We don't need no stinkin' lockbox!
Even a mediocre lawyer could beat the crap out of this with little effort.
>> Some writers threatened them and called them scumbags, or worse.
Making threats is completely stupid, unnecessary, pointless, and illegal. Hey, but “scumbags”, if the shoe fits...
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We don't need no stinkin' lockbox!
This is not new nor is it some great threat to property rights and freedom and security.
Lock boxes (Knox) for commercial occupancies over a certain square footage and/or equpped with centralized alarm systems are part of the NFPA Life Safety and Fire Prevention Codes. If States adopt these codes part of having commercial plans approved by the Fire District is that they have these lock boxes. Sometimes the code may be amended to more broad requirements but I don’t know if that is the case here.
This is a fairly typical adoption of the code from Millington, Tennessee.
“7-2A01. Key lock box required. All buildings or parts of buildings served by an internal automatic fire detection or suppression system, having a connection to a central monitoring station facility, shall be provided with a key lock box approved prior to installation by the city fire department. Those facilities which provide proprietary services, such as, but not limited to, hotels,motels, hazardous, factory/industrial, etc. (as added by Ord. #2001-1, April 2001)
7-2A02. Location of key lock box. The key lock box shall be located:
(3) At or near the recognized public entrance, adjacent to the fire annunciator panel, on the exterior of the structure, or above the F.D.C., when occupancy is serviced by the fire sprinkler system with internal control valves and wall mounted F.D.C. Locations of key lock boxes must be approved by the fire department.
(4) The key lock box shall be located at a height of not less than six (6)feet and not more than twelve (12) feet above final grade.
(5) No steps, displays, signs, or other fixtures or structure protrusions which would allow intruders to access the box without assistance shall be located under the key lock box.
(6) The key lock box shall be connected to the NFPA 72A fire alarm control panel, when such a panel is provided. Wiring shall be supervised as required in NFPA 72. Tampering with or opening of the key lock box shall produce a supervisory signal on Supervisory Zone 1. The signal will then be transmitted through NFPA 71 panel as a supervisory signal. If an NFPA 71 panel only is used, wiring shall be supervised as required in NFPA 71.
Tampering with or opening of the key lock box shall produce a supervisory signal. (as added by Ord. #2001-1, April 2001)Change 11, July 6, 2009 7-5
7-2A03. Key lock box contents. The key lock box shall contain the keys for the following. The keys shall be labeled so as to be easily identified in the field.
(1) The main entrance door. Mixed occupancies and strip shopping center keys shall be provided only for occupancies where system control valves or fire alarm system panel exists;
(2) Alarm room (if one exists);
(3) Mechanical rooms and sprinkler control rooms;
(4) Fire alarm control rooms;
(5) Electrical rooms;
(6) Special keys to reset pull-stations of other fire protection devices;
(7) Elevator keys; and
(8) All other rooms as specified during the plans review process. (as added by Ord. #2001-1, April 2001)
7-2A04. Key lock boxes for apartment complexes. (1) All new
apartment complexes served by manual fire alarm systems shall be required to install a key lock box.
(a) Location of the key lock box will be determined by plans review of by a fire department field inspector.
(b) The box shall be placed at a height of not less than six (6) feet and not more than twelve (12) feet above finished grade.
(c) Key lock box contents: The key lock box shall contain keys for the following. The keys shall be labeled to be easily identified in the field.
(i) Alarm room or area where alarm panel is installed;
(ii) Alarm panel;
(iii) Any special keys or tools to reset pull-stations; and
(iv) All other areas as specified during the plans review
process.
(2) The key lock box need not be supervised.
(3) Only apartment complex owners, management companies, or
manager may purchase key lock boxes for apartment complexes. (as added by Ord. #2001-1, April 2001)
7-2A05. Administration. (1) New structures. The plans review section of the fire department shall be responsible for the administration of these
requirements and shall indicate specific requirements for each building or part of a building subject to this chapter.
(2) Existing structures. The inspection section of the fire department shall be responsible for administration of these standards and shall notify the owner or operator in writing that the owner or operator must comply with one or more of the following:
(a) Contact a licensed fire alarm contractor;
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(b) Contractor may obtain applications for key lock box from the fire department’s plans review section;
(c) Only licensed fire alarm contractors or general contractors may obtain key lock boxes;
(d) Contractors must obtain a fire department permit to install key lock box; and
(e) Owner or manager must obtain a fire department permit toinstall key lock box.
(f) Existing structures do not include existing apartment
complexes. (as added by Ord. #2001-1, April 2001)
7-2A06. Permit applications. Applications for key lock box permits may be obtained from the City of Millington Fire Department, 4836 Navy Road,Millington, Tennessee 38053. (as added by Ord. #2001-1, April 2001)
7-2A07. Appeal. Any party aggrieved by this chapter or the enforcement hereof may exercise appeal pursuant to general law. (as added by Ord. #2001-1,
April 2001)
7-2A08. Application of chapter. This chapter shall not apply to single family or two-family residential buildings. (as added by Ord. #2001-1, April
You can pry my keys from my cold, dead hands...
So much for the First Amendment.
Molon Labe!
Forget this topic, the bigger question is who the hell cares about Iowa in selecting a POTUS in the primary?
A blue state parading some red for attention.
Cops, firefighters stand by and watch as California man drowns
Did I forget to mention it's for the children? /s/s
Lock boxes have been a condition of a business permit in many cities. They are supposed to be for the fire department and other emergency personnel to be able to get into a business if they need to.
Somehow I never imagined a fireman fumbling for the key to a lockbox when he had an axe at his ready and a plate glass window in front of him.
...Enshayan was working part time when he joined the council but now serves as director of the University of Northern Iowa Center for Energy and Environmental Education. He will finish his council term, which runs through the end of the year.
But he added the effort is all part of the democratic process -— sometimes your ideas win and sometimes they don’t. Through his two terms, Enshayan has been on the short end of more than his share of 5-2 or 6-1 votes, but he said he doesn’t take those results personally.
Enshayan has a few ideas he feels Cedar Falls needs to address, no matter who fills the council seats in the fall. He would like to see an emphasis on in-fill development and a move away from building homes and businesses on the city’s outskirts. Additional efforts for energy efficiency would be another priority.
Finally, and what Enshayan sees as most important, he thinks city government needs to be more transparent in its decisions.
Enshayan has long bemoaned the lack of discussion about many issues and chose not to participate when city staffers on occasion called in council members two at a time to talk about important matters. The practice is legal, but skirts open meeting laws.
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I’d give them keys, I’d put 45-50 different keys to different locks to the house, each one a different lock or switch or whatever.
Let the filthy stinking bastards spend half a day trying to figure out which is which. It’ll be worth a laugh or three.