Except as otherwise defined in this chapter, all terms used herein, which are defined by applicable state law, together with any amendments thereto, are used in this chapter as so defined, unless from the context of this chapter it clearly appears that a different meaning is intended:
"Approved"means certified as meeting the requirements of this chapter by the enforcing authority or its authorized agents or by other officials designated by law to give approval on a particular matter dealt with by the provisions of this chapter with regard to a given material, mode of construction, piece of equipment or device.
"Bolt"means a metal bar which, when actuated, is projected (or thrown) either horizontally or vertically into a retaining member, such as a strike plate, to prevent a door or window from moving or opening.
"Commercial building"means a building or portion thereof used for a purpose other than a residential dwelling.
"Component," as distinguished from a "part,"means a subassembly which combines with other components to make up a total door or window assembly. For example, the primary components of a door assembly include: door, lock, hinges, jamb/wall, jamb/strike and wall.
"Cylinder"means the subassembly of a lock containing the cylinder core, tumbler mechanism and the keyway. A double-cylinder lock is one which has a key-actuated cylinder on both the exterior and interior of the door.
"Cylinder guard"means a tapered or flush metal ring or plate surrounding the otherwise exposed portion of a cylinder lock to resist cutting, drilling, prying, pulling or wrenching with common tools.
"Deadbolt"means a lock bolt which does not have a spring action as opposed to a latch bolt, which does. The bolt must be actuated by a key or a key and a knob or thumb turn and when projected becomes locked against return by end pressure.
"Dead latch" or "deadlocking latch bolt"means a spring-actuated latch bolt having a beveled end and incorporating a plunger which, when depressed, automatically locks the projected latch bolt against return by end pressure.
"Door assembly"means a unit composed of a group of parts or components which make up a closure for an opening to control passageway through a wall. For the purposes of this chapter, a "door assembly" consists of the following parts: door, hinges, locking device or devices, operation contacts (such as handles, knobs, push plates), miscellaneous hardware and closures, the frame, including the head, threshold and jambs plus the anchorage devices to the surrounding wall and a portion of the surrounding wall extending thirty-six inches from each side of the jambs and sixteen inches above the head.
"Door stop"means that projection along the top and sides of a door jamb which checks the door's swinging action.
"Dwelling"means a building or portion thereof designed exclusively for residential occupancy, including single-family and multifamily dwellings.
"Flush bolt"means a manual, key-operated or turn-operated metal bolt normally used on inactive door(s) and attached to the top and bottom of the door, and engaging in the head and threshold of the frame.
"Jamb"means the vertical members of a door frame to which the door is secured.
"Jamb/wall"means that component of a door assembly to which a door is attached and secured; the wall and jamb used together are considered a unit.
"Key-in-knob"means a lockset having the key cylinder and other lock mechanisms contained in the knob.
"Lock" or "lockset"means a keyed device, complete with cylinder, latch or deadbolt mechanism and trim such as knobs, levers, thumb turns, escutcheons, etc., for securing a door in a closed position against forced entry. For the purposes of this chapter, "lock" does not include the strike plate.
"Locking device"means a part of a window assembly which is intended to prevent movement of the movable sash, which may be the sash lock or sash operator.
"Multifamily dwelling"means a building or portion thereof designed for occupancy by two or more families living independently of each other, including hotels, motels, apartments, duplexes and town-homes.
"Primary locking device"means the single locking system on a door or window unit whose primary function is to prevent unauthorized intrusion.
"Rail"means the horizontal member of a window or door. A "meeting rail" is one which mates with a rail of another sash or a framing member of the door or window frame when the sash is in the closed position.
"Sash"means an assembly of stiles, rails and sometimes mullions assembled into a single frame which supports the glazing material. A "fixed sash" is one which is not intended to be opened. A "movable sash" is intended to be opened.
"Sill"means the lowest horizontal member of a window frame.
"Single-cylinder deadbolt"means a deadbolt lock which is activated from the outside by a key and from the inside by a knob, thumb-turn, lever or similar mechanism.
"Solid-core door"means a door composed of solid wood or composed of compressed wood equal in strength to solid wood construction.
"Stile"means a vertical framing member of a window or door.
"Strike"means a metal plate attached to or mortised into a door or door jamb to receive and to hold a projected latch bolt and/or deadbolt in order to secure the door to the jamb.
"Swinging door"means a door hinged at the stile or at the head and threshold.
"U.L. listed"means tested and listed by Underwriters Laboratory, Inc.
"Window assembly"means a unit which includes a window and the anchorage between the window and the wall.
"Window frame"means that part of a window which surrounds and supports the sashes and is attached to the surrounding wall. The members include side jambs (vertical), head jamb (upper, horizontal), sill and mullions.
(Ord. 1136 § 1, 1981)