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Editor's Note: Prior amendments include Ord. No. 07-808-C.
It is the purpose of this article to allow Police and Fire Department
personnel to gain immediate and reliable access to structures within
the Borough in order to ensure proper lifesaving, firefighting and
other emergency purposes, where access to structures is unduly difficult
because of secured openings or other hazards.
When access to or within a structure or an area is unduly difficult
because of secured openings or where immediate access is necessary
for lifesaving, firefighting and other emergency purposes, the Fire
Official/Fire Subcode Official, where appropriate, may require a key
box to be installed in an accessible location. The key box shall be
a type approved by the Fire Official/Fire Subcode Official, as appropriate,
so that all key access of this type within the Borough of Saddle River
may be accomplished with one system. The key box shall contain keys
to gain necessary access as required by the Fire Department.
Installation of the key box shall be made at the owner's
expense and in accordance with specifications maintained and approved
by the Fire Official/Fire Subcode Official, as required. The Fire
Official/Fire Subcode Official shall have the authority to implement
a uniform system throughout the Borough so that access to the designated
key boxes may be accomplished by the utilization of one uniform key
system.
The enforcement of the provisions of this article shall be the
responsibility of the Fire Official/Fire Subcode Official in accordance
with the provisions of the Uniform Fire Code of the State of New Jersey.
