§ 20-158. Purpose.

(a)

The city has determined that the health, safety and welfare of its citizens are promoted by requiring certain structures to have a key lock box installed on the exterior of the structure to the aid the city fire and rescue department in gaining access to the structure when responding to calls for emergency service.

(b)

The key lock box system will operate on a master key basis that will expedite entry into a structure during an emergency. Many properties are equipped with automatic alarm systems and/or sprinkler/standpipe systems, and these automatic systems may cause the fire companies of the city fire and rescue department to be summoned at a time when the building or business is not occupied or when the occupant is not available to provide entry for the fire department. The city wishes to prevent damage from forceful entry into structures thereby avoiding costly and time-consuming efforts to gain entry to locked structures during an emergency.

(Code 1989, § 1622.01; Ord. No. 985, § 1622.01, 4-17-2007)