The following security regulations are hereby adopted by the
City of Claremont and shall be applicable to all structures constructed
after April 1, 1979.
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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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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 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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Louvered windows shall not be used.
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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;
I. Gasoline
and service stations, storage garages, aircraft hangars, and open
parking garages.
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