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The governing body has determined that the health, welfare and
safety of the Borough's residents are promoted by requiring certain
structures within the Borough to install and maintain a rapid entry
system in the form of a key lock box system on the exterior of the
structure, which will permit the Borough's Fire Department and other
public safety departments of the Borough to gain immediate and unfettered
access to the structure when responding and reporting to the structure.
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As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
KEY LOCK BOX SYSTEM
As used herein, a secured, locked device affixed to the exterior
of the structure(s) identified below, and, as necessary, the entry
to the property on which the structure(s) is situated.
OWNER
As used herein, shall mean and include a person, corporation,
partnership or any other similar entity.
PREMISES OR PROPERTY
As used herein, shall mean and include any premises and property
on which the structures identified below are situated that have security
or other gated properties impeding unfettered ingress and egress.
STRUCTURE
As used herein, shall mean and include those structures identified
below, and shall be afforded the meaning as is afforded elsewhere
throughout this Code.
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The owner of the following types of structures shall be required
to install and maintain a key lock box system that will provide the
Borough's Fire Department and other public safety departments with
immediate and unfettered access to the structure and property on which
the structure is situated:
A. Any and all commercial or industrial structures protected by an automatic
activated alarm system, an automatic dialer, an automatic fire-suppression
system, and/or such structures that are secured in a manner that restricts
access during an emergency;
B. Any and all residential structures with a fire suppression system
which includes a sprinkler riser.
C. Any and all facilities providing medical, nursing, congregate and/or
other care;
D. Any and all multi-residential structures, including apartment and
condominium complexes, that have restricted access through locked
doors and have a common corridor for access to the individual residential
units;
E. Any and all nursing homes, assisted-living residences, hospice facilities,
and/or other structures providing for long-term care for senior citizens;
F. Any and all newly constructed buildings of the type and kind identified in Subsections
A through
E. All newly constructed buildings of the type and kind identified in Subsections
A through
E shall comply with the provisions of this article before a certificate of occupancy or temporary certificate of occupancy may be granted.
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The key lock box system shall be located at or near the main
entrance to the structure, or at another location approved by the
Chief of Police or Fire Official. If the structure is located on the
property, ingress and egress to which is inhibited by a security or
other form of gate, then two lock box systems shall be installed:
the first at or near the main entrance to the property on which the
structure is situated, and the second at or near the main entrance
to the actual structure. The key lock box system shall be mounted
at a height of six feet above the final grade or as otherwise designated
by the Chief of Police or Fire Official.
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Within 30 days after the installation of the key lock box system,
each person or entity using such system shall provide to the Chief
of Police a list of the name(s), address(es), and telephone number(s),
including cellular, of at least one contact person who may be contacted
by the reporting public safety agency. If no contact person is provided
as required by this section, then the owner of the structure shall
be designated the contact person.
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A test of the key lock box system, and a walk-through of the
structure, shall be conducted by the Chief of Police or Fire Official,
in the presence of and with the participation of the structure's authorized
contact person(s), upon completion of the installation of the key
lock box system. Such testing and walk-through shall occur annually
or when required by the Chief of Police or Fire Official.
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The Chief of Police or Fire Official shall enforce the provisions
of this article.
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Any owner of a structure identified in this article who violates
any portion or section of this article shall, upon conviction, be
subject to a fine not to exceed $2,000, or imprisonment in the County
Jail for a period not to exceed 90 days, or by both such fine and
imprisonment, and each violation of any of the provisions of this
article of the Code and each day the same is violated shall be deemed
and taken to be a separate and distinct offense.