[Adopted 2-23-1995 by L.L. No. 6-1995,
effective 3-1-1995]
The purpose of this article is to provide emergency
access to specific areas of buildings, fire suppression equipment,
fire alarm equipment, building systems and information specified by
the Chief Fire Marshal, for use by the Fire Department at the time
of an emergency or a reported emergency.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A cabinet-style vault approved by the Chief Fire Marshal
installed in an accessible location for the purpose of containing
information and documents related to the: storage of hazardous materials,
site plans, building plans, emergency notification information or
any other information required by the Chief Fire Marshal, deemed to
be pertinent to the operations of the responding Fire Department.
A container of a type approved by the Chief Fire Marshal
installed in an accessible location for the purpose of containing
keys to gain necessary access to areas of premises.
The Chief Fire Marshal shall survey or cause
to be surveyed each establishment, except the interior of one- and
two-family dwellings and shall specify what key lock box or information
storage cabinet shall be provided. In special occupancies more than
one key lock box, information storage cabinet or combination thereof
may be required.
A permit shall be obtained from the Chief Fire
Marshal prior to the installation or alteration of any key lock box,
information storage cabinet or combination thereof.
No equipment installed pursuant to § 30-168 shall be deemed acceptable or approved until an inspection of the same has been conducted by the Division of Fire Prevention and an appropriate certificate of compliance has been issued.
Key lock boxes, information storage cabinets
or combinations thereof which have been installed in compliance with
any permit or order, or because of any local law, shall be maintained
in operative condition at all times, and it shall be unlawful for
any owner or occupant to reduce the effectiveness of any emergency
access system so required, except this shall not prohibit the owner
or occupant from temporarily reducing the use of an emergency access
system to make repairs or alterations. The Division of Fire Prevention
shall be notified before alterations or repairs are made.
All key lock boxes and information storage cabinets
shall be equipped with dual-lock cylinders. In no case shall any person
or entity, other than a Brookhaven Town Fire Marshal or a member of
a Fire Department protecting the subject premises, be issued, possess
or use any key intended to operate the Fire Department lock cylinder
on any key lock box or information storage cabinet.
This article shall not apply to: one- or two-family
dwellings; shopping centers with fewer than four tenant spaces, unless
served by a common fire alarm system, sprinkler system or any occupant
is a hazardous materials permittee; freestanding Class C mercantile
occupancies unless occupant is a hazardous materials permittee; other
occupancies as determined by the Chief Fire Marshal.
