For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms are defined as follows:
means any person who is employed by an alarm business, either directly or indirectly, whose duties include any of the following: selling, maintaining, leasing, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, moving or installing any alarm system over, under or in any building or structure or facility.
means the business of any person of leasing, maintaining, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, moving or installing any alarm system, or causing it to be leased, maintained, serviced, repaired, altered, replaced, moved or installed in, over, under or on any building, structure or facility. "Alarm business" does not include a business which engages in the manufacture or sale of an alarm system, unless such business services, installs, monitors or responds to alarm systems at the protected premises.
means any device, including a system of such devices, which is designed or used for the detection of criminal activity, fire, or related conditions potentially hazardous to the public safety and welfare, which terminates in the City's Public Safety Communications Center or some other location, or when activated is audible beyond the property line of the premises in which it is installed. Alarm devices installed in motor vehicles are specifically exempted from the definition of alarm system for the purposes of this chapter.
means any person, persons or corporate entity who owns, leases or otherwise obtains or uses an alarm system, and who files an application for a new or renewal application for alarm monitoring services by the City Public Safety Communications Center, as set forth in this chapter.
means an alarm signal necessitating response by the Police Department or the Fire Department when an emergency does not exist. Where an alarm necessitates a response by the Police Department, the Chief of Police or designee shall determine whether an emergency did exist. Where an alarm necessitates a response by the Fire Department, the Fire Chief or his designee shall determine whether an emergency did exist. Such determination shall be final unless a hearing is requested pursuant to subsection M of this section.
means an alarm system which results in false alarms as the result of mechanical failure, malfunctioning equipment, or improper installation.
means the Finance Director of the City, or his or her authorized representative.
means the Fire Chief of the City, or his or her authorized representative.
means written notice, given by personal service upon the addressee, or deposited with the United States Postal Service, first class, postage prepaid, addressed to the person to be notified at his last known address. Service of such notice shall be effective upon the completion of personal service, or upon the placing of the same in the custody of the United States Postal Service.
means any natural person granted a permit as provided in this chapter, and his or her agents and representatives.
means natural person, firm, partnership, association or corporation, company, or other entity.
means the Police Chief of the City, or his or her authorized representative.
is an occasion which reasonably calls for a response by the Police Department or Fire Department. A response due to failure of the alarm system or to personnel error is not an emergency. (Any person who con-tends that the Chief of Police, the Fire Chief, or their respective designees has erroneously determined that an emergency did not exist shall, upon written request to the Chief of Police, the Fire Chief or their designees who made the determination, for a hearing made within 10 days from the date of written notice of a false alarm be given a hearing with respect to such determination by a representative of the Chief of Police or the Fire Chief within 30 days after receipt of such request.) The request shall set forth why (1) an emergency did exist or (2) the false alarm resulted from an act of God, flooding, or other violent natural condition. The representative of the Chief of Police or the Fire Chief shall, within 10 days after the hearing, give written notice of his decision. If the decision is against the appellant, the representative of the Chief of Police or the Fire Chief must advise him/her of the reasons for denial in writing.
means the state or any department or agency thereof, a county, city and county, city, public corporation, municipal corporation or public district.
(Prior code § 28.10.010; Ord. 2345 § 1, 1984; Ord. 2489 § 1, 1985; Ord. 2542 §§ 1, 2, 3, 1986; Ord. 2674 §§ 2, 3, 4, 1988; Ord. 2766 § 1, 1988)