§ 3-1. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

False alarm means a fire alarm signal or police signal from a privately owned fire or police signal device or system that is caused or created by anything other than an actual fire, burglary or robbery, in the premises where the device or system is located.

False alarm service charge means an administrative fee imposed by the city to defray the needless expense to the city for responding to false alarms and the services received that other businesses and the citizenry do not receive.

Fire alarm signal means a signal indicating an emergency requiring immediate action of the fire department, including but not limited to an alarm from a manually operated fire alarm box, a water flow alarm, or an alarm from an automatic fire or smoke detection system or device.

Fire equipment trouble alarm means an alarm indicating some form of malfunction or trouble with the fire protection or fire detecting system or device being monitored. Such trouble alarm does not indicate the need for emergency fire department response to the site, but only that the person responsible for maintenance of the system being monitored is to be notified of the trouble alarm signal.

Police signal or burglar alarm signal means a signal from a manually operated or automatic device that indicates an emergency requiring immediate response by the police department.

(Ord. No. 14-87, § B, 5-6-87)

Cross reference

Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.