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 to administer, control, and review false alarm reduction efforts and administer the provisions of this article.

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

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

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

“Automatic dialing telephone alarm” means a fire alarm system with a device that automatically dials the fire 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 fire department when there is no evidence of a fire or other activity that warrants a call for immediate fire department assistance and no person who was on or near the property has viewed a video communication from the property called for fire department dispatch or confirmed the need for fire department 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.

“Fire 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 fire department response, including local alarm systems. (Ord. O-15-04 (part), 2004)