The purpose of this chapter is to set forth minimum standards of construction for the resistance to unlawful entry. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all new construction for which application for a building permit is made after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter.
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No provision of this chapter shall impose or be construed to impose any requirements contrary to the provisions contained in Chapter 33 of the Uniform Building Code.
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When approved by the Director of the Department of Building and Safety, site security systems may be provided in lieu of the specific security provisions of this chapter. The provisions of this chapter are not intended to prevent the use of any device or method of construction not specifically prescribed by this chapter when such alternate provides equivalent security and has been approved by the Director of the department of building and safety.
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For the purpose of this chapter, certain terms used herein are to have the following definitions:
"Cylinder guard"
means a hardened ring surrounding the exposed portion of the lock cylinder or other device, which is so fastened as to protect the cylinder from wrenching, prying, cutting or pulling by attack tools.
"Deadbolt"
means a bolt which has no automatic spring action and which is operated by a key cylinder, thumbturn or lever, and is positively held fast when in the projected position.
"Deadlocking latch"
means a latch in which the latch bolt is positively held in the projected position by a guard bolt, plunger or auxiliary mechanism.
"Latch"
means a device for automatically retaining the door in a closed position upon its closing.
"Light panel"
means any glazed opening whether glazed with glass, plastic, metal, wood, or composition sheets or panels, or similar materials, and shall include windows, skylights, view ports or view panels, and similar openings.
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Exterior doors and doors leading from the outside into garages of private residences and multiple-dwelling units shall be of solid core construction and shall be no less than one and three-eighths inches in thickness.
B. 
Exterior doors and doors leading from the outside into garages of private residences of multiple-dwelling units shall have a deadlocking latch device with a minimum throw of one-half inch and a deadbolt lock with a cylinder guard, a hardened steel insert and a minimum throw of one inch. Both locking mechanisms shall be interconnected so that both may be disengaged by turning the doorknob from the inside.
C. 
An interviewer or peephole shall be provided on the front door of each individual residence or dwelling unit.
D. 
Exterior doors swinging out shall have non-removable hinges.
E. 
All in-swinging exterior doors shall have rabbeted jambs.
F. 
Jambs for all doors shall be so constructed or protected as to prevent violation of the function of the strike from the outside.
G. 
Light panels in exterior doors or within forty-eight inches of the inside activating device shall be of laminated security glass which is a minimum of five-sixteenth inch in thickness with a 0.060 inch vinyl interlayer of one-quarter inch polycarbonate, or their equivalent.
H. 
Garage doors shall have an inside slide bolt lock or its equivalent located at the bottom of the garage door on the inside.
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Sliding glass doors opening onto patios or balconies which are less than one story above grade or are otherwise accessible from the outside shall be secured as follows:
A. 
All sliding glass doors shall have a hookbolt deadlock which is no less than one-eighth inch in thickness, and which has a minimum throw of one-half inch.
B. 
The hookbolt deadlock and the strike shall be made of hardened steel.
C. 
All sliding glass doors shall have a secondary bolt lock mounted on the bottom of the door. The bolt lock shall be no less than one-quarter inch in thickness and shall have a minimum throw of one-half inch. The bolt for such secondary lock shall be made of hardened steel and shall be securely fastened to frame or floor.
D. 
Sliding glass doors shall be installed so that the door does not have more than one-sixteenth inch play between the top of the door and the frame when the door is in the closed position.
E. 
Double sliding patio doors shall be capable of being locked at the meeting rail and shall meet the requirements set forth in subsections A, B and C of this section.
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All sliding glass windows shall have a vertical hookbolt deadlock, or if a vertical hookbolt is not used as a primary lock, a secondary bolt lock will be required.
1. 
If a vertical hookbolt deadlock is used, it shall be of hardened steel and shall have a minimum thickness of one-eighth inch. The strike used for the vertical hookbolt deadlock shall be made of hardened steel. When the vertical hookbolt deadlock is in the closed position, it shall be at least one hundred eighty degrees around the strike.
2. 
If a secondary lock is used, along with a lock other than a vertical hookbolt deadlock, the secondary lock shall be mounted on the bottom of the window. The secondary lock shall be a bolt lock and shall be no less than one-eighth inch in thickness, and shall have a minimum throw of one-half inch.
B. 
All sliding glass windows shall have the movable section of the window on the inside of the fixed portion of the window.
C. 
Sliding glass windows shall not have more than one-sixteenth inch play between the top of the window and the pane when the window is in the closed position. Windows meeting ANSI A134.1 or 134.2 may be used.
D. 
Louvered windows shall not be used within eight feet of ground level.
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Residence numbers shall be located in a visible location on the front of the house directly facing the street.
B. 
All address numbers shall be lighted and shall be a minimum of four inches in height.
C. 
The numbers shall be black in color, with the background being illuminated in white.
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All exterior doors shall be secured as follows:
A. 
Single doors shall be secured with security-type panic hardware or a double-cylinder deadbolt or a single-cylinder deadbolt without a turnpiece which has a cylinder guard, a hardened steel insert, and a minimum throw of one inch. A hook or expanding bolt may have a throw of three-quarter inch.
B. 
All double doors shall be separated by an astragal that is a minimum of four inches in diameter.
C. 
All flush bolts shall be interconnected with the main locking mechanism so that both flush bolts and the primary locking mechanism can be operated by operation of the primary mechanism.
D. 
Cylinders shall be so designed or protected that they cannot be gripped by pliers or other wrenching devices.
E. 
Exterior sliding commercial entrances shall be secured as in subsections A, B and D of this section with special attention given to safety regulations.
F. 
Rolling overhead doors, solid overhead swinging, sliding, or accordion garage-type doors shall be secured with a cylinder lock or padlock on the inside, when not otherwise controlled or locked by electric power operation. If a padlock is used, it shall be of hardened steel five-eighths inch shackle locking at heel and toe, with a minimum five-pin tumbler operation with a non-removable key when in an unlocked position.
G. 
Metal accordion grate or grill-type doors shall be equipped with a metal guide track, at the top and bottom, and a cylinder lock and/or padlock with a five-eighths inch hardened steel shackle and a minimum five-pin tumbler operation which locks heel and toe and has a non-removable key when in an unlocked position. The bottom track shall be so designed that the door cannot be lifted from the track when the door is in a locked position.
H. 
Exterior doors swinging out shall have non-removable hinge pins if pin-type hinges are used.
I. 
Exterior doors that swing in shall have rabbeted jambs.
J. 
Jambs for all doors shall be so constructed or protected so as to prevent violation of the function of the strike from the outside.
K. 
All exterior doors, excluding front doors, shall have a minimum of a sixty-watt bulb illumination capability located over the outside of the door, or equivalent lighting. If a bulb is used, it shall be protected with a vapor cover or cover of equal breaking-resistant material.
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Exterior transoms exceeding eight inches by twelve inches located on the side and/or rear of any building used for business purposes shall be protected by one of the following:
1. 
Laminated security glass which is a minimum of five-sixteenths inch in thickness with a 0.060 inch vinyl interlayer on one-quarter inch polycarbonate security sheets or their equivalent;
2. 
Iron bars of at least one-half inch round or one inch by one quarter inch flat steel material under the skylight and securely fastened; or
3. 
A steel grid of at least one-eighth inch material or two-inch mesh under the skylight and securely fastened.
B. 
All hatchway openings on the roof of any building or premises used for business purposes shall be secured as follows:
1. 
If the hatchway is of wooden material, it shall be covered on the inside with at least sixteen gauge sheet steel or its equivalent attached with screws.
2. 
The hatchway shall be secured from the inside with a slide bar or slide bolts.
3. 
Outside hinges on all hatchway openings shall be provided with non-removable pins when using pin-type hinges.
C. 
All air duct and air vent openings exceeding eight inches by twelve inches located on the roof or exterior walls of any building used for business purposes shall be secured by covering the same with either of the following:
1. 
Iron bars of at least one-half inch round or one inch by one quarter inch flat steel material, spaced no more than five inches apart and securely fastened; or
2. 
A steel grill of at least one-eighth inch material of two-inch mesh and securely fastened;
3. 
If the barrier is on the outside, it shall be secured with round head flush bolts on the outside.
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Offices Buildings (Multiple-Occupancy). All individual office suites shall have solid core doors which have a minimum thickness of at least one and three-eighths inch and shall have a deadbolt lock which has a cylinder guard, a hardened steel insert, and a minimum throw of one inch.
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The following listed commercial facilities shall be prohibited from using these security regulations:
A. 
Buildings or portions of buildings used or intended to be used for the gathering together of more persons for such purpose as amusement, entertainment, instruction, deliberation, worship, drinking or dining, awaiting transportation, or education;
B. 
Buildings or portions of buildings used or intended to be used for showing of motion pictures when an admission fee is charged, and when such building or structure is open to the public and has a capacity of ten or more persons;
C. 
Educational facilities, day-care facilities for more than six persons, nurseries for full-time care of children, hospitals, sanitariums, nursing homes, and homes or facilities for the housing of any person of the ages of eighteen years through sixty-four years, when such person is referred to or placed within such home or facility for protective social care and supervisory services by any governmental agency, and shall include but not be limited to those commonly referred to as "certified family care homes," "out-of-home placement facilities," and "half-way houses";
D. 
Occupancies used for storage and handling of hazardous and highly flammable or explosive materials;
E. 
Occupancies used for storage and handling of Class I, Class II and Class III flammable liquids, drycleaning plants using liquids, paint stores with bulk handling, paint shops and spray-painting rooms and shops;
F. 
Woodworking establishments, planing mills, box factories, buffing rooms for tire-rebuilding plants and picking rooms; shops, factories, or warehouses where loose combustible fibers or dust are manufactured, processed, generated, or stored, and pin refinishing rooms;
G. 
Automotive repair garages;
H. 
Aircraft repair hangars;
I. 
Gasoline and service stations, storage garages, aircraft hangars, and open parking garages.
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Pursuant to Section 15.06.030, exterior doors one and three-quarter inches in thickness containing solid raised wood panels not less than nine-sixteenths inch in thickness are a satisfactory alternate to solid core doors specified.
B. 
French doors containing light panels glazed with safety glazing as per Uniform Building Code Section 5401(b) may be allowed pursuant to Section 15.06.030 as a satisfactory alternate, provided the following conditions are satisfied:
1. 
The door is located in patio areas and is not a required exit door;
2. 
The door is equipped with a double-keyed lock;
3. 
When used in bedrooms, with an emergency window exit shall be provided as required in Uniform Building Code Sections 1304 and 1404.
C. 
For the purpose of applying Sections 15.06.040 and 15.06.068, accessible (openings) shall mean sliding glass doors, French doors, and openable windows located within eight feet of the ground, porch, or patio. Such openings located on or adjacent to balconies shall be considered accessible from a balcony when the balcony is less than eight feet to the ground or less than eight feet from any other balcony or opening on the same floor level.
D. 
Pursuant to Section 15.06.055: Internally illuminated address numbers four inches high are not available. When address numbers are internally illuminated fixtures with three-inch high block numbers on white background, such fixtures are acceptable as a satisfactory alternate.
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