[Adopted 2-1-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-04]
A. 
The following structures shall be equipped with a key lock box at or near the main entrance or such other location as required by the Fire Official, Fire Chief, or Building Official:
(1) 
Commercial or industrial structures.
(2) 
Multifamily residential structures that have restricted access through locked doors but have a common corridor for access to the living units.
(3) 
Schools, whether public or private.
(4) 
Governmental structures and nursing care facilities unless the building is staffed or open 24 hours.
B. 
All new construction and new occupancies by tenants shall have a key lock installed and operational prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit. All structures in existence on the effective date of this section and subject shall have 15 months from enactment date of this article to have a key lock box installed and operational.
C. 
In order to provide unity within the Township, the type of key lock boxes to be implemented within the Township shall be a Knox-Box® brand system.
A. 
The size and model of the Knox-Box® installed shall be determined by the number of keys to be placed in the box and the specifications set forth by the Knox-Box® manufacturer.
B. 
Number of keys in the Knox-Box® cannot exceed the maximum number recommended by the box manufacturer.
C. 
All Knox-Boxes® shall be installed to the left side of the main business door.
D. 
All Knox-Boxes® shall be mounted 60 inches from the ground.
E. 
In the event that the Knox-Box® cannot be installed at the aforesaid location and/or height, the Fire Official, Fire Chief, or Building Official may designate in writing a different location and installation specifications.
F. 
All Knox-Boxes® may have a tamper switch installed in the building as an intrusion/burglar alarm.
G. 
All realty and/or property with an electronic security gate shall have the Knox-Box® installed outside of the gate.
H. 
The Fire Official, Fire Chief, or Building Official must approve any changes in the installation.
I. 
Purchase and installation of the Knox-Box® will be the sole responsibility of the building owner.
The operator of the building shall immediately notify the Fire Official, Fire Chief, or Building Official when any locks are added, changed or rekeyed which cannot currently be opened by the current key set in the Knox-Box®. Additional keys should be added to the Knox-Box® immediately.
The contents of the lock box should include (but not limited to) the following:
A. 
Keys to locked points of ingress or egress, whether on the interior or exterior of such buildings.
B. 
Keys to all mechanical rooms.
C. 
Keys to all locked electrical and utility rooms.
D. 
Keys to elevator and their control rooms.
E. 
Keys to the fire alarm panels and fire suppression systems.
F. 
Keys to reset pull stations or other fire protective devices.
G. 
Building access cards, as needed.
H. 
Keys to any other areas as requested by the Fire Official, Fire Chief, or Building Official.
A. 
No fire department personnel shall carry a Knox-Box® master key unless at an emergency scene.
B. 
All Knox-Box® master keys shall be installed in a Knox-Box® sentra-loc or similar system installed in the fire apparatus and the Fire Chief's official vehicle.
The following structures are exempt from the mandate to install a key lock box system:
A. 
Single-family structures and multifamily structures.
B. 
Structures that have 24 hours, 365-day on-site security personnel, or have other personnel on site.
C. 
Businesses that are open and staffed 24 hours, 365 days per year (which may include but are not limited to, nursing homes, hospitals, police and fire stations etc.).
D. 
Rental storage facilities where there is a single lock on the separate storage pods that are renter supplied; provided, however, the entry security gates(s) will require a Knox-Box® if electronically controlled or locked with a master key issued by the landlord to all tenants.
A. 
Any person, entity or corporation who has violated any provisions of this article or who has failed to comply with any order issued by Fire Official, Fire Chief, or Building Official or has failed to comply with any order issued pursuant to any section thereof shall, upon conviction before the proper judicial authority, be punished by a fine of not more than $300. Each day a violation continues shall be considered a separate offense.
B. 
If any sentence, clause or section or any part of this article is for any reason found to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, such unconstitutionality, illegality or invalidity shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions, sentences, clauses or sections or parts of the same contained in this article. It is hereby declared as the intent of Township Committee of Township of Stillwater that this article would have been adopted has such unconstitutionality, illegality or invalidity sentence, clause or section or part thereof and not been included therein.