For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

• Alarm Business. The business by an individual, partnership, corporation or other entity of selling, leasing, maintaining, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, moving or installing any burglar, robbery or fire alarm system or causing to be sold, leased, maintained, serviced, repaired, altered, replaced, moved or installed any alarm system in or on any building, structure or facility.
• Alarm System. Any assembly of equipment, mechanical or electrical, arranged to signal the presence of illegal entry or activity requiring urgent attention and which is interconnected to the City Emergency Communications Center.
• Alarm User. The person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, or organization of any kind in control of a premises wherein an alarm system is being maintained.
• Automatic Dialing Device. A device which is interconnected to a regular telephone line and is programmed to select a particular phone number so that a prerecorded voice message or a code signal indicating the existence of a situation detected by an alarm system may be transmitted to the selected telephone number.
• Chief of Police. The head of the Police Department or his designated representative.
• City Emergency Communications Center.The facility used to receive emergency and general information from the public by the Police and Fire Department, better known as the Public Safety Center.
• False Alarm. An alarm signal necessitation response by the Police or Fire Department where an emergency situation does not exist. Alarm signals occurring due to acts of God or due to off-premises causes are not False Alarms.
• Interconnect. To connect an alarm system including an automatic dialing device to a telephone line either directly or through a mechanical device that utilizes a telephone for the purpose of using the telephone line to transmit a message upon the activation of the alarm system.
• Primary Trunk Line or Emergency Telephone Line. A telephone line or lines serving the City Emergency Communications Center that is designated by the Chief of Police to receive emergency calls.

(Ord. 1329, passed 10-13-80)