Borough of Brookhaven, PA
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2019-06-03
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Part 14: Building and Housing Code
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Title Two - Building Regulations
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Chapter 1439 Rapid Emergency Entry Systems
- Part 2: Administration Code
- Title Two - General Provisions
- Ch 202 Codified Ordinances
- Ch 204 Official Standards
- Ch 206 Wards and Boundaries
- Ch 208 General Fee Schedule
- Ch 210 Schedule of Attorney Fees
- Title Four - Legislation
- Ch 220 Council
- Ch 222 Ordinances and Resolutions
- Title Six - Administration
- Ch 230 Mayor
- Ch 232 Solicitor
- Ch 234 Auditors
- Ch 236 Tax Collector
- Ch 238 Treasurer
- Ch 240 Secretary
- Ch 242 Police Department
- Ch 244 Fire Department
- Ch 246 Building Inspector
- Ch 248 Engineer
- Ch 250 Zoning Officer
- Ch 252 Purchasing
- Title Eight - Boards and Commissions
- Ch 260 Civil Service Commission
- Ch 262 Zoning Hearing Board
- Ch 264 Planning Commission
- Ch 266 Recreation Board
- Ch 268 Board of Health
- Title Ten - Employees and Pension Plans
- Ch 280 Employees Generally
- Ch 282 Police Pension Plan
- Title Twelve - Judicial
- Ch 290 District Justice of the Peace
- Part 4: Traffic Code
- Title Two - Administration, Enforcement And Penalties
- Ch 420 Definitions
- Ch 422 Traffic Control
- Ch 424 Accident Reports
- Ch 426 Penalties
- Title Four - Public Ways and Traffic Control Devices
- Ch 440 One-Way Streets
- Ch 442 Stop Streets
- Ch 444 Traffic Control Devices
- Ch 446 Parades
- Ch 448 Skateboards
- Title Six - Operation
- Ch 460 Operation Generally
- Ch 462 Speed
- Title Eight - Vehicles
- Ch 480 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- Ch 482 Junk, Wrecked and Abandoned Vehicles
- Title Ten - Parking
- Ch 490 Parking Generally
- Part 6: General Offenses Code
- Ch 606 Administration and Enforcement
- Ch 610 Advertising and Billposting
- Ch 612 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 614 Animals
- Ch 652 Noise Control
- Ch 656 Obscenity and Sex Related Offenses
- Ch 660 Offenses Relating to Persons
- Ch 664 Offenses Relating to Property
- Ch 668 Peace Disturbances
- Ch 670 Consumer Fireworks
- Ch 680 Safety, Sanitation and Health
- Ch 683 Special Events
- Ch 686 Trees, Weeds and Grass
- Ch 694 Weapons
- Part 8: Business Regulation And Tax Code
- Title Two - Business Regulation
- Ch 818 Amusement Devices
- Ch 820 Barber and Beauty Shops
- Ch 821 Community Antenna Cable Television Systems
- Ch 822 Food Code
- Ch 823 Tattoo Parlors, Body Piercing, Beading and Body Jewelry Establishments
- Ch 824 Laundromats
- Ch 828 Peddlers and Solicitors
- Ch 830 Precious Metals Dealers
- Ch 832 Shopping Carts
- Ch 834 Temporary Sidewalk/Street Sales
- Ch 836 Transient Merchants
- Ch 840 Video Cassette Sales and Rental Stores
- Ch 843 House and Apartment Registration
- Title Four - Taxation
- Ch 880 Amusement Tax
- Ch 884 Mercantile Tax
- Ch 888 Real Estate Tax
- Ch 892 Realty Transfer Tax
- Ch 896 Business Privilege Tax
- Ch 898 Earned Income Tax
- Ch 899 Taxpayers Bill of Rights
- Part 10: Streets, Utilities and Public Services Code
- Title Two - Street And Sidewalk Areas
- Ch 1020 Improvements Generally
- Ch 1022 Street Paving
- Ch 1024 Sidewalk and Curb Construction and Repair
- Ch 1026 Excavations
- Title Four - Utilities
- Ch 1040 Water
- Ch 1042 Sewers
- Ch 1043 Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment Regulations
- Ch 1044 Electricity
- Ch 1046 Gas
- Ch 1048 Wires, Cables and Poles
- Ch 1050 Right-Of-Way Access
- Title Six - Other Public Services
- Ch 1060 Garbage and Rubbish Collection and Disposal
- Ch 1061 Recycling
- Ch 1062 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 1064 Emergency Operations Plan
- Ch 1066 Audible Alarms and Automatic Protection Devices
- Part 12: Planning and Zoning Code
- Title Two - Land Planning
- Ch 1220 Planning Commission
- Ch 1222 Development Plans
- Ch 1224 Development Specifications
- Ch 1226 Private Streets
- Ch 1228 Fire Hydrants
- Ch 1230 Stormwater Management
- Ch 1232 Professional Consultants
- Title Four - Zoning
- Part 14: Building and Housing Code
- Title Two - Building Regulations
- Ch 1403 International Residential Code
- Ch 1404 Building Code
- Ch 1405 International Existing Building Code
- Ch 1406 Boca National Building Code
- Ch 1407 Uniform Construction Code
- Ch 1408 Building Permits and Fees
- Ch 1409 Change in Occupancy of Commercial Units
- Ch 1410 Contractors
- Ch 1412 Fallout Shelters
- Ch 1416 Fences
- Ch 1420 Flood Plain Hazards
- Ch 1424 Garbage Disposal Units
- Ch 1428 Gasoline Service Stations
- Ch 1432 Grading, Drainage and Erosion Control
- Ch 1434 Inspection of Nonresidential Property
- Ch 1436 Insulation
- Ch 1437 Numbering of Buildings
- Ch 1438 Parking Lots
- Ch 1439 Rapid Emergency Entry Systems
- § 1439.01 Installation of Knox Box vaults.
- Ch 1440 Signs (Repealed)
- Ch 1442 Smoke Detection Devices
- Ch 1444 Swimming Pools
- Ch 1448 Unoccupied Buildings
- Ch 1452 Unsafe Buildings
- Ch 1456 Utility Houses or Sheds
- Ch 1458 Carbon Monoxide Detection
- Title Four - Electrical Regulations
- Ch 1470 Electrical Code
- Ch 1474 Electrical Permits and Fees
- Title Six - Plumbing and Heating Regulations
- Ch 1480 Plumbing and House Drainage Code (Repealed)
- Ch 1484 Plumbing and Heating Permits and Fees
- Ch 1485 Home Heating Oil Tanks
- Ch 1486 Gas Heat and Gas Appliances (Repealed)
- Ch 1488 Oil Burner Code (Repealed)
- Ch 1489 Water Conservation Standards for Plumbing Fixtures
- Ch 1490 Wood/Coal Burning Stoves
- Title Eight - Housing Regulations
- Ch 1494 International Property Maintenance Code
- Part 16: Fire Prevention Code
- Ch 1604 American Insurance Association Fire Prevention Code
- Ch 1610 Boca National Fire Prevention Code
- Ch 1620 Fire Insurance
- Appendix
- Apx A Table of Special Ordinances
- Apx B Statutory Reference Tables
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Ord. 552, passed 11-11-1991]
(A)
A master key Knox box vault shall be installed in all new commercial
and/or industrial buildings constructed after the adoption of this
chapter, and/or any such buildings undergoing renovation work in excess
of $1,000. Such vaults shall be installed at a location approved by
the Borough Fire Marshal.
(B)
Residential buildings, with the exception of single-family dwellings,
that have a common entranceway locked for security reasons, shall
also be required to have a Knox box vault installed outside the entrance
to any such building.
(C)
Any building which contains any hazardous material inside, or somewhere
on the property, shall install a Knox cabinet style vault to contain
any such hazardous material. A floor plan, a site plan and any other
chemical information, as well as material safety data sheets, as required
by SARA, Title III, shall be provided to the Borough Fire Marshal
by the owner and/or tenant of any such building.
(D)
Knox box key boxes and cabinet vaults shall have a single lock and
alarm tamper switches. If a building is protected by a burglar alarm
system, the box shall be connected to it so that if the boxes are
opened or moved, an alarm will sound. If such building is not protected
by an alarm system, the box shall be connected to an independent alarm
system which shall operate in the same manner.
(E)
Knox box key boxes shall provide emergency access to the following
areas:
