This article shall be known as the "False Alarm Code."
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
AUTOMATIC DIALER
A device that automatically dials a central station or the Fire Department
when activated and delivers a prerecorded message. An automatic dialer calling
directly to an emergency telephone number must automatically disconnect after
the message is transmitted.
CENTRAL STATION
An office to which remote alarm and supervisory signaling devices
are connected and where personnel are in attendance at all times to supervise
the circuits and investigate signals.
FALSE ALARM
Includes all alarm signal activation incidents in which investigation
by police or fire personnel reveals no evidence of an emergency condition.
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
Equipment which automatically actuates a fire alarm when the detecting
element is exposed to fire, smoke or abnormal rise or decrease in temperature.
LEASE LINE
An open phone line to a Fire Department or to a central station that
transmits a fire alarm.
Except as provided in §
51-5 above, the failure to obey any order of the Fire/Building Inspector or the failure to obtain a permit as provided for in §
51-3 shall constitute a violation punishable by a fine of up to $250 for each and every violation. Each day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.