[1]
Editor's Note: Previous source history includes Ordinance
Nos. 123, 549, 558 and 832.
[Ord. No. 10-2010 § 2]
a.
The New Jersey Uniform Fire Code and all amendments and supplements
thereto, is adopted by the Borough of Sea Girt (referred to herein
as the "Borough") for the purpose of establishing a system for the
enforcement of minimum fire safety standards throughout the Borough
as mandated by the State of New Jersey, so as to improve the safety
of the public by promoting the control of fire hazards. The standards,
rules and regulations set forth in the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code
shall be and the same are hereby incorporated in this section.
b.
The Borough shall recognize the standards of the National Fire Protection
Association Code and supplements and amendments thereto, which the
Bureau will refer to in the enforcement of this section. The above-referenced
New Jersey Uniform Fire Code and National Fire Protection Association
Code are incorporated herein as if set forth in length.
[Ord. No. 10-2010 § 3]
a.
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-202
(P.L. 1983 c. 383), the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70-1
et seq.) shall be locally enforced by and in the Borough of Sea Girt.
b.
The local enforcing agency shall be the Bureau of Fire Prevention
of the Borough of Sea Girt.
[Ord. No. 12; Ord. No. 10-2010 § 4; Ord. No. 09-2013]
a.
Organization.
1.
Within the Bureau, the Fire Prevention Officer and any other person
deemed necessary or advisable by the Borough, shall be delegated the
power to carry out its functions pursuant to the Uniform Fire Code.
2.
Funds that may be necessary to support the operation of the Bureau
shall be raised by the Borough in the manner prescribed by law.
3.
The annual budget for the operation of the Bureau shall be established
by the Borough.
4.
The Fire Prevention Officer shall report directly to the Borough
Administrator.
b.
Duties.
1.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall enforce the Uniform Fire Safety
Act and the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code in all buildings, structures
and premises within the Borough other than owner-occupied one-family
and two-family dwellings, and shall faithfully comply with the requirements
of the Uniform Fire Code.
2.
The Bureau shall carry out periodic inspections of life-hazard uses
required by the Uniform Fire Code.
3.
In addition, the Bureau shall be charged with the duties and enforcement
of such other ordinances, rules, and regulations that pertain to fire
prevention and control.
c.
Personnel.
1.
Appointment and Qualification of Fire Prevention Officer, Inspectors
and other Employees.
(a)
The Fire Prevention Officer shall be a person certified as a
Fire Official by the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs
and appointed or designated to direct the enforcement of the Uniform
Fire Code.
(b)
Inspectors and other employees of the Bureau of Fire Prevention,
if any, shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent
of the Governing Body after consideration of the written recommendation
of the Fire Prevention Officer. Such inspectors and other employees
shall be appointed for terms of one year. Any vacancy shall be filled
for the unexpired term.
(c)
Members of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be appointed
annually by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Sea Girt.
d.
Investigation of Violations and Fires; Records to Be Kept. The Fire
Prevention Officer shall inquire into all violations of the provisions
of this section or of any law of the State or ordinance of the Borough
relating to the prevention or extinguishment of fires, and shall cause
such legal proceedings to be had as shall prevent the continuance
of the same. He shall investigate the cause of all fires which may
take place within the Borough, and if the result of such inquiry shall
satisfy him that the fire was of incendiary origin, he shall report
to the Mayor that there are good and sufficient grounds of presumption
that the fire so occurring was caused by design, and it shall therefore
be lawful for the Mayor to offer such reward as he may deem advisable
or as the Council shall recommend for the discovery and apprehension
of the incendiary, to be paid on conviction of the person or persons
so offending. He shall keep a record of all alarms of fires and of
all fires which may happen within the Borough, with the cause thereof,
whenever the same can be ascertained; and the description of the building
or buildings injured or destroyed, the names of the owners or occupants,
the amount of loss in such case and also the amount of insurance as
near as the same can be ascertained on careful and diligent inquiry.
[Ord. No. 10-2010 § 5]
a.
Required Permits.
1.
Hazardous Substances. It shall be unlawful to engage in any business
activity involving the handling, storage or use of hazardous substances,
materials or devices; or to maintain, store or handle materials; to
conduct processes which produce conditions hazardous to life or property;
to install equipment used in connection with such activities; or to
establish a place of assembly without first obtaining a permit from
the Bureau's Fire Prevention Officer.
(a)
Hazardous materials inventory. In order to determine which fire
code permits are required, a hazardous materials inventory must be
completed for each applicant as appropriate. The following shall be
submitted:
(1)
The inventory form, along with instructions for its completion
shall be provided by the Fire Prevention Officer.
(2)
Use of the inventory data and the information in paragraph c.,
below, pertaining to the types of fire code permits shall be utilized
in making the determination for required fire code permits.
b.
Assistance. Assistance in determining applicability of the code and
permit application forms can be obtained from the Fire Prevention
Officer.
c.
Types of Fire Code Permits. The New Jersey Uniform Fire Code defines
five types of fire code permits, which cover the uses in the workplace
and activities that are specified in the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code.
1.
Type I Permit: Required for activities such as bonfires, cutting
and welding operations, open flames in places of assembly, and storage
and handling of small quantities of flammable liquids.
2.
Type II Permit: Required for activities such as carnivals, circuses,
and fumigation for insects.
3.
Type III Permit: Required for industrial furnaces and the storage
of fireworks.
4.
Type IV Permit: Required for hazardous materials such as corrosives,
oxidizers, cryogenic liquids, compressed gases, radioactive materials,
and flammable liquids when the aggregate quantity of any category
stored or handled exceeds the threshold amounts specified in the fire
code.
5.
Type V Permit: Required for airports.
d.
Permits shall be obtained from the Fire Prevention Officer for any
of the listed activities or uses.
e.
Permits shall at all times be subject to inspection by the Fire Prevention
Officer.
f.
Additional Local Permits Required by the Borough of Sea Girt.
1.
The following shall be classified as Local Type I permits in addition
to those prescribed within the Uniform Fire Code:
(a)
Asphalt (tar) kettles: No person, firm or corporation shall
use or fire any asphalt (tar) kettle without first obtaining a permit
from the Fire Prevention Officer.
(b)
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or liquefied natural Gas (LNG):
A permit shall be obtained from the Fire Prevention Officer for the
storage, handling or sale in any occupancy other than residential
of liquefied petroleum gas of liquefied natural gas utilizing storage
containers with an aggregate water capacity exceeding one gallon or
when utilized, or offered as a fuel source for portable cooking, portable
heating or flame producing devices or in the transfer or conversion
of LPG/LNG process.
(c)
Mobile food vendors: When flammable liquids or liquefied petroleum
gas are utilized for food preparation or warming.
(d)
Flammable or combustible liquids: A permit shall be obtained
from the Fire Prevention Officer for the storage or handling of Class
II or Class IIIA combustible liquids in closed containers of aggregate
amounts of more than five gallons of Class I flammable liquids but
less than 25 gallons inside a building, or more than 10 gallons but
less than 60 gallons outside a building in above ground containers.
g.
Posting of Fire Permits. Fire permits must be posted as per the written
instructions of the Fire Prevention Officer. Failure to obtain or
post permits or to comply with fire code requirements may subject
the violator to fines or other penalties.
h.
Inspections. The Fire Prevention Officer may inspect operations covered
by the fire code permits. These inspections shall be to determine
compliance with the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code.
[Ord. No. 10-2010 § 6; Ord. No. 04-2019]
This subsection establishes permit fees in accordance with the
New Jersey Uniform Fire Code and any amendments and supplements thereto.
The permit fees shall be amended from those set forth in the New Jersey
Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70-1.1 et seq. as allowed by N.J.A.C.
5:71-2.8(b) and in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.9(f) as listed
below:
[Ord. No. 10-2010 § 7]
a.
The Fire Prevention Bureau shall inspect all buildings, structures
or premises not listed as life hazard uses (referred hereafter as
non-life hazard uses) with the exception of owner-occupied detached
one- and two-family dwellings that are used exclusively for residential
purposes.
b.
Inspections of multiple family dwellings shall include, but not be
limited to, common areas, basements, laundry rooms, corridors, vestibules
which are accessible to occupants, with the exclusion of the dwelling
units therein. The building's owner shall be responsible for
payment of all fees.
[Ord. No. 10-2010 § 8]
a.
Annual Registration. Owners of business and/or other uses constituting
industrial, commercial, professional services, educational, and other
uses not classified as life hazard uses by the Uniform Fire Code and
which are required to be inspected herein in accordance with this
section and the requirements of the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code shall
register annually with the Bureau of Fire Prevention as provided herein.
b.
The owners/tenants of uses required to be registered annually shall
so do on the forms provided by the Bureau of Fire Prevention, and
shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
1.
The name, address, telephone number of the owner of the property
upon or in which the use is located.
2.
The name, home address, and home telephone of the owner, operator,
or registered agent of the use, if different from the owner of the
property.
3.
The name, physical location, mailing address, and telephone number
of the use or business.
4.
The type of use along with a description of the business or activity
being conducted.
5.
The amount of square footage being utilized or occupied by the use
or business.
6.
Any other information deemed necessary to identify or classify the
use or business.
c.
Change of Ownership/Tenant. If the ownership or tenancy is transferred,
whether by sale, assignment, gift, interstate succession, devise,
lease, sublet, reorganization, receivership, foreclosure or execution
process, the new owner or operator shall file a new registration within
30 days of such a transfer.
d.
Violation. It shall be a violation of this section for the owner
or operator of a business or use to fail to return such registration
forms within 30 days of being ordered to do so by the Fire Prevention
Officer.
e.
Exemptions. Municipal agencies (including joint agencies) shall be
exempt from the local registration fees, permit fees, and inspection
fees required herein; however, they shall be required to properly
apply for such permits and registrations and comply with all other
code requirements.
[Ord. No. 10-2010 § 9; Ord. No. 04-2019]
a.
In addition to the above inspections and fees required pursuant to
the Uniform Fire Safety Act, the following registration and inspection
fees shall be shall be paid by the business owner:
1.
For the purpose of this section, all business, mercantile, storage,
factory, or industrial uses shall be defined pursuant to the current
edition of the International Building Code and New Jersey Uniform
Fire Code.
2.
For all uses defined as business under this section wherein there
are two or more utilizing common areas or facilities within the building,
the owner of the building shall be subject to a fee for the common
area.
3.
Fees:
|
Type Use
(Non-Life Hazards)
|
Structure/Occupant/Size
(Square Footage Total)
|
Required Fees
(Per Registration)
|
|---|---|---|
|
Type A
|
0 — 3,000
|
$65
|
|
Type B
|
3,001 — 5,000
|
$100
|
|
Type C
|
5,001 and over
|
$250
|
|
Type D
|
Common Area
|
$75
|
|
Type V
|
Vacant Tenant Space
|
$45
|
4.
Where two or more of the same uses or different uses exist at the
same building or on the same premises, each use shall be considered
as separate and distinct for purpose of this section and shall be
registered pursuant thereto, with the exception that, where two or
more of the same uses or different uses exist at the same building
or on the same premises, all of which are under common ownership,
the highest same or different uses shall be registered at full fee
with other uses registered at half the scheduled fee per use.
5.
All multiple family dwellings whereas herein defined shall be classified
as Type D use and shall be subject to registration and fees as set
forth herein with the exception that the full fee shall be paid for
only one structure, with the remaining structures subject to a fee
of half of that set forth for other Type D uses.
6.
Where there is a commercial space that is vacant from a tenant greater
than six months, inspections shall be scheduled and conducted on a
semi-annual basis. Permit fees shall be an annual Type V permit.
[Ord. No. 10-2010 § 10; Ord. No. 04-2019]
a.
The Fire Prevention Officer, in accordance with the New Jersey Uniform
Fire Code, shall review any commercial site or major subdivision plan
for the purpose of fire prevention, as to the location and size of
fire lanes, zones and areas, water mains, drafting locations, fire
hydrants, and any other such information as the Sea Girt Fire Department
and/or their designated agents may deem necessary or be required.
b.
Submission of plans to the Bureau shall include any plans submitted
to the Planning/Zoning Board for the development, construction or
improvement of commercial properties in the Borough.
c.
Said reviews shall include, but not be limited to, any construction or improvement of any use group, as defined in Chapter 3 of the latest edition of the International Building Code adopted by the State of New Jersey, as amended.
d.
Fees for Review. Each applicant shall pay the following fees to the
Bureau for review of any site or subdivision plans:
|
Type
|
Fees
|
|---|---|
|
Major or Commercial site plan
|
$250
|
|
Major subdivision
|
$250
|
|
Abridged
|
$100
|
|
Re-review
|
$100, only after the initial application and 1 review of the
same has been undertaken.
|
[Ord. No. 10-2010 § 11]
a.
Designation of Fire Zones and Fire Lanes.
1.
Whenever it is deemed necessary for public safety, the Bureau and/or their designated agents may require the owners or operators pursuant to uses identified in subsection 20-1.8, all life-hazard uses or other similar uses, to designate fire zones at entrances, loading doors or access ways to said premises and fire lanes in driveways leading from the street to the fire zones, as well as drafting locations.
(a)
The size of the fire zone, fire lanes and/or drafting locations
shall be set at the discretion of the Bureau and/or its designated
agents based upon the size of property and other such facts as the
Bureau deems necessary.
(b)
A diagram demonstrating the proper manner of painting and lettering
of fire zones and fire lanes shall be made available by the Bureau
or its designated agents. All line striping and lettering shall be
legible at all times.
(c)
A metal fire zone or fire lane sign shall be provided, erected,
and maintained by the owner or operator of the property and shall
be placed and directed by the Bureau and/or its designated agents.
(d)
A diagram of a fire zone or fire lane shall be made available
by the Bureau and/or its designated agents.
(e)
If the Bureau determines that existing fire zone, fire lane
and/or drafting location signs have not been properly marked or delineated
and/or proper documentation of said markings is not on file, new markings
as outlined in this section may be required. All drafting locations
hereunder, shall be constructed, designated, and maintained as per
the diagram available from the Bureau, as required.
2.
Prohibited Activities in Fire Zones and Fire Lanes.
(a)
No person shall, at any time, park a motor vehicle, locate a
garbage dumpster or in any other manner obstruct a fire zone or fire
lane, drafting locations of fire area or park within 10 feet of a
fire hydrant, whether or not that motor vehicle is occupied or the
motor is running. If at any time, due to weather conditions, vandalism
or any extenuating circumstances, one of the following fire zone or
fire lane signs or fire zone or fire lane surface markings are not
visible, the remaining markings or signs visible shall be deemed sufficient
to provide notice of existence of such fire zone or fire lane.
(b)
Towing. The Bureau and/or its designated agents are authorized
to tow motor vehicles and remove all obstructions from any fire zone,
fire lane, fire area or drafting locations. The Bureau and/or its
designated agents are also authorized to tow motor vehicles and remove
obstructions parked or standing within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.
All motor vehicles and other obstructions which are removed pursuant
to this section may be stored in a storage area approved by the Bureau
and/or its designated agents. The cost of removal and storage shall
be charged to the owner of the vehicle or other obstruction, and the
charge shall be paid prior to release of said vehicle or obstruction.
The Bureau and/or its designated agents shall give notice to owner
of motor vehicle or obstruction, if the owner can be identified, within
24 hours after removal of the vehicle or obstruction.
(c)
The Fire Prevention Officer and/or designated agents shall have
concurrent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this section.
For any summons issued by the Bureau, said fines shall be dedicated
to the Bureau by a shared service agreement for the enforcement of
the code, and court costs associated and dedicated to the Sea Girt
Municipal Court. The fees are to be reimbursed to the Bureau on a
quarterly basis.
(d)
In the event that a fire lane, fire zone, or other designated fire areas has been previously approved and marked accordingly and properly documented as existing, the area shall be deemed having met the intent of the code and prohibited activities shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsection 20-1.11, below.
[Ord. No. 10-2010 § 12]
a.
Anyone who obstructs a fire zone, fire lane, fire area, drafting
or pumping station or fire hydrant with a motor vehicle in violation
of this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $150 for
each offense.
b.
The owner of a garbage dumpster or other obstruction located in a designated fire zone, fire lane, fire area or drafting/pumping locations within three feet of a fire hydrant, in violation of subsection 20-1.10, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500 per day.
c.
Any person or corporation violating any other provision of this section,
failing to comply with any order made pursuant to this section or
building in violation of plans and specifications submitted to the
Bureau and/or its designated agents and approved pursuant to the terms
of this section shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000
per day.
d.
Penalties under the Uniform Fire Code and not otherwise provided
for herein are hereby adopted for the purpose of enforcement.
[Ord. No. 10-2010 § 13]
Any owner or operator of a building or property affected by
the provisions issued pursuant to the Uniform Fire Code, who shall
disagree with the determination of the Bureau, shall have the right
of appeal in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.19 entitled "Appeals."
[Ord. No. 10-2010 § 14]
The Bureau shall submit an annual report on or before January
15 of each year and transmitted to the Mayor and Council. It shall
contain a summary of all proceedings under this section, with all
statistics as the Fire Commissioner and/or the Borough Administrator
may wish to include therein. The Fire Commissioner and/or the Fire
Prevention Officer shall also recommend any amendments to existing
ordinances relating to fire prevention.
[New]
The Bureau of Fire Prevention, through its officers, shall,
in conjunction and consultation with the Chief of the Fire Department,
investigate the cause, origin and circumstance of every fire occurring
in the Borough by which property has been destroyed or damaged and,
so far as possible, shall determine if the fire is the result of either
carelessness or design. Such investigations shall be begun immediately
upon the occurrence of a fire by the Assistant, and if it appears
to the officer making the investigation that a fire is of suspicious
origin, the Chief Inspector of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall
be immediately notified of the fact; he shall take charge immediately
of the physical evidence, shall notify the proper authorities designated
by law to pursue the investigation of such matters, and shall further
cooperate with the authorities in the collection of evidence and in
the prosecution of the case. Every fire shall be reported in writing
to the Bureau of Fire Prevention within two days after the occurrence
of same by the Chief Inspector. Such report shall be in such form
as shall be prescribed by the Fire Commissioner, and shall contain
a statement of all facts relating to the cause, origin and circumstance
of such fire, the extent of the damage, and the insurance upon such
property, and such other information as may be required.
[New]
a.
It shall be the duty of the Fire Commissioner to inspect or cause
to be inspected by the Bureau of Fire Prevention or by the Fire Department
officers and members, as often as may be necessary, all buildings,
premises, basements and hallways of apartment houses, boardinghouses,
vacant lots and public thoroughfares except the interiors of private
dwellings for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected
any conditions liable to cause fire, or any violations of the provisions
of any ordinance of the Borough affecting the fire hazard.
b.
The owner of vacant lots shall keep same free of rubbish and inflammable
material where same may be considered a fire hazard.
c.
Whenever any Inspector, as defined above, shall find in any building or upon any premises or other place combustible or explosive matter or dangerous accumulation of rubbish or unnecessary accumulation of wastepaper, boxes, shavings or any highly inflammable materials especially liable to fire, and which is situated as to endanger property, or shall find obstructions to or on fire escapes, stairs, passageways, doors or windows liable to interfere with the operations of the Fire Department or egress of occupants in case of fire, he shall order same to be removed or remedied, and such order shall forthwith be complied with by the owner or occupant of such premises or buildings, subject to appeal within 24 hours to the Fire Commissioner, as provided in subsection 20-2.3 of this chapter.
d.
Any owner or occupant failing to comply with such order within a
reasonable period after the service of the order shall be liable to
a penalty as hereinafter provided.
e.
Service of any such order may be made upon the occupant of the premises
to whom it is directed, either by delivering a copy of same to such
occupant personally or by delivering the same to and leaving it with
any person in charge or in occupation of the premises; or in case
no person is found upon the premises, by affixing a copy thereof in
a conspicuous place on the door to the entrance of the premises. When
it may be necessary to serve such an order upon the owner of the premises,
such order may be served either by delivering to and leaving with
the person a copy of the order, or if such owner is absent from the
Borough, by mailing such copy to the owner's last known post-office
address.
[New]
The Inspectors of the Bureau of Fire Prevention, under the direction
of the Fire Commissioner, upon the complaint of any person or whenever
he or they shall deem it necessary, shall inspect all buildings and
premises. Whenever any of the officers shall find any building or
other structure which, for want of repairs, lack of or insufficient
fire escapes, automatic or other fire alarm apparatus or fire extinguishing
equipment, or by reason of age or dilapidated condition or from any
other cause, is especially liable to fire, and which is so situated
as to endanger other property or the occupants thereof, and whenever
such officer shall find in any building combustible or explosive matter
or inflammable conditions dangerous to the safety of such buildings
or the occupants thereof, he or they shall order such dangerous conditions
or materials to be removed or remedied, and such order shall forthwith
be complied with by the, owner or occupant of such premises or buildings.
If such order is made by the Chief Inspector or his Assistant Inspector,
such owner or occupant may, within 24 hours, appeal to the Fire Commissioner,
who shall, within five days, review such order and file his decision
thereon, and unless by his authority the order is revoked or modified,
it shall remain in full force and be complied with within the time
fixed in the order or in the decision of the Fire Commissioner relating
thereto.
[New]
The Chief Inspector or Assistant Inspector may, at all reasonable
hours, enter any building or premises within his jurisdiction for
the purpose of making an inspection or investigation which, under
the provisions of this section, he or they may deem necessary to be
made.
[New]
The annual report of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be
made on or before January 15 of each year and transmitted to the Mayor
and Council of the Borough. It shall contain a summary of all proceedings
under this section, with such statistics as the Fire Commissioner
may wish to include therein. The Fire Commissioner shall also recommend
any amendments to existing ordinances relating to fire prevention
which, in his judgment, shall be desirable.
[History includes Ord. No. 329, AIII § 6, deleted
by Ord. No. 04-2019]
[Ord. No. 10-2015]
a.
Purpose and Intent. The purpose and intent of these regulations are
to require the provision of key boxes for the mutual benefit of property
owners and fire personnel responding to fire related alarms, to prevent
damage through forceful entry to structures, and to provide swift
entry into structures by the Fire Department in the event of a fire
alarm. The Borough of Sea Girt also wishes to encourage voluntary
compliance by those not required to comply with these regulations,
persons doing so will be required to comply with the regulations set
forth herein.
b.
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
KEYS
Definitions. Terms not defined shall have their usual and customary
meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context.
The following terms whenever used or referred to in this section shall
have the following respective meanings, unless a different meaning
clearly appears from the context:
Shall be defined as to include, but is not limited to; any
and all device or devices which provide fire; and/or smoke; and/or
heat detection; and/or carbon monoxide detection and in response to
detecting the same activates an alarm and/or sprinkler, and/or extinguishing
system.
Shall be defined as key, and/or combination codes, and/or
any other such entry devices or equipment which may be necessary for
access.
c.
All properties within the Borough of Sea Girt having a fire alarm
system shall be equipped with a key box. This requirement shall not
apply to owner-occupied one and two family properties.
d.
The key box shall be of an Underwriters' Listed ("UL") type
and shall be approved by the Bureau of Fire Prevention, Fire Prevention
Officer. The key box shall be installed in a location approved by
the Bureau of Fire Prevention, Fire Prevention Officer.
e.
Key Box Contents. Key boxes may be required to contain any or all
of the following, as shall be determined by the Fire Prevention Officer:
1.
Keys to all locked points of ingress and/or egress, whether interior
or exterior of such structures;
2.
Keys to all locked mechanical rooms;
3.
Keys to all elevator controls;
4.
Keys to all locked elevator rooms;
5.
Keys to all fence or secured areas;
6.
Keys to all other areas which may be needed to conduct a thorough
and complete fire alarm system activation investigation;
7.
A floor plan of all rooms within the structure;
8.
All access or combination codes to locked points of egress or ingress,
whether interior or exterior of such structures.
f.
Time for Compliance. All existing structures shall comply with this
section within six months of its effective date. All newly constructed
structures for which a certificate of occupancy has not been issued,
or structures currently under construction, shall comply immediately.
g.
Associated Costs. All associated costs for the purchase and installation
of a key box(s) shall be assumed by the property owner.
h.
It shall be a violation of this section for any person, except for
the property owner or his authorized representative and/or fire personnel,
to access or alter a key box or its contents.
i.
Violations — Penalties. Every person violating the provisions
of this section shall upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine
of $250 plus costs. The property owner shall have 10 calendar days,
from the date of issuance of a violation, to remedy the violation,
if the violation is remedied in this time frame the property owner
shall only be subject to a fine of $250 plus costs. If the violation
is not remedied in this time frame the property owner shall be subject
to a fine of $250 plus costs, plus an additional fine of $50 per day,
calculated from the date of the violation, and continuing until the
violation is remedied.
