Section 1341. General.
(A) Title. this ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "Alarm Systems Ordinance of the City of Gardiner, Maine."
(B) Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to establish appropriate guidelines for the installation of alarm systems for notification of the City of Gardiner's Communications Center.
(C) Definitions. For the purposes of this ordinance, certain terms or words used herein shall be interpreted or defined as follows:
(1) AlarmSystem. A system including any mechanism, equipment or device designed to automatically transmit or cause the transmission of a signal, message or warning from a private facility to any of the city's public alarm systems or to the communications center, or to cause the activation of an audible device whose purpose or result is to obtain emergency response by either Fire or Police Department.
(2) Permanently Connected Alarm System. An alarm system which transmits a signal to the communications center or other location by means of a wire or cable connection or radio equipment which is used only or primarily for that purpose.
(3) Telephonic Alarm System, or Dialer". An alarm system which operates automatically through the use of public telephone facilities to connect to a telephone within the communications center or other location.
(4) Audible Alarm System. An alarm system which causes an audible signal to sound at or near the alarm premises, for the purpose of obtaining emergency response by either /or Fire or Police Departments.
(5) Non-emergency Alarms. Signals transmitted by an alarm system as a result of human error or equipment malfunction.
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