For the purposes of this article, the following words have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

“Alarm administrator” means a person designated by the chief of police to administer, control, and review false alarm reduction efforts and administer the provisions of the ordinance codified in this chapter.

“Alarm installation company” means a person in the business of selling, providing, maintaining, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, moving or installing a security alarm system.

“Alarm system monitoring company” means any individual, partnership, corporation or other form of association that engages in the business of monitoring security alarm systems and reporting any activation of such alarm systems to the police department.

“Alarm user” means any individual, partnership, corporation or other form of association that owns or leases a security alarm system or on whose premises a security alarm system is maintained for the protection of the premises.

“Automatic dialing telephone alarm” means a security alarm system with a device that automatically dials the police department emergency assistance telephone lines without human activation of the device by the alarm user.

“False alarm” means an alarm signal eliciting notification to and a response by the police department when there is no evidence of a crime or other activity that warrants a call for immediate police assistance and no person who was on or near the property has viewed a video communication from the property called for police dispatch or confirmed the need for police assistance. “False alarm” does not include an alarm signal caused by violent conditions of nature or other extraordinary circumstances beyond the control of the alarm user.

“Security alarm system” means a device or series of devices, including, but not limited to, hard wired systems and systems interconnected with a radio frequency method such as cellular or private radio signals, which emit or transmit a remote or local audible, visual or electronic signal indicating an alarm condition and intended to summon law enforcement response, including local alarm systems. (Ord. O-16-04 (part), 2004)