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Township of Hillside, NJ
Union County
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[Adopted 1-5-1999]
[Amended 12-2-2013 by Ord. No. O-13-017]
All properties within the Township of Hillside having an automatic fire alarm system and/or an automatic fire suppression system shall be equipped with a rapid entry key box or boxes as required by this article. Residential property shall be exempt from this requirement.
[Added 12-2-2013 by Ord. No. O-13-017]
In the event that a locked fence, gate, barrier or other locked structure prevents access to a property containing a building, structure or other improvement requiring a key box under § 157-12, then, in addition to the key box required under § 157-12, an additional rapid entry key box designed appropriately for the relevant location shall be installed to ensure access to the property through the fence, gate, barrier or other locked structure.
[Amended 12-2-2013 by Ord. No. O-13-017]
All rapid entry boxes shall be of the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. (UL) type and approved by the Fire Marshal of the Township of Hillside Bureau of Fire Prevention. Rapid entry key boxes shall only be installed in a location which has been approved by the Fire Marshal.
The rapid entry key boxes shall contain the following:
A. 
Keys to locked points of ingress or egress, whether such points are on the interior or exterior of the building.
B. 
Keys to locked mechanical equipment rooms.
C. 
Keys to locked electrical rooms.
D. 
Keys to elevator controls.
E. 
Keys to other areas as mandated by the Fire Official.
All existing occupied buildings shall comply with this article within six months of the effective date of this article. All existing buildings not occupied on the effective date of this article shall comply prior to occupancy. All existing buildings at a change of occupancy shall comply prior to reoccupancy. All buildings, structures and other improvements under construction or newly constructed buildings, not yet occupied, shall comply immediately and, in all events, prior to occupancy.
Any building owner violating this article after notice from the Township of Hillside Fire Official shall be subject to assessed penalties in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:18-2.12.