For the purposes of this bylaw, certain words
and phrases shall be construed as set forth in this article, unless
it is clear from the context that a different meaning is intended.
ALARM ADMINISTRATOR
The person designated to administer, control, and review
alarm applications, permits, and alarm dispatch requests. The Chief
of Police shall be the alarm administrator unless otherwise designated.
ALARM BUSINESS
The business, by an individual, partnership, corporation
or other entity of selling, leasing, maintaining, servicing, repairing,
altering, replacing, moving, installing or monitoring an alarm system
in an alarm site.
ALARM DISPATCH REQUEST
A notification to the police that an alarm, either manual
or automatic, has been activated at a particular alarm site.
ALARM SITE
A single premises or location served by an alarm system or
systems. Each tenancy, if served by a separate alarm system in a multi-tenant
building or complex, shall be considered a separate alarm site.
ALARM SYSTEM
A device or series of devices, including, but not limited
to, systems interconnected with radio frequency signals, which are
designed to discourage crime, by emitting or transmitting a remote
or local audible, visual or electronic signal indicating an alarm
condition. "Alarm system" does not include:
A.
An alarm installed on a vehicle unless the vehicle
is permanently located at site; or
B.
An alarm designed to alert only the inhabitants
of a premises that does not have a sound device which can be heard
on the exterior of the alarm site.
ALARM USER
Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity
which uses an alarm system at its alarm site.
CHIEF
The Chief of Police of the Town or the Chief's authorized
representative.
CONVERSION
The transaction or process by which one alarm business begins
monitoring of an alarm system previously monitored by another alarm
business.
FALSE ALARM DISPATCH
An alarm dispatch request to the police department, where
responding officers find no evidence of a criminal offense or attempted
criminal offense after having completed a timely investigation of
the alarm site. An alarm dispatch request that is cancelled by the
alarm business or the alarm user prior to the dispatch of the responding
officer shall not be considered a false alarm dispatch.
PERSON
An individual, corporation, partnership, association, organization
or other legal entity.
TAKEOVER
The transaction or process by which an alarm user takes over
control of an existing alarm system that was previously controlled
by another alarm user.
VERIFY
An attempt, by the alarm business, or its representative,
to contact the alarm site by telephone or other electronic means,
whether or not actual contact with a person is made, before requesting
a police dispatch, in an attempt to avoid an unnecessary alarm dispatch
request.