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ORDINANCE NO.13-07
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING STRUCTURES TO
HAVE A KEY LOCK BOX INSTALLED ON THE
EXTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE FOR FIRE SAFETY PURPOSE
WHEREAS,the Board of Trustees has determined that the health,safety,and
welfare of the citizens of the Town of Estes Park are promoted by requiring certain
structures to have a key lock box installed on the exterior of the structure to aid the
Estes Park Volunteer Fire Department in gaining access to the structure when
responding to calls for emergency service;and
WHEREAS,the key lock box system is being adopted nationally and will operate
on a master key basis that will expedite entry into a structure during an emergency;and
WHEREAS,the key lock box system will eliminate forced entries into structures
thereby avoiding costly and time-consuming efforts in gaining access to locked
structures during an emergency.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO as follows:
SECTION 1:The Municipal Code of the Town of Estes Park is hereby amended
with the addition of the following Section 8.04.091:
Sec.8.04.091.Key Lock Box System.
(a)The following structures shall be equipped with a key lock box at or
near the main entrance or such other location as approved by the
fire chief:
(1)commercial or industrial structures protected by an
automatic alarm system or automatic suppression system,or
such structures that are secured in a manner that restricts
access during an emergency;
(2)multi-family residential structures that have restricted access
through locked doors and have a common corridor for
access to the living units;
(3)structures owned or occupied by Colorado political
subdivisions;
(4)Hospitals and residential health care facilities.
(b)All newly constructed structures subiect to this section shall have
the key lock box installed and operational prior to the issuance of
an occupancy permit.All structures in existence on the effective
date of this section and subject to this section shall have one year
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from the effective date of this section to have a key lock box
installed and operational.
(c)The fire chief shall designate the type of key lock box system to be
implemented within the Town and shall have the authority to require
all structures to use the designated system.
(d)The owner and/or occupier 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.
(e)The fire chief shall be authorized to implement rules and
regulations for the use of the lock box system.
(f)Any person who owns or occupies a structure in violation of this
section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in section 1.20.010
of this code for any violation of this section.
SECTION 2:This Ordinance shall take effect and be enforced thirty (30)days
after its adoption and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF
ESTES PARK,COLORADO,THIS 2c’0bAY OF
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2007.
TOWN OF ESTES PARK
By:U9Mayor
I hereby certify that the above Ordinance was introduced and read at a meeting of the
Board of Trustees on the .aa’391ay of ,2007,and published in a
newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Estes Park,Colorado on the aS”day
of ‘-tj ,2007.
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Tot,Clerk