[Adopted 9-22-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-9-012]
A.
The following premises shall be equipped with a key lock box at or
near the main entrance or such other location required by the Fire
Official (exceptions: owner-occupied one- and two-family dwellings
as defined in the Uniform Construction Code):
(1)
Premises protected by an automatic fire alarm system, automatic fire
suppression system, and/or standpipe system;
(2)
Premises equipped with an elevator;
(3)
Premises, as determined by the Fire Official, secured in a manner
that restricts access during an emergency;
(4)
Premises that are required to prepare and have available material
safety data sheets and/or hazardous chemical inventory forms under
the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA Title
III).
B.
All newly constructed structures subject to this article shall have
the key lock box installed and operational prior to the issuance of
an occupancy permit. All structures for which certificates of occupancy
have been issued as of the effective date of this article and subject
to this article shall have a key lock box installed and operational
within 12 months of the effective date of this article.
C.
The Fire Official shall designate the type of key lock box system
to be implemented within the Township and shall have the authority
to require all structures to use the designated system.
The Fire Official shall approve the type of key lock box and
its location prior to installation. The key lock box, at a minimum,
shall contain two sets of keys and combination access codes shall
be provided to the following areas:
A.
Locked points of egress, whether in interior or exterior of such
buildings;
B.
Mechanical and boiler rooms;
C.
Rooms containing fire protection equipment, sprinkler controls and
fire alarm components;
D.
All locked fire protection devices that require restoring;
E.
Elevator control rooms;
F.
Any fenced or secured areas; and
G.
Any other areas difficult to access as determined by the Fire Official.
Premises protected by fences, gates and related barriers presently
secured by a padlock, electronically operated or automatic gates,
or other control circuits that control access to the premises shall
be equipped with a high-security padlock or emergency override control
device (key switch) that is master-keyed at a location approved by
the Fire Official.
A.
When a building is protected by an automatic sprinkler system or
standpipe system and the Fire Department connection(s) is exposed
to undue vandalism, the Fire Official may require that a Fire Department
connection security cap(s) be installed. The Fire Department connection
security cap shall be a type approved by the Fire Official.
B.
All structures subject to this provision shall have, in addition
to a key lock box system, locking Fire Department connection caps
installed and operational prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy
or within the time frame set forth regarding time for compliance under
this article.
All existing buildings shall comply with this article as set forth in § 152-12B. All newly constructed buildings not yet occupied or buildings currently under construction and all buildings or businesses applying for a certificate of occupancy shall comply prior to obtaining a certificate of occupancy.
The Fire Official shall be authorized to implement rules and
regulations for the use of the lock box system.
Any person or entity violating any provision of this article
shall, after receiving notice from the Fire Official and upon conviction,
be subject to a penalty as set forth in the Uniform Fire Code.
The lock box system shall be on all new plans submitted to the Land Development Board in support of an application for a proposed building to the extent such a building falls into the categories set forth in § 152-12 of this article.
