Town of Riverhead, NY
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2024-02-21
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 231 Fire Prevention
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Article XXIII Emergency Access for Gated Properties
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 101 General Provisions
- Ch 103 Town Officers and Employees
- Ch 105 Boards, Commissions and Councils
- Ch 107 Appearance Tickets
- Ch 109 Civil Claims
- Ch 111 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 113 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 115 Procurement Policy
- Ch 117 Mandatory Surcharges and Appropriation of Fees
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 201 Agricultural Lands
- Ch 203 Alarm Systems
- Ch 205 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 207 Animals
- Ch 209 Architectural Review
- Ch 211 Beaches and Recreation
- Ch 213 Bicycles and Electric Scooters
- Ch 215 Bingo and Games of Chance
- Ch 217 Buildings, Building Construction and Improvements and Housing Standards
- Ch 219 Coastal Erosion Hazard Areas
- Ch 221 Community Preservation; Open Space
- Ch 223 Dropoff Bins
- Ch 225 Environmental Quality Review
- Ch 229 Excavation and Grading
- Ch 231 Fire Prevention
- Ch 231 Art XXIII Emergency Access for Gated Properties
- § 231-63 When effective; applicability.
- § 231-64 Security gates.
- § 231-65 Enforcement.
- Ch 233 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 235 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 237 Highways, Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 238 Hunting
- Ch 239 Junk Dealers
- Ch 241 Landmarks and Historic Districts
- Ch 243 Laundries and Dry-Cleaning Establishments
- Ch 245 Littering and Graffiti
- Ch 247 Loitering and Obscene Public Conduct
- Ch 249 Mobile Homes and Travel Trailer Parks
- Ch 250 Municipal Building Energy Benchmarking
- Ch 251 Noise, Public Nuisances and Property Maintenance
- Ch 253 Outdoor Dining
- Ch 255 Parades, Assemblies and Special Events
- Ch 257 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 259 Raceways
- Ch 261 Records Management
- Ch 263 Rental Dwelling Units
- Ch 265 Sewers
- Ch 267 Sex Offenders
- Ch 269 Shopping Carts
- Ch 271 Smoking
- Ch 273 Solid Waste
- Ch 275 Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 277 Sunday Activities
- Ch 279 Taxation
- Ch 281 Taxicabs and Vehicles for Hire
- Ch 283 Tobacco Advertising
- Ch 285 Trespassing
- Ch 287 Vegetation
- Ch 289 Vehicles, Traffic and Parking Regulations
- Ch 291 Water
- Ch 293 Waterways and Water-Related Activities
- Ch 295 Wetlands
- Ch 297 Zero Tolerance Zones
- Part III: Zoning And Land Development
- Ch 301 Zoning and Land Development
- Ch 302 Moratorium of the Development of Commercial Solar Energy Production Systems
- Ch 303 Calverton Industrial Moratorium
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Added 9-21-2004 by L.L. No. 28-2004]
This article shall be effective as of the date of enactment
of this chapter and shall apply to new construction and any building
alterations or change of use that requires compliance with the current
New York State Code.
A.
The installation of security gates across an emergency vehicle access
road shall comply with the provisions of the Fire Code of New York
State. Access shall be provided for emergency vehicles as follows,
and same requires the approval of the Fire Chief and Fire Marshal.
B.
Security gate required features.
(1)
Access gate shall be provided with a keypad entry system.
(2)
Coded numbers will be designated by the Fire Chief and Police Chief
for Fire, Ambulance, and Police Department emergency access.
(3)
All access gates shall be designed to unlock with a readily accessible
manual releasing device and be capable of being locked open during
an emergency.
(4)
During a power failure, all access gates shall be designed to fail
in the open position.
(5)
A Knox key box shall be installed at the gate in all gated communities.
(6)
Access gates shall not obstruct the required minimum Fire Department
access road.
This article shall be enforced as permitted by the Municipal
Home Rule Law, the Fire Marshal, the Code Enforcement Officers, the
Building Inspector or CEO or any other individual duly authorized
by a Town Board resolution.
