[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Town of Bridgeville 3-9-2009 by Ord. No. A09-2. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
For the purpose of this chapter, the following
definitions shall be applicable unless the context clearly indicates
to the contrary:
Includes any mechanical or electrical device used for the
detection of burglars, robbery, fire or other hazard within a building,
structure or facility or for alerting others to the commission of
an unlawful act or hazard, or either or both, within a building, structure
or facility, including all necessary equipment designed and installed
for the detection of burglars, robbery, or other hazard in a single
building, structure or facility or for alerting others of the commission
of an unlawful act within a building, structure or facility.
Includes any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other
entity or any agent, officer, or employee thereof on whose premises
an alarm system is maintained within the Town.
Includes the activation of an alarm system through mechanical
failure, malfunction, improper installation or because of negligence
of the owner or lessee or the agent, servant, employee or business
invitee of the owner or lessee, including the use of an alarm to summon
police personnel for reasons other than those listed on the alarm
system, but shall not include alarms which, in the opinion of the
Chief of Police of the Town of Bridgeville, are caused by electrical
interruptions, floods, or other natural disasters.
Alarm users shall not cause more than three
alarm signals within a calendar year that elicit notification to the
Bridgeville Police Department where it is discovered that a situation
requiring a response by the police does not exist and that is further
defined as a "false alarm."
Every alarm user shall maintain its alarm system
in such a manner as to minimize the number of incidents of false alarms
to the police.
