All public buildings, business, or commercial properties within
the Borough of Spring Lake, which may or may not have an automatic
fire alarm system or a fire sprinkler system, shall be equipped with
a key lock box. Multifamily residential structures consisting of three
or more living units that have restricted access through locked doors
and have a common corridor for access to the living units shall also
be equipped with a key lock box.
This requirement shall be voluntary for single-family residential
or owner-occupied one- and two-family dwellings.
The key box shall be UL-type and approved by the Spring Lake
Fire Official.
The rapid entry key box may be required to contain any of the
following, as shall be determined by the Fire Official:
A. Keys to locked points of egress, whether on interior or exterior
of such buildings.
B. Keys to the locked mechanical rooms.
C. Keys to the locked elevator rooms.
D. Keys to the elevator controls.
E. Keys to any fence or secured areas.
G. All access or combination codes to locked points of egress or ingress,
whether on interior or exterior of such buildings.
H. A floor plan or the rooms within the building.
I. A card containing the emergency contact people and phone numbers
for such building.
All existing buildings shall comply with this article six months
from its effective date. All newly constructed buildings, not yet
occupied or buildings currently under construction and all buildings
or businesses applying for a certificate of occupancy, shall comply
immediately, whether commercial or residential.
Any person who owns or operates a structure subject to this ordinance shall, after receiving due notice by the Fire Official, be subject to the penalties set forth in Chapter
1, Article
II, General Penalty, provided that the minimum fine shall be not less than $100.