(A) The following structures shall be equipped with a rapid entry key lock system, manufactured by Knox- Box Rapid Entry System or a system approved by the Chief of Fire, at an accessible location near the main entrance of the structure or at a location approved by the Fire Marshal:
(1) All buildings in the city having an automatic alarm system or equipped with an automatic fire suppression system, except one-, two- and three-family owner-occupied dwellings;
(2) Multi-family residential structures, including senior citizen apartment/condo complexes, that have restricted access through locked doors and have a common corridor for access to living units;
(3) All high rise buildings (i.e., structures having floors at or above 50 feet above ground level);
(4) Commercial and industrial buildings identified by fire officials as difficult to access during emergencies; and
(5) All complexes containing multiple businesses (such as plazas, strip malls and the like) shall be required to have a minimum of one lock box containing keys for every business.
(B) All new construction subject to this section shall have the rapid entry lock box installed and operational prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
(C) All structures in existence on the effective date of this section shall have a rapid entry key lock box installed whenever a building permit is issued or two years from the effective date.
(D) The Fire Division shall be authorized to implement rules and regulations for the rapid entry key lock box system.
(E) The owner or operator of a structure required to have a rapid entry key box shall, at all times, keep a key or keys in the box that will allow for complete and unobstructed access to the structure and all out buildings associated with the structure. These keys are to be marked and identified in a manner approved by the Fire Marshal.
(F) Any person who owns or operates a structure subject to this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in § 1604.99 of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 1604.17) (Ord. 64-2010, passed 6-14-2010)