§ 10-50. Definitions.

The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this article:

Alarm Administrator means the Director of Finance of the City of Danbury and shall have all of the powers and duties granted pursuant to the provisions of this article.

Alarm system or system means any assembly of equipment, mechanical or electrical, arranged to signal the occurrence of a fire or an illegal entry or other activity requiring urgent attention to which emergency service personnel are expected to respond.

Burglar alarm means any assembly of equipment, mechanical or electrical, arranged to signal the occurrence of an illegal entry or other activity requiring urgent attention to which police are expected to respond.

Central station alarm monitoring service means an office to which remote alarm devices transmit signals where operators monitor those signals and relay information to the departments.

Contractor means any person in the business of installing or servicing the alarm systems.

Department means, with respect to fire alarm systems, the Fire Department; and, with respect to burglar alarm systems, the Police Department.

Emergency service personnel means, with respect to fire alarms, members of the Danbury Fire Department; with respect to burglar alarms, members of the Danbury Police Department.

False alarm.

(1)

Error or mistake. Any action by any person owning, leasing, operating or controlling an alarm system installed in any dwelling, building or place, or any action by an agent or employee of said person that results in the unintentional activation of an alarm system when no emergency exists.

(2)

Malfunction. Any unintentional activation of any alarm system caused by a flaw in the design or installation of, or the improper maintenance of, the alarm system. This shall not include any activation caused by violent conditions of nature or other extraordinary circumstances, not reasonably subject to the control of the owner of the system.

(3)

Intentional misuse. Any intentional activation of an alarm system when no emergency exists.

Fire alarm means any assembly of equipment, mechanical or electrical, arranged to signal the occurrence of a fire other activity requiring urgent attention to which fire personnel are expected to respond.

Person does not include the City or the Danbury Board of Education.

(Code 1961, § 3A-26; Ord. No. 624, 6-2-2004)