[Ord. No. 1009, 6/22/2020]
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
KEY LOCK BOX
A small storage device that can be attached to a door handle or affixed to a wall with a key or keys locked into it and then opened with a key or an access code that is inputted manually.
[Ord. No. 1009, 6/22/2020]
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Following the date of enactment of this Part, all new construction of the following structures shall be equipped with a key lock box at, or near, the main access door, or such other location as required by the authorized agent(s) of the Bloomsburg Fire Department: commercial buildings, office buildings, schools, and multiresidential apartment buildings, and any commercial building that is regulated by the Uniform Construction Code or the International Property Maintenance Code.
2. 
All commercial buildings in existence at the time of enactment of this Part, including office buildings and multiresidential apartment buildings that are required to have automatic fire alarms in accordance with the Code of Ordinances of the Town of Bloomsburg, with or without digital trouble panels, automatic fire suppression systems, interconnected, wireless, or independent smoke alarms, must have the following:
A. 
A business card size or larger notice of primary and secondary emergency contact phone numbers which shall be posted at, or near, the front entrance of the building, as set forth by Bloomsburg Fire Department guidelines. The notice shall be constructed of materials that will not deteriorate due to weather (i.e., metal, plastic, or stickers affixed to windows or doors) and which are visible at the time of an emergency.
B. 
Phone calls placed to any primary and secondary emergency contact phone numbers by emergency personnel shall connect to a phone that is answered by the building owner, tenant, or designee, who shall be available to respond within 25 minutes from the time of notification of an alarm in order to provide access to all areas of the building. No emergency contact phone numbers shall be connected to a voice mailbox that is full or not established.
3. 
Building owners that have digital access codes to their buildings shall provide the access code to emergency personnel to prevent a nonresponse at the time they are notified of an alarm. However, if the access code does not permit access to utility or maintenance rooms or to the alarm system or its trouble panel, then a physical response may be necessary, and the building owner shall be notified by phone and a twenty-five-minute response from the time of notification will be required.
[Ord. No. 1009, 6/22/2020]
All buildings subject to this Part, as set forth above, in existence at the time of enactment of this Part may voluntarily install a key lock box subject to the guidelines herein. New construction following the date of enactment of this Part, and building owners mandated to install key lock boxes for violations of § 7-405 below, shall follow the guidelines set forth by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
1. 
The location and contents of the key lock box shall be provided to the Bloomsburg Fire Department, including the labeling of keys and access to locked gates, driveways, monitoring panels, alarm systems, and maintenance or utility rooms.
2. 
The Bloomsburg Fire Department will be responsible for the annual maintenance of all key lock boxes in the Town of Bloomsburg. Building owners and tenants shall not be responsible for maintenance fees for key lock boxes.
3. 
The Bloomsburg Fire Department will maintain insurance for the re-keying of the key lock boxes in the event of lost master keys.
4. 
The Bloomsburg Fire Department will notify any key lock box owner within 24 hours of its knowledge that a key has been lost.
5. 
A master list of keys locked in each key lock box shall be maintained by the building owner and the Bloomsburg Fire Department.
[Ord. No. 1009, 6/22/2020]
Any building subject to this Part, as set forth above, which has an automatic alarm system which requires a Fire Department or Police Department dispatch shall have a designee who is able to provide access to all areas of the building and who can respond to the property within 25 minutes from the time of notification by the 911 Center. It is customary for the 911 Center to time stamp the call to the property designee and, once on the scene, it is customary for the Bloomsburg Fire Department and/or the Bloomsburg Police Department to notify the 911 Center to record their response time. If the building owner does not comply with the above provisions, the Bloomsburg Police Department or the Code Enforcement Office shall request a certified copy of the 911 Center records for the purpose of filing citations against the building owner.
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Penalties to an owner of a building which is subject to this Part, as set forth above, for failure to comply with this Part shall be as follows, and the warning/infraction phase will be based on a rolling twenty-four-month basis starting from the date of the first infraction and written warning notice as provided for below:
1. 
The first infraction of nonresponse or response greater than 25 minutes from the time of notification shall result in a written warning from the Bloomsburg Police Department or Code Enforcement Office.
2. 
Thereafter, any building owner violating this Part shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding, be sentenced to pay a fine, together with costs of prosecution, to the use of the Town of Bloomsburg, in accordance with the following graduated penalties:
A. 
A second infraction of nonresponse or response greater than 25 minutes from the time of notification shall subject the building owner to a fine not exceeding $250.
B. 
A third infraction of nonresponse or response greater than 25 minutes from the time of notification shall subject the building owner to a fine not exceeding $500.
C. 
A fourth infraction of nonresponse or response greater than 25 minutes from the time of notification shall subject the building owner to an option of either a fine of $500 or installation of a key lock box within 60 days of the fourth infraction.
D. 
A fifth infraction of nonresponse or response greater than 25 minutes from the time of notification shall subject the building owner to a fine not exceeding $750 and the mandatory installation of a key lock box within 60 days of the fifth infraction.
3. 
Failure of the building owner to install the key lock box or failure to provide the necessary access keys will subject the building owner to a $1,000 fine for every nonresponse or response greater than 25 minutes from the time of notification thereafter, and imprisonment of no greater than 10 days may be included at the time of a subsequent fine of $1,000.
4. 
Owners of buildings that are mandated to install key lock boxes will abide by the same provisions as building owners who install the boxes voluntarily. Once a key lock box has been installed on a building, the key lock box shall remain on the building and shall meet all the requirements of this Part.