1525.04 RAPID ENTRY KEY BOX SYSTEM (LOCK BOX). .

   (a)    Installation. When a property is protected by an automatic alarm system and/or when access to or within a structure or area on that property is unduly difficult because of secured openings, and where immediate access is necessary for life-saving or fire-fighting purposes, the Fire Chief may require a key box to be installed in an approved location. The key box (lock box) shall be a type approved by the Fire Chief.

   (b)   Contents. The key box (lock box) shall contain:

      (1)    Keys to locked points of egress, whether in the interior or on exterior of such buildings.

      (2)    Keys to locked mechanical equipment rooms.

      (3)    Keys to locked electrical rooms.

      (4)    Keys to elevator controls and fire alarm control panels.

      (5)    Keys to other areas as directed by the Fire Chief.

   (c)   Exemption. Residential property shall be exempt from the requirements of this section. (Ord. 21-249. Passed 12-21-21.)

1525.05 CAUSING FIRE THROUGH NEGLIGENCE IN PLACES OF ASSEMBLAGE OR LODGING.

   (a)   No person shall, in any hotel, motel, rooming house, lodging house, apartment house, tenement house, convalescent home, hospital, child care facility or similar place of abode, by any means whatsoever, through carelessness, neglect or negligence, set fire to, or cause the burning of, any bedding, furniture, rug, curtain, drape or other household furnishing or fitting or any other part of the building or premises in such a manner as to endanger the safety of any person or property.

   (b)    Posting of Law. It shall be the duty of the manager, owner or lessee of any motel or hotel to post the provisions of subsection (a) hereof in a conspicuous place in each room occupied by guests in such hotel or motel, and it shall be the duty of the manager, owner or lessee of any rooming house, lodging house, apartment house, tenement house, convalescent home, hospital, child care facility or similar place of abode, to post the provision of subsection (a) hereof in conspicuous places upon such premises.

   (c)    Report of Fire; Spreading Alarm. It shall be the duty of a manager, owner or lessee, and of an employee of any manager, owner or lessee, and of an occupant, and of any person in direct control of rooming houses, apartments, hotels, motels, rest homes, department stores, theaters, auditoriums and other public places of assemblage, upon the discovery of any unfriendly fire, or upon receiving information that there is an unfriendly fire on the premises, immediately, and with all reasonable dispatch and diligence, to call or notify the Fire Division concerning such fire and to spread an alarm immediately to all occupants of the building.

(Ord. 21-249. Passed 12-21-21.)

1525.06 HOTELS AND MOTELS.

   (a)   The owner or other responsible person having charge of a hotel or motel as defined in this section shall comply with the following requirements:

      (1)   Establish an evacuation procedure approved by the Fire Department, which procedure shall include, but not be limited to the following information:

                  A.    Fire Department notification;

                  B.    Employee's responsibilities during alarm;

                  C.    Evacuation routes for patrons;

                  D.    Safe location for patrons after evacuation;

                  E.    Proper handling of reset and notification of Fire Department.

      (2)    Conduct fire drills on a quarterly basis;

      (3)    Post fire evacuation procedures and exit routes in each rental room;

      (4)    Locate handicap rooms on a ground floor or on a floor with access to an approved area of refuge;

      (5)    Mark all rooms or spaces in which flammable or corrosive liquids or hazardous materials are stored with six-inch, red letters in approved Fire Department coding;

      (6)    Clearly label all electrical panels, in Fire Department approved manner, indicating areas controlled by electrical disconnect; and

      (7)   Mark and indicate on a plan to be given to the Fire Department all Plenum Chases and laundry chutes.

   (b)    For purposes of this section, "hotels" and "motels" means every structure kept, used, maintained, advertised or held out to the public to be a place where sleeping accommodations are offered for pay to transient guests, in which five (5) or more rooms are used for the accommodation of such guests, such sleeping accommodations being conducted in the same building or in buildings in connection therewith, and every building or other structure kept, used, maintained, advertised or held out to the public to be a place where sleeping accommodations are offered for pay to transient guests, in which five (5) or more rooms are used for the accommodation of such guests.

(Ord. 21-249. Passed 12-21-21.)

1525.07 POSTING MAXIMUM CAPACITY IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

      (a)    The Fire Code Official shall ascertain and establish the maximum number of persons allowed to occupy any public building, place of assembly, business establishment, institution, or any other building open to the public including but not limited to theaters, dance halls, restaurants, hotels or club rooms; which limits as to occupancy shall be calculated in accordance with the Ohio Building Code as adopted by the City.

   (b)    The Fire Code Official shall cause signs to be posted in each such establishment affected hereby, indicating the maximum number of persons allowed to occupy the premises at any one time. Such signs shall be in large enough letters so it may be easily read and shall be prominently displayed in the establishment.

(Ord. 21-249. Passed 12-21-21.)

1525.08 RECORDKEEPING.

   A record of periodic inspections, tests, servicing and other operations and maintenance for fire protection systems shall be maintained on the premises for not less than three (3) years. Records shall be made available for inspection by the Fire Code Official, and a copy of the records shall be provided to the Fire Code Official upon request.

   Service providers who inspect, test and maintain fire protection system must be licensed by the Ohio Fire Marshal's office and register as a contractor with the City of Mansfield. All compliant and non-compliant test reports are required to be sent to the Fire Code Official in the prescribed form and format adopted by the Mansfield Fire Department.

(Ord. 21-249. Passed 12-21-21.)