, monitors, maintains, services, repairs, alters, replaces, moves or installs any alarm system; or causes to be sold, leased, monitored, maintained, serviced, repaired, altered, replaced, moved, or installed, any alarm in or on any building, structure or facility. (This shall include owners of proprietary alarm systems). ALARM DEALER shall not include electrical and building contractors licensed by the city who do not advertise or otherwise represent themselves as being in the business of alarm dealers nor retail stores where the selling of alarm systems or components is not the store's primary business.
ALARM SYSTEM. Any assembly of equipment, mechanical, audible or electrical, designed to signal any fire or occurrence of an illegal entry or other illegal activity requiring emergency response by the police or fire division, but does not include alarms installed in motor vehicles, or security devices carried on the person.
ALARM USER. Any person, partnership, corporation, or any other entity who purchases, leases, contracts for, otherwise obtains or uses an alarm system in a facility that lies within the jurisdiction of the division of fire or police.
AUTOMATIC DIALER. Any alarm system which is designed to emit its signal directly to the police division or fire division by means of dialing a telephone number and giving a pre-recorded message.
COOPERATE. Work with the alarm owner and alarm vendor to correct problems and prevent malfunctions of alarm systems and reduce false alarm trips of all alarm equipment.
EMERGENCY CONTACT PERSON. A person listed on the alarm permit application by the alarm user, who has a key or other access to the alarm user's property and who will respond, if necessary, when the alarm system is activated.
FALSE ALARM. An alarm signal requesting an emergency response by the police or fire division when an emergency situation does not exist. False alarms do not include signals caused by tornadoes, blizzards or other catastrophic acts of God;
INSPECTOR. Shall be defined as in the Ohio Fire Code 1301:7-1 FM 102.1.
PERMIT YEAR. Each 12-month period following the issue date of a permit.
REVOCATION. That period of time when all rights and privileges of a permit have been abolished for noncompliance with provisions of this chapter. Reinstatement of the permit shall occur when all provisions of this chapter have been met.
SERVICE FEE. Penalty charges assessed for false alarms.
TERM. Length of permit validity.
(Ord. 05-044, passed 5-3-05)