[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Monroe
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-11-2006 by Ord. No. O-52-2006]
A.
The owner or person in control of the following types
of buildings shall install and maintain a Fire Department repository unit
of a type approved by the Director of Public Safety and/or his/her designee:
(1)
Any apartment building or other rental building containing
four or more residential living units and in which access to the building
or to common areas or mechanical or electrical rooms within the building is
denied through locked doors.
(2)
Any nonresidential building where a fire detection or
suppression system is monitored by an alarm company or has an external audible
alarm.
(3)
Any building or facility containing a quantity of hazardous
materials which would require compliance with Title III of SARA (Superfund
Amendment Reauthorization Act).
(4)
The provisions of this article are mandatory for the
issuance of all business certificates of occupancy and shall be enforced by
the Monroe Township Bureau of Fire Safety and/or his/her designee.
B.
Persons or entities who own existing buildings or structures
which are subject to the requirements of this article shall have one year
from the effective date of this article to comply with the requirements. Persons
or entities who construct buildings or structures which would be subject to
the requirements of this article shall comply with the requirements at the
time of construction.
The owner or person in control of buildings or facilities described in § 142-1 required to have a Fire Department repository unit shall cause to be placed in such repository unit a key to the following areas:
A.
Locked points of access in the exterior of the building
or facility;
B.
Locked points of access to common areas, such as hallways
or utility rooms, contained within such buildings or facilities;
C.
Locked mechanical rooms;
D.
Locked electrical rooms;
E.
All other locked areas, other than individual apartments
or rented rooms, as directed by the Chief.
The owner or person in control of any building or facility described in § 142-1 required to have a Fire Department repository unit shall be present, himself or through his agent, during access to such repository unit by the Fire Department except when the Fire Department has responded to an emergency at the property.-
The Chief may establish rules and regulations for the placement and
maintenance of Fire Department repository units within the Township, including
approved types of Fire Department repository units. Proposed rules and regulations
will be submitted to the Township Council and filed with the Township Clerk
and shall become effective 14 days after submission to the Township Council.
The owner or person in control of any building or facility as described in § 142-1 required to have a Fire Department repository unit shall do the following:
A.
Provide keys capable of access to such Fire Department
repository units at all times to the Fire Department.
B.
Maintain current information of hazardous materials stored
in the building or facility in the Fire Department repository unit or, if
the volume of material is too large to place in the repository unit, shall
file said information with the Chief.
The provisions of this article shall be enforced by the Monroe Township
Bureau of Fire Safety and/or his/her designee.
The Township assumes no liability for any of the following:
A.
Any defects in the operation of the repository unit,
of any keys contained within such repository unit or any information stored
within the repository unit or otherwise provided to the Township;
B.
The failure or neglect to respond appropriately upon
receipt of any alarm from an alarm system;
C.
The failure or neglect of any owner or person in control
of a building or facility required to have a repository unit to provide access
to the repository unit; or
D.
The security of any property required to have a repository
unit due to access to the repository unit by any person.
A.
Any person or entity who shall be required to comply
with this article and is found to be in violation of the provisions of this
chapter, including all rules and regulations adopted by the Department of
Public Safety shall, upon conviction for failure to install said device within
30 days of the initial inspection, be subject to a fine of $250. In the event
the device is not installed after the initial notice, the person or entity
shall be subject to a fine of $500 for every 30 days thereafter.
