[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Spring Grove as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire companies — See Ch. 44.
[Adopted 2-5-2001 by Ord.
No. 3-2001 (Ch. 76 of the 1985 Code)]
A.
The following structures shall be equipped with a key lock box of
a design and construction approved by the Borough at or near the main
entrance or such other location required by the Fire Chief of Friendship
Hose Company No. 1 (Fire Chief):
(1)
Commercial or industrial structures protected by an automatic alarm
system or automatic suppression system.
(2)
Multifamily residential structures that have restricted access through
locked doors and have a common corridor for access to the living units.
(3)
Governmental structures and nursing care facilities.
B.
All structures which have an on-site security force 24 hours a day
every day of the year shall be exempted from the requirements of this
article.
A.
All newly constructed structures subject to this section shall have
the key lock box installed and operational prior to the issuance of
an occupancy permit. All structures in existence on the effective
date of this section and subject to this article shall have one year
from the effective date of this section to have a key lock box installed
and operational.
B.
The Fire Chief shall designate the type of key lock box system to
be implemented within the Borough and shall have the authority to
require all structures to use the designated system.
C.
The owner or operator of a structure required to have a key lock
box shall, at all times, keep a key in the lock box that will allow
for access to the structure and to any and all gates or other locks
which would prevent access to the structure.
D.
The Fire Chief shall be authorized to implement rules and regulations
for the use of the lock box system, which shall be approved by the
Borough Council.
The repository container (lock box) shall include the following
information for emergency response personnel:
A.
A current list of all key facility personnel with knowledge about
safety procedures or materials on site, complete with telephone numbers
for such personnel in the event of an incident after normal hours
of facility operation.
B.
A current emergency and hazardous chemical inventory form and a binder
containing the material safety data (MSD) sheets or, in the event
that the volume of MSD sheets is too great to keep practically in
the repository container, it shall give the location of the on-site
MSD sheets, and the MSD sheets shall be readily available for use
by emergency response personnel.
C.
A facility site plan to include the following:
(1)
The location of storage and use of hazardous materials on site.
(2)
The location of on-site emergency fire-fighting and spill cleanup
equipment.
(3)
A diagram of the complete sewer system and the water system, showing
fire hydrant and water main locations and sizes.
(4)
A copy of the local Fire Department's preplan for the facility.
(5)
Any building floor plan deemed necessary by the Fire Chief.
The repository container (lock box) shall be installed at a
location designated by the Fire Chief and shall be identified in a
manner described by the Fire Chief.
All repository containers (lock boxes) shall have a minimum
interior size of 14 inches (356 mm) high by 12 inches (305 mm) wide
by two inches (51 mm) deep, except when a smaller repository container
(lock box) is deemed adequate by the Fire Chief.
The owner or operator of the facility shall update the appropriate
documents within the repository container (lock box) on an annual
basis, or more frequently when deemed necessary by the Fire Chief,
and shall send the Fire Chief all of the updated material, including
an updated copy of the emergency and hazardous chemical inventory
form, which shall be placed in the repository container (lock box)
as well as disseminated among the emergency response personnel.
A.
Any person who owns or operates a structure subject to this article
who is in violation of this article shall, upon conviction by a Magisterial
District Judge of competent jurisdiction, be subject to a fine of
not less than $600 nor more than $1,000 per violation. Each day of
violation shall be considered a separate violation.
B.
In addition to any remedies provided in this section, the Borough
shall have the authority to pursue any lawful remedies at law or in
equity to compel the owner of property to comply with this article.
Nothing in this article shall be construed to affect any lawsuit
or proceeding impending in any court or any rights acquired or liability
incurred or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing under
any existing or prior act or ordinance, nor shall any legal right
or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this article.
In the event that any section, subsection or part of a section
or subsection of this article is deemed to be illegal, improper or
unenforceable, then all remaining sections, subsections or parts of
sections or subsections not so deemed shall remain in full force and
effect as though the stricken section had not been adopted.
