Each exterior door shall be secured as follows, where not prohibited by the building code:
A. 
Single doors shall be equipped with a single cylinder deadbolt with a turnpiece with a minimum throw of one inch. A hook or expanding bolt may have a throw of three-quarters inch. A deadbolt must contain an insert of hardened steel to resist attempts at cutting through the bolt.
B. 
On pairs of doors, the active leaf shall be equipped with the type lock required for a single door as in subsection A of this section. The inactive leaf shall be equipped with flush bolts protected by hardened material, with a minimum throw of five-eighths inch at the top and bottom.
C. 
Cylinders shall be so designed or protected with cylinder guards that they cannot be gripped by pliers or other wrenching devices.
D. 
Rolling overhead doors, solid overhead swinging, sliding or accordion-type doors shall be equipped with a cylinder lock or padlock when not controlled by electric power operation. Mounting screws for the lock case shall be inaccessible from the outside. A lock bolt shall be of hardened steel or have hardened-steel inserts. The lock bolt shall engage the strike sufficiently to prevent its being disengaged by any possible movement of the door within the space or clearances provided for installation and operation. If a padlock is used it shall have a minimum of one-quarter-inch diameter hardened-steel shackle and hardened-steel hasp attached by bolts which are nonremovable from the exterior.
E. 
Metal accordion-grate or grille-type doors shall be equipped with metal guide-track at top and bottom, and a cylinder lock and/or padlock with hardened-steel shackle and minimum five-pin tumbler operation with nonremovable 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.
F. 
Outside pin-type hinges on all exterior doors shall be provided with nonremovable pins and shall have jamb pins which project through both hinge leaves and prevent removal of the door if the pin is removed from the hinge. Jamb pins shall be not less than three-sixteenths-inch diameter steel and shall project into the door and jamb not less than one-quarter inch. Jamb pins are not required for hinges which are shaped to prevent removal of the door when the hinge pin is removed.
G. 
Glazed panels in doors or adjacent to the door frame shall be of approved, burglary-resistant material.
H. 
Sliding glass doors shall have an approved auxiliary locking device added to the primary locking system to provide additional security when in the closed position. Such auxiliary locks shall have a minimum five-sixteenths-inch diameter bolt with a one-half-inch throw. The bolt shall engage the strike sufficiently to prevent its being disengaged by any possible movement of the door within the space or clearances provided for its installation and operation.
I. 
Door jambs shall be constructed or protected to prevent violation of the function of the strike.
J. 
All strike-plate areas shall be of material designed to maintain the effectiveness of the locking bolt strength.
K. 
Sliding doors shall be designed to prevent removal by lifting while in a closed or partially open position.
L. 
Exterior doors shall be illuminated with a minimum of one footcandle of light at the door. Lights shall be protected from breakage or tampering.
M. 
Entrance doors to individual office suites shall have a deadbolt lock with a minimum one-inch throw.
(Formerly 15.40.080; 1960 code § 6.70; Ord. 1188 § 2, 1985; Ord. 1833 § 9, 2007)
A. 
Exterior loading and unloading docks and shipping and receiving areas are not allowed.
B. 
Such areas may not extend outward past the exterior walls of the building.
C. 
Such areas shall be designed so that cargo vehicles may be maneuvered to the door opening and cargo moved directly between the vehicle and the building, thus minimizing the opportunity for theft.
D. 
Doors to these areas shall be flush-mounted to eliminate the possibility of goods or persons being secreted in recessed doorways.
(Formerly 15.40.085; Ord. 1188 § 3, 1985; Ord. 1833 § 9, 2007)
Louvered windows shall not be installed in locations accessible to the public. Outside hinges on the accessible side of windows shall have nonremovable pins. Exposed hinge screws shall be of the nonremovable type.
(Formerly 15.40.090; 1960 code § 6.71; Ord. 1833 § 9, 2007)
Each other type of opening shall be secured as follows, where not prohibited by the building code:
A. 
Exterior transoms, with any dimension exceeding 12 inches, shall be of approved burglary-resistant material.
B. 
All skylights on the roof of any building or premises used for business purposes shall be provided with:
1. 
Steel bars of at least one-half-inch round or one by one-fourth-inch flat, spaced not more than five inches apart, cross-braced to prevent spreading, mounted inside the skylight, and secured by nonremovable bolts; or
2. 
A steel grille of at least one-eighth-inch metal with a maximum two-inch mesh mounted inside the skylight and secured by nonremovable bolts; or
3. 
Skylights which are integrally constructed in such a manner as to provide equivalent security protection to that provided by subsection (B)(1) or (B)(2) of this section shall not be required to provide additional bars or grilles; provided, that such integrally constructed skylight, or any component of it, shall not be openable from the exterior.
C. 
Hatchways shall be covered on the inside with at least 16-gauge sheet steel or equivalent, and shall be secured from the inside with a slide bar or slide bolt. Outside pin-type hinges shall be provided with nonremovable pins. Exposed hinge-screws shall be of the nonremovable type.
D. 
Air duct or air vent openings exceeding eight by 12 inches shall be secured by iron bars of at least one-half-inch diameter, or one by one-quarter-inch flat material spaced five inches apart and securely fastened, or by a steel grille of at least one-eighth-inch material of not more than two-inch mesh and securely fastened. Barriers on the outside shall be secured with rounded-head flush bolts.
(Formerly 15.40.100; 1960 code § 6.72; Ord. 1833 § 9, 2007)
Ladders (excluding fire escapes) located on the exterior of a building, which could provide access to the roof, shall be secured from unauthorized use by covering the rungs with an approved barrier locked in place with a padlock. The padlock shall have a minimum of five pin tumblers and be of case-hardened steel. Hinges used shall be of a nonremovable type. The barrier shall provide a minimum of eight feet of continuous covering extending 12 feet above ground level or to the top of the ladder, whichever is lower.
(Formerly 15.40.110; 1960 code § 6.73; Ord. 1833 § 9, 2007)
The following restrictions as to lighting of commercial buildings shall apply, where not restricted by the building code:
A. 
Open or covered parking areas providing more than 10 parking spaces shall be illuminated with a maintained minimum of one footcandle of light at the parking surface when open for business during the hours of darkness.
B. 
Lighting fixtures shall be so arranged as to disseminate light uniformly over the parking surface.
C. 
Lights shall be protected from breakage or tampering.
D. 
All lighting shall be private and not substituted with public street lighting to meet the requirements of the security code.
(Formerly 15.40.120; 1960 code § 6.75; Ord. 1833 § 9, 2007)
A. 
All commercial buildings shall display address numerals in such a position that the numerals are easily visible to approaching emergency vehicles.
B. 
Such numerals shall be no less than six inches in height, with a minimum width of one inch, and shall be of contrasting color to the background to which they are mounted or attached. During the hours of darkness the numerals shall be illuminated with a maintained minimum of one footcandle of light. In lieu of exterior illumination, the numerals may be back lighted with a fixture which is resistant to tampering and breakage, having an opaque background to which the numerals are mounted.
C. 
The building address must be displayed on the front of the building and shall be mounted on a nonmoveable surface nearest to the street.
D. 
Commercial buildings housing more than one address must also display and maintain the address numerals on any rear or side exterior doors facing driveways, parking lots or other vehicle access.
E. 
Multiple building projects not having independent street addresses shall display the address numerals plus a letter no less than six inches in height on each building sharing the common address. The address numerals and building letters shall be located in an area easily visible to approaching emergency vehicles and must be of a contrasting color to the surface on which they are mounted.
(Formerly 15.40.125; Ord. 1188 § 4, 1985; Ord. 1238 § 1, 1987; Ord. 1833 § 9, 2007)
A. 
Intrusion Devices. If the enforcing authority determines that the security measures and locking devices described in this chapter do not adequately secure the building, due to special conditions, he may require the installation and maintenance of an intrusion device (burglar alarm system).
B. 
Each establishment listed below, having specific-type inventories, shall be protected by supervised service, silent or local alarm (see Chapter 5.12 LMC, Alarm Systems):
1. 
Art galleries;
2. 
Camera stores;
3. 
Clothing stores (new);
4. 
Coin and stamp stores;
5. 
Drugstores;
6. 
Electronic equipment (including musical instruments);
7. 
Fur stores;
8. 
Guns and ammunition;
9. 
Hazardous material storage or processing;
10. 
Industrial tool supply houses;
11. 
Jewelry store, manufacturing, wholesale, retail;
12. 
Liquor stores;
13. 
Pawnshops;
14. 
Office machines (excluding furniture);
15. 
Precious metal storage;
16. 
Service stations;
17. 
Wholesale drugs;
18. 
Wholesale liquor, wine or beer;
19. 
Wholesale tobacco.
C. 
The provisions of this chapter are not intended to be exclusive. Security devices, materials or methods not specifically approved by this chapter may be employed if they are suitable to further the objectives of this article. Such alternate methods may include the use of security personnel or on-site security installations. A determination as to the suitability of such devices, materials or techniques shall be made by the building official upon the concurrence of the Chief of Police. A request for approval shall be made in writing by the owner or his agent to the building official. Where approval is granted, the actual provision of the approved alternative security shall be deemed to be one of the conditions upon which occupancy of the structure or structures is permitted.
(Formerly 15.40.130; 1960 code § 6.75; Ord. 1833 § 9, 2007; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)