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Proposed Code Changes § 65-1Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to protect and promote the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the Town of Hamburg by reducing the number of avoidable alarms of fire, intrusion, holdup or other emergencies which contribute to ineffective utilization of police and fire emergency agencies, require emergency responses which are susceptible to high accident rates, interfere with genuine emergencies (responses) and produce unnecessary alarm noise to the surrounding community. § 65-2Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section: ALARM SYSTEM A device or an assembly of equipment which is designated to detect smoke, abnormal rise in temperature, fire, medical emergency or an entry into or exit from a building, structure or facility and by reason thereof emits an audible response intended to alert persons outside of the premises and/or transmit a signal or message to an emergency agency, either directly or through a private answering point. AUTOMATIC DIALER A device that automatically dials and relays a prerecorded message to an emergency agency. EMERGENCY AGENCY The Police Department or Fire District, central fire dispatch or other emergency dispatch center. § 65-3Compliance required. A. The owners and lessees of premises having alarm systems shall comply with all of the provisions of this chapter. 21