Borough of Hillsdale, NJ
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2023-06-13
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 146 Fire Prevention
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Article III Key Boxes
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 9 Claims, Bills and Salaries, Payment of
- Ch 12 Contracts, Public Professional Service
- Ch 13 Contracts With Governmental Contracting Units
- Ch 17 Court, Municipal
- Ch 21 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 25 Environmental Commission
- Ch 29 Fire Department
- Ch 32 Flag, Official
- Ch 35 Health, Board of
- Ch 39 Housing Authority
- Ch 45 Length of Service Awards Program
- Ch 51 Officers and Employees
- Ch 55 Our Town Committee
- Ch 57 Payroll
- Ch 59 Personnel Practices
- Ch 63 Police Department
- Ch 67 Recreation Commission
- Ch 68 Retirement
- Ch 69 Sexual Harassment Policy
- Ch 71 Swimming Pool Commission
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 84 Alarm Systems
- Ch 88 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 92 Amusements
- Ch 96 Animals
- Ch 100 Auctions
- Ch 106 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 110 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 116 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 124 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 126 Criminal History Background Checks
- Ch 130 Drive-In Theaters
- Ch 132 Drunk Driving Free School Zones
- Ch 138 Fees
- Ch 140 Filming, Commercial and Movie
- Ch 142 Firearms
- Ch 146 Fire Prevention
- Ch 146 Art III Key Boxes
- § 146-18 Purpose.
- § 146-19 Key boxes required.
- § 146-20 Type; contents; installation.
- § 146-20.1 FDC caps required.
- § 146-21 Enforcement.
- § 146-22 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 154 Flood Hazard Areas
- Ch 158 Games of Chance
- Ch 162 Garage Sales
- Ch 166 Gasoline Service Stations
- Ch 171 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 175 Hydraulic Fracturing
- Ch 178 Insurance
- Ch 184 Library
- Ch 188 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 190 Lien Searches, Municipal
- Ch 192 Limousines
- Ch 196 Littering
- Ch 200 Mailboxes
- Ch 204 Mobile Telephones
- Ch 208 Noise Control
- Ch 212 Outdoor Cafes
- Ch 216 Parades and Street Meetings
- Ch 218 Parking Lots
- Ch 220 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 224 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 226 Penalties
- Ch 228 Property Maintenance
- Ch 230 Records
- Ch 232 Recycling
- Ch 234 Rental Property
- Ch 240 Sewers
- Ch 246 Smoking
- Ch 248 Soil Movement
- Ch 252 Solid Waste
- Ch 256 Stonybrook Swim Club
- Ch 258 Storm Sewers
- Ch 260 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 264 Swimming Pools, Private
- Ch 268 Target Ranges
- Ch 270 Taxation
- Ch 272 Taxicabs
- Ch 274 Tobacco Products
- Ch 276 Trailers and Camp Cars
- Ch 284 Traveling Shows, Carnivals and Circuses
- Ch 286 Trees
- Ch 288 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 292 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 294 Vehicles, Idling of
- Part III: Land Use Legislation
- Ch 305 Contribution Disclosure Statements
- Ch 310 Land Use
- Part IV: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 323 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 329 Air Pollution
- Ch 331 Extermination
- Ch 335 Fees
- Ch 339 Food Establishments
- Ch 345 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 353 Sanitary Inspector
- Ch 358 Solid Waste Management
- Ch 361 Swimming Pools
- Ch 363 Tobacco Sales
- Ch 365 Wildlife, Feeding of
- Ch 369 Water Supply, Protection of
- Appendix
- Ch A374 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A375 Telephone Company
- Ch A376 Fire Official and Fire Department Standard Operating Guide
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 9-14-1993 as Ord. No. 93-13]
The purpose of this Article is to ensure that
Fire Department personnel gain immediate and reliable access to structures
within the Borough in order to facilitate proper lifesaving and other
firefighting purposes, where access to structures is unduly difficult
because of secured openings or other hazards.
[Amended 8-11-2015 by Ord. No. 15-16]
A.
The Fire Official shall require a "key box rapid entry system" ("Knox"
or similar), to be installed in all nonresidential zones in an accessible
location where immediate access is necessary to verify the existence
of a fire or other emergency in these buildings equipped with or required
to be equipped with, fire detection or fire suppression systems or
equipment.
B.
All new commercial and/or manufacturing buildings constructed after
the effective date of this section, all existing commercial and/or
manufacturing buildings which undergo remodeling in excess of $1,000
after the effective date of this section, and all existing commercial
and/or manufacturing buildings, when requested by the Borough Fire
Official, shall be provided with a key box rapid entry system at a
location approved by the Fire Prevention Bureau. Such box shall be
provided with master keys necessary for access to all portions of
the premises. Such box and keys shall be provided prior to occupancy
and/or final inspection.
C.
All buildings equipped with elevators shall be provided with a key
box rapid entry system as in the preceding subsection.
[Amended 8-11-2015 by Ord. No. 15-16]
The key box shall be of a type approved by the Fire Official,
shall contain keys to gain necessary access as required by the Fire
Official, and shall be installed in a manner approved by the Fire
Official. The Fire Official shall require a key box tamper switch
connected to the building's fire alarm system.
[Added 8-11-2015 by Ord.
No. 15-16]
FDC caps shall be required to be installed on all Fire Department
sprinkler connections and Fire Department stand pipes.
The Fire Official and Fire Subcode Official
shall enforce the provisions of this Article.
[Amended 5-13-1997 by Ord. No. 97-8; 8-11-2015 by Ord. No. 15-16]
Any building owner violating the requirements of this article,
after receiving due notice by the Fire Official, shall be subject
to a fine up to $500.
