The Board of Commissioners of the Township of Robinson has determined
that the health, welfare and safety of the citizens of the Township
of Robinson are promoted by requiring certain structures to aid the
Robinson Township Volunteer Fire Departments in gaining access to
or within a structure when responding to calls for an emergency service,
and to aid access into or within calls for an emergency service, and
to aid access into or within a building that is secured or is unduly
difficult to gain entry due to being either unoccupied or the occupants
are unable to respond.
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 Code Officer:
A. Commercial or industrial structures.
B. Multifamily residential structures that have restricted access through
locked doors but have a common corridor for access to the living units.
C. Schools, whether public or private.
D. Governmental structures and nursing care facilities unless the building
is staffed or open 24 hours.
All new construction subject to §
80-17 shall have a key lock box installed and operational prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit. All structures in existence on the effective date of this section and subject to §
80-17 shall have six months from enactment date of this article to have a key lock box installed and operational.
The operator of the building shall immediately notify the Fire
Code Official and provide the new key when a lock box is changed or
re-keyed. The key to such lock shall be secured in the key lock box.
The contents of the lock box are as follows:
A. Keys to locked points of ingress or egress, whether on the interior
or exterior of such building(s).
B. Keys to all locked mechanical rooms.
C. Keys to all locked electrical rooms.
D. Keys to elevators and their control rooms.
E. Keys to the Fire Alarm panels.
F. Keys (special) to re-set pull stations or other fire protection devices.
G. Keys to any other areas as requested by the Fire Code Official.
The following structures are exempt from the mandate to install
a key lock box system:
A. Single family structures and multifamily structures that do not meet the definition set forth in §
80-17B.
B. Structures that have twenty-four-hour, 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 stations, etc.).
D. Rental storage facilities where there is a single lock on the separate
storage pods that is renter-supplied; provided, however, the entry
security gate(s) will require a key lock box if electronically controlled
or locked with a master key issued by the landlord to all tenants.