[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of North
Castle as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-11-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006 (Ch. 107, Art. II,
of the 1987 Code)]
The Town Board of the Town of North Castle has determined that
the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Town of North
Castle are promoted by requiring certain structures and driveways
to have a key box installed to aid first responders in gaining access
to property when responding to calls for emergency service.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A uniformed or otherwise identified employee or volunteer
of a fire department, police department or ambulance service based
within the Town of North Castle or under contract with the Town.
A secure tamper-proof device with a lock operable only by
an emergency service provider master key and containing building entry
keys and other keys that may be required for access in an emergency.
[Amended 4-29-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2020]
A.
All new commercial buildings, new multifamily residential buildings
and new commercial driveways with gates, including gated facilities,
shall provide a key box of a type approved by the Building Department.
The location and contents of the key box must be approved by the Fire
Inspector or Building Inspector.
B.
Key boxes shall be required on all existing commercial buildings
with an alarm system or sprinkler system or a kitchen hood system
which generate three false alarms while under the control of the same
owner, as determined by the respective fire chief or his/her designee.
The location and contents of the key box must be approved by the Fire
Inspector or Building Inspector.
C.
All residential driveways with gates, including gated communities,
shall provide a key box acceptable to the Fire Inspector or Building
Inspector.
D.
Installation of key boxes shall be optional for one-family and two-family
residential buildings.
Buildings and facilities with uninterrupted twenty-four-hour
security acceptable to the respective fire chief or his/her designee
shall not require the installation of a key box.
Where the requirements of this article impose a different restriction
or requirement than imposed by other sections of the Code of the Town
of North Castle, the Town Law of the State of New York or other applicable
rules or regulations, the requirements of this article shall prevail.
