When a building within Allamuchy Township is protected by an
automatic fire suppression or standpipe system it shall be equipped
with a key box. The key box shall be at a location approved by the
Fire Subcode, Fire Official or Fire Department. The key box shall
be a UL-type box manufactured by the Knox Company or a company of
equivalent quality acceptable to the Fire Subcode, Fire Official or
Fire Department and of a type and size approved by the Fire Subcode,
Fire Official or Fire Department.
When a building is protected by an automatic alarm system and/or
access to or within a building or an area within that building is
unduly difficult because of secured openings, and where immediate
access is necessary for lifesaving or fire-fighting purposes, the
Fire Subcode, Fire Official or Fire Department may require a key box
to be installed at a location approved by the Allamuchy Township Fire
Subcode, Fire Official or Fire Department. The key box shall be a
UL-type box manufactured by the Knox Company or a company of equivalent
quality acceptable to the Fire Subcode, Fire Official or Fire Department
and of a type and size approved by the Fire Subcode, Fire Official
or Fire Department.
When a building within Allamuchy Township is serviced by an
elevator, either freight or human, or any other powered person-moving
device, it shall be equipped with a key box. The key box shall be
at a location approved by the Fire Subcode, Fire Official or Fire
Department. The key box shall be a UL-type box manufactured by the
Knox Company or a company of equivalent quality acceptable to the
Fire Subcode, Fire Official or Fire Department and of a type and size
approved by the Fire Subcode, Fire Official or Fire Department.
The Fire Subcode, Fire Official or Fire Department may require
a key box tamper switch connected to the building's fire alarm
system.
When a property is protected by a locked fence or gate and where
immediate access to the property is necessary for lifesaving or fire-fighting
purposes, the Fire Subcode, Fire Official or Fire Department may require
a security padlock to be installed at a location approved by the Allamuchy
Township Fire Subcode, Fire Official or Fire Department. The padlock
shall be a UL-type lock manufactured by the Knox Company or a company
of equivalent quality acceptable to the Fire Subcode, Fire Official
or Fire Department and of a type and size approved by the Fire Subcode,
Fire Official or Fire Department.
When a building is protected by an automatic sprinkler system
or standpipe system and the Fire Department connection is exposed
to undue vandalism, the Fire Subcode, Fire Official or Fire Department
may require that a fire department connection security cap(s) be installed.
The fire department connection security cap(s) shall be a type manufactured
by the Knox Company or a company of equivalent quality acceptable
to the Fire Subcode, Fire Official or Fire Department and of a type
and size approved by the Fire Subcode, Fire Official or Fire Department.
The term "building" used herein means any building or structure
located in Allamuchy Township, whether privately or publicly owned,
including, without limitation, any building owned by Allamuchy Township,
the Allamuchy Township Board of Education, or any other public, quasi-public,
or private entity or person; provided, however, that this article
shall not apply to owner-occupied one- and two-family dwellings.
[Amended 5-21-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-05]
In the event the owner of a building which shall be subject to the provisions of this article shall fail to comply with the requirements of this article, such owner shall be liable to the general penalty provisions of Chapter
1, Article
II, General Penalty, of this Code. The provisions of this article shall be in addition to the provisions and penalties of any and all statutes of the State of New Jersey relating to the requirements set forth in this article. Any inconsistency between the penalty set forth above and any state regulation shall be determined in favor of said state regulation. This article is not intended to supersede or preempt any of the provisions set forth in any regulatory statutes of the State of New Jersey.