Title 16 - Buildings and Construction

16.320 Fire CODE

16.320.503.6

Section 503.6 of the International Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

503.6 Security gates. Where security gates are installed, they shall have an approved means of emergency operation. The security gates and the emergency operation shall be maintained operational at all times and shall comply with the following:

1. 1.
  
  All gates shall be of the sliding, hinged, or counter-balanced type, and where electrically controlled, shall be capable of being operated to the full open position by emergency responders during a loss of power to the gates’ operating mechanism.
2. 2.
  
  Electrical or mechanical operated gates shall be capable of being unlocked or opened with an approved fire department county keyed cylinder installed at an accessible location on the entry side of the gate. The key-operated switch shall bypass the release mechanism to allow the gate to be operated by emergency response personnel.
3. 3.
  
  In addition to an approved key cylinder operation device, gates shall be equipped with audible release, set to operate with an emergency response yelp tone.
4. 4.
  
  Keypads and other entry devices installed on gates shall not interfere with the operation of either the approved key access cylinder or emergency response audible release.

(History: Ord. No. BC-3499, §82, 2026; Ord. No. BC-3286 §113, 2020; Ord. No. BC-2936 §82, 2012; Ord. No. BC-2635 §100, 2007)

Effective on: 1/1/1901