[Adopted 2-22-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-9]
A.
The Department of Public Safety and Fire Prevention of the Waterford
Township Fire Department have determined that the owner, tenant and/or
occupants of the following types of building(s) or structure(s) are
to have installed on their building(s) or structure(s) a rapid-entry
key box to be located in an accessible location as determined by the
Township Fire Official.
(1)
All hotels, motels, or multiple dwellings that are occupied throughout
the day or night and have common corridors to living units or spaces.
(2)
Any property that utilizes a locked gate to control vehicle access
to the property.
(3)
All structures protected by an automatic alarm system or automatic
fire-suppression system.
(4)
Any building equipped with an elevator.
(5)
Any structure deemed by the Township Fire Official to be difficult
to access because of secured openings.
B.
Exceptions: any property protected by on-site twenty-four-hour, seven
days a week security guard service, maintenance or nursing staff,
owner-occupied facilities and one- and two-family dwellings.
A.
The type of rapid-entry key-box system to be installed shall be approved
by the Fire Official prior to the purchase of same.
B.
The Fire Official may request, and the owner of the building or structure
concerned shall provide, two sets of keys, access cards or fobs for
the following areas within the building or structure:
In addition to keys, combinations and access codes for locks
for doors shall be stored within the rapid-entry key box system. Material
safety data sheets, emergency contact numbers and other pertinent
information as may be necessary to deal with emergencies at the site
may be required to be within the rapid-entry key box system as well,
as determined by the Fire Official.
A.
All new buildings meeting the criteria of § 137-21 constructed after the effective date of this article shall have a rapid-entry key box installed and operational prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, and all existing buildings, within 90 days of the effective date of this article, shall provide a rapid-entry key box.
B.
The applications for providing the information for the rapid-entry
key box are available at the Township Clerk's office and are
required to be signed by the Township Fire Chief.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other section of this
article, no official, employee or member of the Township Fire Department
or any of its divisions shall request, nor shall an owner be required
to provide, a key to any self-contained individual living space area,
unit or room.
The owner/operator of any building or structure that requires
a rapid-entry key box system shall be required to have placed therein
updated keys and documents for all locks and structures as required
at all times.
All business and multiple-family buildings and complexes must
provide to the Fire Official and Township Fire Chief and post in a
conspicuous location the emergency contacts and service companies
for use by all Township emergency personnel.
Upon response to fire alarm activation or an emergency condition
involving a multiple-tenant residential property or a property that
is closed for business or otherwise unoccupied, the Waterford Township
Fire Department will require the response of an identified responsible
party to assume control of the involved property. Failure of a responsible
party to immediately respond to the request may result in a penalty
assessment for violation of this provision in an amount not to exceed
$150 per occurrence as determined by the Waterford Township Municipal
Court.
In addition to any other penalties or remedies authorized by
laws of this state, any person, firm or corporation who or which violates
any provision of this article shall be subject to a fine not exceeding
$500 for each violation, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding
90 days, or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, in
the discretion of the Municipal Court Judge.
