2018-63 Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 44 Fire Prevention and Hazardous Materials Control

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24.EMERGEI'dCY LIG�ITS: Emergency lights shall be required for all new constructian af public buildings as well as permit requiured renovatians in all cornman use restrooms, dressing rooms, and locker roarns. (1008.3.3 item 5 sha11 include all public restroorns regardless of size). 21. �+,iRE DEPARTM.ENT KEY BOXES (A} LTn3ess exempted by written order of the Decatur Fire Department, and in order to eliminate forced entries intg structures and to avoid costly and tirne-cansuming efforts in gaining access to locked structures during tirnes of emergency, the following structures shall be equipped with a key lock boK system at ar near the main entrance or at any other such location which may be required by the Fire Chief ar any other representative of the Fire Department: (1} All newly canstructed commerciai and industrial structures and places of assembly pratected by an automatic fire alarrn system or automatic suppression system or any such structure secured in a nnanner that restricts access during an ernergency; (2} All newly constructed multi-family residential s#ructures that have restricted access through locked doors and have a common corridor for access to the living quarters; (3) All newly canstructed health care facilities; and (4) All existing structures undertaking additions, alterations ar repairs which shall cause the same to conform with the then current provisians of any of the building or property maintenance codes adopted by tl�e City. (B) All structures subject hereta shall be required to install a key lock box system prior to the issuance of any occupancy perrnit which shall then be functional at all times thereafter. (C) The Fire Chief shall designate the type of key lock box system to be implemented and shall have the authority to require all structures to use the designated system. {D} The awner ar aperator af any structure subject hereto shall, at all times, keep a key in the lock box that will permit access to the structure.