To ensure immediate building entry by Fire Department personnel on all buildings equipped throughout with an automatic fire suppression system or automatic alarm system and on all commercial, institutional or industrial buildings and all buildings with four or more apartments or dwelling units, an approved Knox box shall be installed in an approved location. Keys to the building, gates, security, sprinkler, valves and fire alarm systems shall be installed in the presence of the owner by the Borough Fire Chief or Assistant Chief. Keys shall be updated when locks are changed and/or there is a change in occupancy. All Knox boxes shall be equipped with a tamper switch wired to sound an alarm at the premises and shall be supervised in accordance with the borough’s Building Code (§§ 150.25 through 150.30 of this code of ordinances) for supervision of the fire suppression and fire alarm systems. Where an addition or alteration to an existing building required to be protected by an automatic fire suppression system or an automatic alarm system, an approved Knox box shall be installed in accordance with this section.
(2006 Code, § 7-210) (Ord. 89-3, passed 5-1-1989; Ord. 2006-3, passed 7-10-2006)