Broken Arrow, OK Building Safety: Door Locking Hardware (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- Gated multifamily, 3+ unit communities
- Deadline, existing sites
- 1 year from ordinance date
- System
- Fire-marshal-designated lockbox only
- Max fine
- $500 per violation
Summary
Broken Arrow requires multifamily properties and gated residential communities of three or more dwellings to install a fire-marshal-approved keyed lock or lockbox at every restricted entrance for emergency access.
(a)The following properties shall be equipped with a keyed lock and/or lock box accessible to emergency response personnel at or near all entrance(s), or such location(s) required by the fire marshal:(1)Multifamily residential properties with restricted access through locked and/or automatic gates; and(2)Residential communities/neighborhoods (three or more dwellings) with restricted access through locked and/or automatic gates.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 43).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 10-59 requires a keyed lock and/or lockbox accessible to emergency responders at or near every entrance of multifamily residential properties and residential communities of three or more dwellings that restrict access with locked or automatic gates. New properties must have the box installed and operational before an occupancy permit issues; existing ones got one year from the ordinance's effective date. The fire marshal designates the required lockbox system citywide and must approve each box's location, and owners must keep a working key inside the box at all times. Violations carry the Code's general penalties, capped at a $500.00 fine.
Violations & Fines
Violating the lockbox mandate is punishable under the Code's general penalty provisions, capped at a $500.00 fine per violation for the property owner or operator, per Sec. 10-59(f).
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