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(CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION) (SECTION 101 GENERAL) 101.1 Title: These regulations shall be known as the Fire Code of the City of University City, Missouri, hereinafter referred to as "this code". (SECTION 103 DEPARTMENT OF FIRE PREVENTION) 103.1 General: The term "department of fIre prevention" whenever employed herein shall be construed to mean the Department of Planning and Development of the City of University City, Missouri. The term "fIre code offIcial" shall be construed to mean the building commissioner of the City of University City, Missouri or the duly authorized representative of the building commissioner. 103.2 Appointment: The fIre code offIcial shall be appointed by the city manager. (SECTION 104 GENERAL AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES) 104.6 Official records: The fIre code offIcial shall keep offIcial records as required by Sections 104.6.1 through 104.6.4. Such offIcial records shall be retained for the period required for retention of public records. 104.12 Lock box: When access to or within a structure or an area is unduly diffIcult because of secured openings or where immediate access is necessary for life saving or fIre fIghting purposes, the fIre code offIcial may require that a key box be installed in an accessible location. The key box shall be a type approved by the fIre code offIcial and shall contain the information and keys necessary for fIre, police and emergency medical service personnel to gain immediate access. The fIre code offIcial shall have possession of the key which unlocks the key box. Duplicate keys may be provided by the fIre code offIcial to fIre, police and emergency medical service personnel, and the owner or possessor of the property. This section shall not apply to any residential structure unless it has a common corridor for access to the living units and access to the structure is restricted through a locked door, and it shall not apply to individual living or storage units within such a residential structure. 104.13 Street obstructions: No person shall erect, construct, place or maintain any fence, gate, chain, bar, pipe, wood or metal horse or any other type of obstruction in or on any street or alley unless such obstruction is easily capable of being immediately removed. No obstruction shall be locked unless the locking device is approved by the fIre code offIcial. If locked, the fIre code offIcial shall have possession of the key to unlock it. Duplicate keys may be provided to fIre, police, and emergency medical service personnel. The owner or possessor of the street or alley shall have the right to obtain a duplicate key, and if owned or possessed by a private subdivision the