This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Rapid Entry System
Ordinance of the Town of Perinton."
The Town of Perinton has recognized the importance of providing the
Fire Department rapid entry into locked buildings. The delay in gaining entry
can result in substantial property damage, the potential for rapid fire extension
and increased danger for fire fighters and the building occupants. To assist
the fire department in gaining rapid entry, the Town of Perinton adopts a
rapid entry system ordinance.
The following sections apply to all buildings within the Town of Perinton, exclusive of buildings within the corporate limits of the Village of Fairport, that are used for public buildings, restricted business, industrial, commercial or limited commercial use, as defined in Chapter
208 of this Code, and:
A. Contain a fire alarm system that uses an automatic dialer;
or
B. Contain an automatic fire suppression system; or
C. 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).
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
AUTOMATIC DIALER
A device that automatically dials and relays a prerecorded message
to a central station or the Fire Department.
AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM
A system or assembly of piping, valves, controls and sprinklers which
are designed and installed to comply with the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA) standards, which utilize water, foam, carbon dioxide or other gas to
automatically react to and suppress fire.
CENTRAL STATION
An office of a private company to which remote alarm and supervisory
signaling devices are transmitted and where personnel are in attendance at
all times to supervise the circuits and investigate signals.
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
Equipment which automatically actuates a fire alarm when the detecting
element is exposed to fire, smoke, abnormal rise or decrease in temperature
or activation of a sprinkler system or manually activated device.
LOCK BOX
A high security key vault which is listed under the UL 1610 and the
UL 1037 standards, master keyed with a Medco Biaxial Level 7 or equivalent
lock. Locks shall be keyed to the key configuration provided by the Town of
Perinton. Such vaults shall have weatherproof gaskets, shall have a covered
lock opening and shall be highly resistant to drilling or vandalism.
LOCK BOX DOCUMENT VAULT
A high-security steel plate vault, a minimum of 14 inches high by
12 inches wide by two inches deep, constructed to the same standards as the
lock box, for the storage of documents.
Any violation of this chapter is hereby declared to be an offense punishable pursuant to Chapter
115, Enforcement Procedures.
The Town Board may, from time to time, amend, supplement, change, modify
or repeal this chapter pursuant to the provisions of the Town Law and the
General Municipal Law applicable thereto.