[Added 12-22-2008 by Ord. No. 1062]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any building or structure located in the Township of Little
Falls, whether privately or publicly owned, including, without limitation,
any building owned by the Township of Little Falls, the Little Falls
Board of Education, or any other public, quasi-public, or private
entity or person, including but not limited to the following:
Any industrial or warehouse building or structure;
Hotels, motels or multiple dwellings which have
locked main entrances at any time during the day or night or which
have locked boiler rooms, electrical rooms, basements, sprinkler control
rooms or elevator control rooms;
All educational and day-care buildings or structures;
All mercantile buildings and structures including
shopping centers;
All office buildings and structures;
All buildings and structures of public assembly
including churches, restaurants and movie theaters.
A person holding a valid Fire Official's Certification issued
by the New Jersey Division of Fire Safety and appointed by the Mayor.
[Amended 7-26-2021 by Ord. No. 1418]
A UL-listed Knox Box HazMat cabinet approved by the Fire
Chief that meets the requirements and uses the same security key code
adopted by the Fire Department.
A UL-listed Knox Box Rapid Entry Key Box System approved
by the Fire Official that meets the requirements and uses the same
security key code adopted by the Fire Department.
The key or other instrument used to gain access to the various
Knox Boxes to be utilized as a result of the provisions of this article.
The person(s) charged with the responsibility for the occupancy,
building or business owner.
A UL-listed Knox Vault approved by the Fire Official that
meets the requirements and uses the same security key adopted by the
Fire Department.
The following buildings or structures shall
be exempt from the terms and provisions of this article:
A.
Every affected structure within the Township of Little
Falls shall be equipped with a Knox Box. The Knox Box shall be installed
at a location and in a manner approved by the Fire Official. The Knox
Box shall be of a UL type approved by the Fire Official.
B.
The location on the outside of the affected structure
where the Knox Box is to be located must be, as nearly as possible,
uniform among similar-type structures in order to promote quick accessibility
upon arrival of fire personnel at the scene of an emergency. Given
differing structural characteristics of different types of structures
and buildings, the location of the Knox Box on the exterior of each
affected structure shall be submitted to be approved by the Fire Official.
C.
Contents of Knox Box.
(1)
The Knox Boxes shall contain the following:
(a)
Keys or access or swipe cards to locked points
of egress, whether in the interior or exterior of such buildings;
(b)
Keys or access or swipe cards to the locked
mechanical rooms;
(c)
Keys or access or swipe cards to the locked
elevator rooms;
(d)
Keys or access or swipe cards to the elevator
controls;
(e)
Keys or access or swipe cards to any fence or
secured areas;
(f)
Keys or access or swipe cards to fire protection
equipment;
(g)
Keys or access or swipe cards to any other areas,
that may be required by the Fire Official;
(h)
Elevator emergency door release keys or drop
keys. If these items are too large to place in the Knox Box, the responsible
party shall supply a copy of all such keys in to the custody of the
Fire Official;
(i)
A card containing the emergency contact people
and phone numbers for such building;
(j)
If required by the Fire Official, all current
information of hazardous materials stored in the building or facility.
If the volume of material is too large to place in the Knox Box, the
responsible party shall file the material with the Fire Official.
(2)
In addition to the foregoing, floor plans of the rooms
within the building may be required, in the sole discretion of the
Fire Official.
(3)
Each key or access card shall be individually tagged
and labeled so as to be easily identified and shall be kept current.
There shall be no more than one (1) key or access card per key ring.
D.
Where a building contains a business that is required
to prepare or have available a materials safety data sheet or an emergency
and hazardous chemical inventory form under Subtitle B, Sections 311
and 312 of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act of 1986 (SARA Title III), the Fire Official may require that the
responsible party also install a HazMat cabinet or vault as determined
by the Fire Official.
E.
The HazMat cabinet or vault shall contain the following
information for emergency response personnel:
(1)
A current list of facility management personnel knowledgeable
about safety procedures of materials on site, complete with telephone
numbers for such personnel in the event of an incident after normal
business hours;
(2)
A current emergency and hazardous chemical inventory
form and a binder containing the material safety data (MSD) sheets
or, in the event that the volume of the MSD sheets is too great to
keep practically in the HazMat cabinet, shall give the location of
the onsite MSD sheets and the MSD sheets shall be readily available
for use by emergency response personnel.
(3)
A facility site plan to include the following:
(a)
The location of storage and use of hazardous
materials on site;
(b)
The location of on-site emergency fire-fighting
and spill clean-up equipment;
(c)
A diagram of the complete sewer system and the
water system, showing fire hydrant and water main locations and sizes;
(d)
A copy of the local fire department's preplan
for the facility;
(e)
Any building floor plan deemed necessary by
the Fire Official.
F.
The Fire Official may require the installation of
tamper switches to connect the key lock box or vault box to the building's
alarm system.
G.
The cost of purchasing and installing, along with
any cost associated with implementation of the program at a specific
affected structure, will be borne by the responsible party.
All existing affected structures shall comply
with this article within 12 months from the effective date. All newly
constructed affected structures, not yet occupied, or affected structures
currently under construction, and all affected structures or businesses
applying for a certificate of occupancy or continued certificate of
occupancy, shall immediately comply with the terms and provisions
of this article.
Any responsible party in violation of any provision
hereof shall receive written notice of the violation(s) and be provided
30 days to correct the violation(s). Any responsible party, after
receiving written notice by the Fire Official and failing to correct
the violation within the thirty-day period, shall be subject to a
fine of up to $500 for each and every day of noncompliance. Continued
noncompliance may result in the revocation of the certificate of occupancy.
Following the installation by a responsible
party of a lock box, all keys currently in the possession of the Fire
Department shall be returned to the responsible party.
The Township of Little Falls Fire Department
shall establish a system of security and procedures to limit access
to any master key(s) to authorized personnel in times of emergency.
The Fire Department shall, to the extent feasible and practical, use
the latest technological advances available to preserve and enhance
the security of the master key(s).
The Township of Little Falls and the Township
of Little Falls Fire Department assume no liability for any defects
in the operation of the Knox Box, the keys contained in the Knox Box,
any information stored within the key lock box or otherwise provided
to the Fire Official, or the security of any property required to
have a Knox Box due to access to the Knox Box by any person.
