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Baxter
Title 7 : Fire Protection and Fireworks
Chapter 2 : Fire Code

7-210 : Key lock box system.

  1. The following structures shall be equipped with a key lock box at or near the main entrance or such other location required by the fire chief:


    1. All commercial or industrial structures;
    2. Multi-family residential structures that have restricted access through locked doors and have a common corridor for access to the living units;
    3. Governmental structures, medical facilities, and nursing care/retirement facilities;
    4. Multi-occupancies located within the same building;
    5. Multi-tenant commercial within the same structure but with different address; and
    6. Occupancies that store or use reportable hazardous materials.
  2. All newly constructed structures subject to this section shall have the key lock box installed and operational prior to the issuance of occupancy permit. All structures in existence shall confirm with this chapter when a change in ownership or occupancy occurs.
  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 owner or operator of a structure required to have a key lock box shall, at all times, keep a key in the lock box that will allow for access to the structure.
  5. The fire chief shall be authorized to implement rules and regulations for the installation and use of the lock box system, including the right to review the plans of all structures subject to this section.
  6. Any person who owns or operates a structure subject to this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in § 7-212 of this code for any violation of this section. (Ord. #2020-18, June 2021)