The Mayor and Township Council of the Township
of Marlboro find that in order to protect the property and welfare
of businesses, business patrons and fire company members within the
Township of Marlboro, a uniform system for rapid entry into certain
buildings in the event of a report of a fire emergency is required.
A.
Definitions. A "rapid entry box system" shall mean
a locking, vaultlike container permanently mounted into the affected
structure or building and accessible from outside of such structure
or building, which, unless otherwise approved by the Fire Official,
must be supplied by the Knox Company. The rapid entry box will contain
a key(s) that will allow for full entrance into all parts of the structure
or building.
B.
Applicability. The following structures or buildings
in the Township of Marlboro shall be required to have installed a
rapid entry box system:
(1)
All commercial buildings or structures which utilize
a fire alarm system or fire alarm device that sends a fire alarm signal
either to a local alarm or a monitoring service.
(2)
All commercial buildings or structures that are protected
by a sprinkler system.
(3)
Exemption: any buildings or structure staffed 24 hours
a day, seven days a week.
Each affected building or structure shall cause
an appropriate rapid entry box to be mounted permanently into the
structure or building and accessible from outside the structure or
building. Each rapid entry box shall be of sufficient size and configuration
to allow the required contents as set forth in this article to be
stored therein conveniently. In order to assure acceptability of the
rapid entry box chosen, each owner, tenant or other responsible party
of each affected structure or building shall receive approval from
the Fire Official as to the size and configuration of the proposed
rapid entry box.
The rapid entry box must be located on the outside
of the building or structure and must be, to the extent possible,
uniform among similar type structures in order to promote quick accessibility
upon the 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 rapid entry box on the exterior
of each building or structure shall be submitted to and approved by
the Fire Official.
The rapid entry box for each building or structure
shall contain a separately and clearly labeled key for each locked
area within the building or structure (for example, and not by way
of limitation, boiler rooms, electrical rooms, sprinkler control rooms,
elevator control rooms, etc.), the building plan of any structure
or building in excess of 30,000 square feet, sprinkler keys and information
concerning any hazardous materials contained within the building or
structure, and a clear indication as to the part of the building or
structure within which such hazardous materials are contained.
As used herein, "master key" shall mean the
instrument to gain access to the various rapid entry system boxes
to be used as a result of the provisions of this article. The Fire
Department shall establish a system of security and procedure 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 to preserve and enhance the security
of the master key(s).
Failure to install the required rapid entry box system within the time frame indicated on a notice of violation and order to correct issued by the Fire Official shall cause a penalty to be imposed in the amount as provided in § 4-3 of the Code. This penalty must be paid within 30 days after issuance of an order to abate violation and pay penalty. If the rapid entry box system is not installed and the penalty is not paid within the 30 days, this matter will be referred to the Township Attorney for Municipal Court enforcement of the municipal ordinance and summary collection under the New Jersey Penalty Enforcement Law, N.J.S.A. 2A:58-1 et seq.
