1. The owner of applicable buildings, as described above, shall install or cause to be installed a Lock Box system and/or Lock Box Documents Vault prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for any portion of the building for new or remodeling construction or within eighteen months of the adoption date of this ordinance if no new construction or remodeling takes place.
2. The owner or occupant is responsible for ordering and installing the Knox Box.
3. The Fire Chief shall designate the type of key lock box system to be implemented within the City and shall have the authority to require all structures to use the designated system.
4. The Lock Box shall be installed on the front of the building near the main entry door, on the right-hand side, between six and eight feet above the ground, unless approved at a higher or lower level, by the building inspector of the City.
5. The Knox Box shall contain key(s) for the exterior doors, the keys for all interior doors within the building, and a scaled floor plan of the building. In lieu of having the interior keys at this location, a second Lock Box may be located within the main lobby of the building to hold these keys. Contents that are to be provided by the owner and/or occupant that are to be placed in the box are:
A. Marked and tagged keys for access to central core of the building.
B. A current telephone list of contact people for each business.
C. A map or diagram showing locations of sprinkler room and/or alarm panel.
6. Where a building contains a business that is required to maintain Material Safety Data Sheets, a Lock Box Document Vault shall be installed. The Lock Box Document Vault shall be installed on the front of the building, near the main entry door, on the right-hand side, between six eight feet above the ground, unless approved at a higher or lower level by the building inspector of the City. The vault shall contain copies of the material safety data sheets that are required to be on file within the building, as well as a floor plan or written description that indicates the location of the general areas of these materials.
7. The Fire Chief shall be authorized to implement rules and regulations for the use of the Lock Box system.