All owners or possessors of any building or
structure within the Township of Harrison required to be equipped
with an automatic fire alarm system as set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:70-4.9
shall install an emergency access key box so that the emergency personnel
of the Township of Harrison can gain immediate entry to such building
or structure in the performance of their duties.
The emergency access key box shall be of an
Underwriter's Laboratories (UL) type and approved by the Township
of Harrison Fire Official. A list of types of emergency access key
boxes which comply with this section shall be maintained by the Township
of Harrison Fire Official.
The emergency access key box shall be installed
in a location approved by the Township of Harrison Fire Official,
or his or her designate.
Inspection will be made from time to time by
the Fire Departments in Harrison Township, or their designated agent,
to determine compliance with this article and assure the functioning
of the locking device and the ability of the emergency personnel to
gain access to the building or structure.
The emergency access key boxes shall contain
the following:
A. Keys to locked points of entry and egress;
B. Keys to the locked mechanical rooms;
C. Keys to the locked elevator rooms and controls;
D. Keys to any fenced or secured areas; and
E. Keys to any other areas as directed by the Township
of Harrison Fire Official.
All existing buildings shall comply with this
article within 12 months of its effective date. All newly constructed
buildings or structures, not yet occupied and/or currently under construction,
shall comply immediately.
[Amended 12-6-2004 by Ord. No. 40-2004]
Any person, firm or corporation violating or
failing to comply with any provision of this article shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,250, imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service
not exceeding 90 days. Any person, firm or corporation who is convicted
of violating the provisions of this chapter within one year of the
date of a previous violation of the same chapter and who was fined
for the previous violation shall be sentenced by the Court to an additional
fine as a repeat offender. The additional fine imposed by the Court
for a repeated offense shall not exceed the maximum fine fixed for
a violation of this chapter, but shall be calculated separately from
the fine imposed for the original violation of this chapter.