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i Chapter 2.5 ~ ALARM SYSTEMS* Sec. 2.5-1. Title. This chapter shall be known, cited, and referred to as "The Alarm Ordinance" except as herein referred to as "this chapter." (Ord. No. 240, § 1, 7-14-86) Sec. 2.5-2. Statement of scope and purpose. (a) Scope. This chapter provides regulation for the use of fire, burglary, and safety alarms, establishes users' fees, and estab- lishes a system of administration. (b) Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public safety services of the city from misuse of public safety alarms and to provide for the maximum possible service to public safety alarm users. (Ord. No. 240, § 2, 7-14-86) Sec. 2.5-3. Definitions. (a) A larm system. An alarm installation designed to be used for the prevention or detection of burglary, robbery or f"ire and located in a building, structure or facility. (b) Alarm user. The person, firm, partnership, association, corpo- ration, company or organization of any kind in control of any building, structure, or facility wherein an alarm system is maintained. (c) False alarm. An alarm signal eliciting a response by per- sonnel of the public safety department when a situation requir- ing a response does not, in fact, exist, and which is caused by the activation of the alarm system through mechanical failure, pet movement, alarm malfunction, improper installation or the in- *Editor's note-Ord. No. 240, enacted July 14, 1986, did not specifically amend the Code; therefore, inclusion of 1-11 herein as Ch. 2.5, 2.5-1-2.5-11, was at the discretion of the editor. Section 12 of said ordinance, effective date provi- sions, was omitted from codification. Cross references-Civil defense, Ch. 7; fire protection and prevention, Ch. 9. Supp. No. 13 93