[Adopted 6-10-2008 by Ord. No. 6-2008]
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 Chief or 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 Chief or 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);
(5)
Premises that are "life hazard uses" as defined in
State of New Jersey Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C. 5:70, Subchapter 2;
and
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 on a voluntary basis.
C.
The Fire Chief or Fire Official shall designate the type of key lock
box system (such as Knox-Box®) to be implemented within the Township
and shall have the authority to require all structures to use the
designated system.
[Amended 12-5-2016 by Ord. No. 25-2016]
The Fire Chief or 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 Chief or 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 Chief or 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 Chief or 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 Chief or 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.
The key lock box may be required to have a tamper
switch wired to the building's security alarm system in all buildings
that are so equipped.
[Amended 12-5-2016 by Ord. No. 25-2016]
In addition to the items listed in § 128-12, the following may be required by the Fire Chief or Fire Official to be stored within the key lock box:
A.
Card containing the name(s) of building emergency
contact personnel and their telephone numbers in the event of an emergency;
B.
Floor plan of premises;
C.
Right-to-know records and material safety data sheets
(MSDS) listed in alphabetical order;
D.
Locations of all utility and fire-protection controls
(electric, gas, water, sprinkler/fire-suppression control valves);
and
E.
Any other contents as may be required by the Fire
Chief or Fire Official.
All existing buildings shall comply with this article as set forth in § 128-11B. 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 Chief or 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, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not
more than $1,000. Each day the offense occurs shall be deemed to be
a separate offense.
The lock box system shall be on all new plans submitted to the Planning Board in support of an application for a proposed building to the extent such a building falls into the categories set forth in § 128-11 of this article. Catalog cut sheets of the system shall be supplied for review by the Fire Chief or Fire Official.
