San Carlos Municipal Code § 8.16 Private Burglar and Fire Alarm Systems

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:

A. “Alarm company” means any person who sells, leases, maintains, services, repairs, alters, replaces, moves or installs any alarm system, or who causes any alarm system to be sold, maintained, serviced, repaired, altered, moved or installed, in or on any building, place or premises.

B. “Alarm system” means any device designed for the detection of an unauthorized entry on the premises, or for alerting others of the commission of an unlawful act, reporting a fire, and, when activated, emits a sound and/or transmits a signal to a private security company, owner or the Police Department. Fire alarms required by the International Fire Code or the California Fire Code are not included in the definition of alarm system.

C. “Audible alarm” means a device designed for detection of fire or unauthorized entry on the land, building, structure or facility of any alarm owner, and which generates sound audible outdoors when activated. Audible alarms required by the International Fire Code or California Fire Code are not included in the definition of audible alarm.

D. False Alarm. An alarm signal activated intentionally or through inadvertence or negligence, to which personnel of the Police Department respond, when there is no need for such response, shall constitute a false alarm for purposes of this chapter.

E. “Own” means to purchase, rent or lease an alarm system.

F. “Owner” means the person or firm who purchases, rents or leases an alarm system to protect his or her property. “Owner” also means and includes the person or firm who owns the premises on which the alarm system is located.

G. “Police Department” means the San Carlos Police Department or the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. (Ord. 1444 § 2 (part), 2012: Ord. 1250 § 1 (part), 1998)