[Adopted 2-28-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-6]
A.
In all buildings, regardless of use or occupancy, which are protected
by an automatic alarm system and/or a fire sprinkler system, the owners
and/or management agents shall install a key box, of a type and in
a location approved by the proper official of the local fire district.
The following are exempt from this requirement: all properties protected
by an on-site, 24 hours per day, seven days per week guard service;
all properties having employees on duty and/or on site 24 hours per
day, seven days per week; multiple-family dwellings containing six
or less individual occupancies; and single-family homes.
B.
For all buildings where installation is not required under the provisions of Subsection A above, such installation shall be permissible but not required. If the owner or management agent of a property which is not required to install a key box elects to do so, said owner or management agent shall be obligated to meet all criteria specified for buildings where key box installation is required.
C.
Upon examination of the physical condition and characteristics of
any property subject to this article, and upon written notice to the
owner and/or principal occupant thereof, the proper official of the
local fire district may require a key box to be installed in a specific
location whenever access to or within a structure or an area is unduly
difficult because of secured openings or where immediate access is
necessary for lifesaving or firefighting purposes.
D.
Cabinet-style vaults shall be required when deemed necessary by the
proper official of the local fire district at premises containing
hazardous materials and MSDS data sheets, site plans and floor plans.
E.
Owners and operators of controlled vehicle parking areas which use
mechanical parking gates to control motor vehicle ingress and egress
shall install and maintain an emergency override control on each gate.
Said emergency override control devices shall contain a master key-operated
type switch approved by the proper official of the local fire district.
A.
Key boxes shall include two separate sets of keys. Each set shall
contain the following individually labeled keys:
(1)
Keys to the locked point of egress whether on the interior or exterior
of such buildings;
(2)
Keys to locked mechanical rooms;
(3)
Keys to locked electrical rooms;
(4)
Keys to fire alarm panels;
(5)
Keys to elevator controls, if elevators are present and equipped
with a fire department bypass switch;
(6)
Keys to other areas in the building as directed by the proper official
of the local fire district.
B.
In addition, the key box shall contain the following:
(1)
A current list of personnel and telephone numbers for call back purposes
in the event of an emergency;
(2)
All right to know records and MSDS pertinent to the subject premises;
(3)
In the alternative, a written direction card shall be located in
the key box, indicating the location of those records for facilities
having more MSDS sheets than the key box is capable of holding.
A.
Each local fire district shall adopt procedures for protecting the
integrity and security of the master keys system which allow access
to key boxes within the local district. Procedures shall include,
but not be limited to a definition of authorized uses and users of
the system; specific means of access to the system; protection against
unauthorized or uncontrolled use of master keys or master key systems;
secure storage systems for master keys; a system for release and control
of master keys from a central dispatch location; the recording of
individuals having access to the master key, including date, time
and location of access; and protections and safeguards against unauthorized
duplication of master keys or access systems.
B.
In the event that locks on the subject building are changed after
the installation of the key box, the proper official of the local
fire district shall be notified of such change in writing, and a key(s)
to the new lock(s) shall be provided immediately. Failure to provide
this written notification and new key(s) may result in the imposition
of a fine of not less than $250.
A.
In addition to those buildings described in § 114-30A, the requirements of this section shall also apply to all new construction in the Township and all buildings undergoing renovations in the Township, where the total cost of the renovations exceeds $10,000.
B.
Enforcement of this section shall be performed by the local Fire
Marshal or Fire Chief pursuant to the provisions of N.J.A.C. 5:70-1.2
et seq.
Any building owner who knowingly and intentionally violates
this section, after receiving written notice from the proper official
of the local fire district, may be subject to a fine of not less than
$250 per violation.
