The Village of Ossining has determined that the health, safety
and welfare of the citizens of the Village of Ossining are promoted
by requiring certain structures to have a key lock box installed on
the exterior of the structure to aid the Ossining Fire Department
in gaining access to the structure when responding to calls for emergency
service. The key lock box system will eliminate forced entries into
structures, thereby avoiding costly and time-consuming efforts in
gaining access to locked structures during an emergency. Many properties
are equipped with automatic alarm systems and/or sprinkler/standpipe
systems, and these automatic systems may cause the Ossining Fire Department
to be summoned at a time when the building or business is not occupied
or when the occupant is not available to provide entry for the Fire
Department. The Village of Ossining is authorized to promulgate this
and other local laws in furtherance of the health, safety and welfare
of its citizens pursuant to its police power and its home rule power.
When a building is protected by an automatic sprinkler system
or standpipe system and the Fire Department connection is exposed
to undue vandalism, the Code Enforcement Official may require that
a Fire Department connection security cap(s) be installed. The Fire
Department connection security cap(s) shall be a type approved by
the Code Enforcement Official. Existing sprinkler installations will
require approved locking Fire Department connection caps to be installed
when directed by the Code Enforcement Official.