[HISTORY: Articles I and II adopted by the Town Board of
the Town of Greenville (now Village Board of the Village of Greenville)
as indicated in article histories. Subsequent articles adopted by
the Village Board of the Village of Greenville as indicated in article
histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-12-2004 by Ord. No. 32]
A.
The Village of Greenville recognizes the importance and need of providing
the Fire Department rapid entry into locked buildings. Delays in the
Fire Department gaining rapid entry reduces the occupants' chances
of survival in a fire, the chances for substantial property damage
increase because of delays in gaining entry to the structure and firefighter
safety and survival may be compromised because of said delays. Additionally,
delays in providing prompt prehospital care to the sick and injured
as a result of locked/secured structure may/will have a negative outcome
on patient recovery.
B.
To assist the Fire Department in gaining entry into locked/secured
facilities/structure, the Village of Greenville hereby adopts a rapid
entry system ordinance utilizing the Knox Box® rapid entry key box system.
A.
The following structures shall be equipped with a key lock box at
or near the main entrance or such other location required by the Fire
Chief effective January 1, 2001:
(1)
All commercial and industrial buildings. "Commercial and industrial
building" shall mean buildings where any industry, trade or business
is carried on or where any process or operation, directly or indirectly
related to any industry, trade or business, is carried on and where
any person is employed by another for direct or indirect gain or profit.
(2)
Multifamily residential structures comprised of four or more units
in which access to the building or common areas or mechanical or electrical
rooms within the building is denied through locked doors.
(4)
Governmental structures.
(5)
Nursing care facilities.
(6)
Educational facilities.
(7)
All places of assembly.
B.
All newly constructed structures subject to this article shall have
the key lock box installed and operational prior to final inspection
and occupancy. All existing buildings subject to this article shall
have the key lock box installed and operational on or before January
1, 2005.
C.
The Fire Chief shall designate the type of key lock box system to
be implemented within the Village and shall have the authority to
require all structures to use the designated system.
D.
The owner or operator of a structure required to have a key lock
box shall at all times keep keys in the lock box that will allow for
access to the following:
E.
The Fire Chief shall be authorized to implement rules and regulations
for the use of the lock box system.
All Knox Boxes® (and/or Knox® locking vaults) shall be recess-mounted into
the building/structure at a height of not less than six feet above
the ground (surface grade) nor more than eight feet above the ground
(surface grade). The face plate of the Knox Box® shall be flush with the exterior facade of the structure/building.
All Knox Boxes® (and/or Knox® locking vaults) shall be located directly above
(or as close as reasonably possible to) the main entrance to the structure/building.
Enforcement of this article shall be accomplished through citations
issued by the Fire Chief or his/her designee or by the Village of
Greenville Building Inspector or Zoning Administrator.
[Amended 10-13-2014]
Any violation of this article shall be punishable by a forfeiture
that shall be set from time to time by ordinance in the Fine and Forfeiture
Schedule of the Village of Greenville.[1] Each day the violation exists/continues shall be considered
as a separate offense.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Fine and Forfeiture Schedule is on file
in the Village offices.
[Adopted 1-14-2013 by Ord. No. 57]
This article is adopted
pursuant to authority conferred in § 101.14, Wis. Stats.,
and Chapter SPS 314, Wis. Adm. Code.
The Chief of the Greenville Fire Department shall be responsible
for having all public buildings and places of employment within the
Village of Greenville inspected for the purpose of ascertaining and
causing to be corrected any conditions liable to cause fire or any
violations of any law or ordinance relating to fire hazards or to
the prevention of fires (Chapter SPS 314, Wis. Adm. Code).
Fire prevention inspections shall be conducted at least once
in each nonoverlapping six-month period per calendar year, or more
often if ordered by the Chief.
The scope of inspections and standards for inspections shall
be as set forth in Chapter SPS 314, Wis. Adm. Code, which is incorporated
herein.
A.
Whenever necessary to make an inspection to enforce any of the provisions
of this article, or whenever the Fire Chief or authorized representative
has reasonable cause to believe that there exists in any building
or upon any premises any condition which makes such building or premises
unsafe, the Fire Chief or authorized representative may enter such
building or premises at all reasonable times to inspect the building
or premises or to perform any duty imposed upon the Fire Chief by
this article.
B.
If such building or premises is occupied, the Fire Chief or authorized
representative shall first present proper credentials and demand entry.
If such building or premises is unoccupied, the Fire Chief shall first
make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other persons having
charge or control of the building or premises and demand entry. If
such entry is refused, the Fire Chief or authorized representative
shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry.
C.
If the owner or occupant denies entry, the Fire Chief or authorized
representative shall obtain a proper inspection warrant or other remedy
provided by law to secure entry. No owner or occupant or any other
persons having charge, care or control of any building or premises
shall fail or neglect, after proper request is made as provided herein,
to promptly permit entry therein by the Fire Chief or authorized representative
for the purpose of inspection and examination pursuant to this article.
Whenever an inspection reveals a fire hazard or the violation
of any law or ordinance relating to fire hazards, or to the prevention
of fires, the Fire Chief or authorized representative shall provide
notice, in writing, upon the owner or occupant, giving the owner or
occupant sufficient time to remove the hazard or abate the violation.
[Amended 10-13-2014]
No person shall occupy or change the occupancy of any building
or structure covered under Chapters SPS 361 to 366, Wisconsin Building
Code, used for public assembly, industrial, institutional, multifamily
(public spaces), office, or mercantile purposes, until the building
or structure has been inspected.
The Fire Department shall make and keep records of all inspections,
including the owner/occupant name, address, occupancy type, structural
information, hazards, and all communications regarding the occupancy,
including orders to comply or abate violations. Fire inspection reports
shall be on a form provided by the Wisconsin Department of Safety
and Public Services or on a form approved by the Village Board.
After each inspection, the Fire Chief shall make the report
available to the Village Board. The Fire Chief and Fire Inspector
may commence enforcement actions after notification to the Village
Board.
[Amended 10-13-2014]
Any owner or occupant that fails to comply with an order to
comply or abate a violation of any applicable code or standard shall,
upon conviction, be subject to a forfeiture in an amount listed in
the Fine and Forfeiture Schedule that shall be set from time to time
by ordinance by the Village of Greenville.[1] Each calendar day during which an owner or occupant fails
to comply or abate shall constitute a separate offense.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Fine and Forfeiture Schedule is on file
in the Village offices.
