[Adopted 11-10-2004, effective 12-10-2004 (Ch. 4, Art.
XIX, of the 1983 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A device that automatically dials and relays a message to
a central station or the Fire Department or Police Department.[1]
A system or assembly of piping, valves, controls and sprinklers
which are designed and installed to comply with NFPA standards, which
utilize water, foam, CO2, or other gas to automatically
react to suppress fire.
The appointed head of the Woodbridge Fire Department.
A high-security key box containing appropriate keys to allow
the Fire Department to gain entry to a building or alarmed portion
therein in the event of an emergency without property damage due to
forcible entry. Said system and its contents shall be approved by
the Fire Chief.
A.
The following buildings shall be equipped with a key
lock box system at or near the main entrance or such other location
required by the Woodbridge Fire Chief:
(1)
Commercial, business, or industrial buildings protected
by an automatic alarm system or automatic suppression system or such
buildings that are secured in a manner that restricts access during
an emergency;
(2)
Multifamily residential buildings that have restricted
access through locked doors and have a common corridor for access
to the living units;
(3)
Governmental buildings (including public school buildings),
nursing, adult day care, and/or long-term care and assisted living
facilities, child day-care facilities, nursery and preschools, and
private schools, places of assembly (such as churches, synagogues
and community centers).
B.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a key lock box system
shall not be required for any of the foregoing enumerated buildings
if the building or premises is occupied 24 hours a day with an assigned
key holder having access to all areas of the building.
Owners or occupants of one- and two-family dwellings
may utilize the key lock box system upon consultation with and consent
of the Woodbridge Fire Chief.
A.
The key lock box system may have a tamper switch connected
to the building's fire alarm system.
B.
The key lock box system may be surface or flush mounted.
The Fire Department shall possess the only keys to the key boxes and
will open the box for the building contractor, owner and/or occupant
for installation of the unit or for changing its contents.
C.
The key lock box system shall contain only those items
such as keys to locked points of egress, whether on the interior or
exterior of the building, elevator keys, fire alarm keys or keys for
other doors of rooms that may be occupied or may present a fire potential
(such as locked electrical and/or mechanical equipment rooms).[1]
D.
When there are hazardous materials or other hazards
that may provide a toxic environment for Fire Department personnel
or that may require special handling requirements, the key lock box
system shall also contain lists of such hazardous materials, fire
prevention plans related thereto or directions for special handling.[2]
E.
The key lock box system shall contain a list of building
key holders or appropriate supervisory personnel to be notified when
the Fire Department must gain emergency entry into the building. The
list shall include the telephone numbers and addresses for all individuals
to be notified.
F.
In the event that locks are changed or the hazardous
contents of the building are changed, the Fire Department shall be
notified immediately and arrangements shall be made for changing the
key lock box system contents.
Each time emergency access is made to a building
through use of a key lock box system, the building owner or occupant,
as appropriate, on record in the key lock box shall be notified by
the Fire Department. Such notification shall include keeping a record
of such entry in a file provided by the Fire Chief.
A.
All existing buildings covered by this article shall
be required to comply within 12 months of the effective date of this
article.
B.
All buildings subject to this article constructed
after the effective date of this article shall have the key lock box
system installed and operational prior to the issuance of a certificate
of occupancy.
This article shall be enforced by the Board of Selectmen, through its designated agent, the Woodbridge Fire Chief. Failure to comply with the requirements of this article within the time for compliance shall result in a fine of not more than $90, plus $10 per day for each additional day of noncompliance. For the purpose of this article, compliance is a signed agreement to order the key lock box system. The citation hearing procedure provided under Chapter 15 of this Code shall apply.
