Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words and phrases shall,
for the purpose of this chapter, have the meanings herein indicated:
AUDIBLE ALARM
Any device, bell, horn or siren which is attached to the interior
or exterior of a building and emits a warning signal audible outside the building,
designated to attract attention when activated and thus necessitating the
police or a fire company to respond.
AUTOMATIC WARNING DEVICE (AWD'S)
Any instrument composed of sensory apparatus and related hardware
which automatically transmits a prerecorded signal over regular telephone
lines, by direct or indirect connection to a communications center, upon receipt
of a stimulus from a sensory apparatus that has detected a physical force
or condition inherently characteristic, of a fire or intrusion.
FALSE ALARM
Any signal activated by an automatic warning device, any audible
alarm or any other kind of direct or indirect signal transmitted to the police
or fire communications center (or of which the police or fire communications
center is made aware) to which police or firemen respond and which is reasonably
determined by such responding police or firemen not to be the result of a
burglary, fire, robbery or a similar emergency.
No test or demonstration of an automatic warning device shall be conducted in the Township without first providing notice to any police, fire or rescue communications centers which might inadvertently direct a response to any such alarm in the absence of such notice. Any test conducted without such notice shall constitute a false alarm under §
40-4.
The failure of the Township to enforce any provision of this chapter
shall not constitute a waiver by the Township of its rights of future enforcement
hereunder.