Each exterior door shall be secured as follows, where not prohibited by the building code:
A. 
Exterior doors and doors leading from garage areas into dwellings shall be of solid core no less than one and three-eighths-inch thickness.
B. 
Exterior doors and doors leading from garage areas into dwellings shall have a self-locking lock with a deadlatch, and a deadbolt lock with one-inch throw.
C. 
The locking device on main entrance doors shall be so constructed that both the deadbolt and deadlatch can be retracted by a single action of the inside doorknob.
D. 
The deadlatch lock and deadbolt lock shall be keyed alike (one key will fit both locks).
E. 
Cylinders shall be so designed or protected that they cannot be gripped by pliers or other wrenching devices.
F. 
The lock or locks shall be operated from the inside of the door by a device not requiring a key.
G. 
Pairs of doors shall have flush bolts with a minimum throw of five-eighths inch at the head and foot (floor and ceiling) of the inactive leaf.
H. 
The door stop on a wooden jamb for an in-swing door shall be of one-piece construction with the jamb, or joined by a rabbet.
I. 
All strike-plate areas shall be of material designed to maintain the effectiveness of the locking bolt strength.
J. 
Nonremovable pin or interlocking-stud type hinge shall be accessible from the outside when the door is closed.
K. 
Sliding doors shall be designed or fitted with devices to prevent removal by lifting or raising while in a closed or partially open position.
(Formerly 15.40.140; 1960 code § 6.80; Ord. 1188 § 5, 1985; Ord. 1524 § 1, 1998; Ord. 1833 § 9, 2007)
A. 
Sliding doors shall be secured with a cylinder lock, padlock with hardened steel shackle, metal cane bolt or equivalent when not otherwise secured by electric power operation.
B. 
Overhead doors shall be secured with metal slide bolts or equivalent on both the left and right sides of the door. Slide bolts mounted on the exterior side of the door must be provided with a padlock. Such padlock shall have a minimum of one-fourth-inch diameter hardened-steel shackle. Slide bolts mounted on the interior side of the door need not be supplied with padlocks.
C. 
The lock shall be designed and installed so as to prevent the locking mechanism from being defeated by prying or shifting the door from side to side.
D. 
A cylinder guard shall be installed on each mortise or rim-cylinder lock which projects beyond the face of the door or is otherwise accessible to gripping tools.
(Formerly 15.40.150; 1960 code § 6.83; Ord. 1188 § 6, 1985; Ord. 1833 § 9, 2007)
All main entry doors shall be arranged or equipped with approved devices so that the occupant has a view of the door area immediately outside the door without opening the door. If a door viewer is used, it must provide a minimum 180-degree field of view.
(Formerly 15.40.160; 1960 code § 6.81; Ord. 1188 § 7, 1985; Ord. 1833 § 9, 2007)
A. 
Sliding windows shall be designed to prevent removal by raising of the moving panel from the track while in a closed or partially open position.
B. 
Louvered windows shall be prohibited within eight feet of the ground level or balcony.
(Formerly 15.40.170; 1960 code § 6.82; Ord. 1833 § 9, 2007)
The following standards as to lighting of residential units shall be followed, where not prohibited by the building code:
A. 
Each open parking lot (including lots having carports) providing more than 10 parking spaces shall be provided with a maintained minimum of one footcandle of light on the parking surface 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.
(Formerly 15.40.180; 1960 code § 6.84; Ord. 1833 § 9, 2007)
Parking space numbering or identification shall not correspond to guest room or apartment numbering or identification.
(Formerly 15.40.190; 1960 code § 6.85; Ord. 1833 § 9, 2007)
A. 
All single-family or multiple-family dwellings shall display their main address numerals in such a position that the numerals are easily visible to approaching emergency vehicles.
B. 
Such numerals shall be no less than four inches in height and shall be of contrasting color to the background to which they are attached. During the hours of darkness the numerals shall be illuminated with a maintained minimum of one foot-candle 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. 
All numerals shall be mounted on a nonmovable surface closest to the street.
(Formerly 15.40.200; 1960 code § 6.86; Ord. 1238 § 2, 1987; Ord. 1833 § 9, 2007)
All multiple-residential projects larger than 10 units, whether attached or detached, shall display a directory, address and building identification which conforms to the following:
A. 
All projects shall mount and display a master directory at each entrance. Each directory shall be a minimum of 24 inches by 24 inches with one-half-inch lettering or numbering and shall identify individual units and each building in relationship to the whole complex.
B. 
All buildings shall have an identification numeral or letter mounted to the building in such a location that the numeral or letter is easily visible to the approaching emergency vehicles. If there is a rear or second entrance, it shall also display the same numeral or letter as the main entrance. The identification numerals or letters shall be no less than six inches high, and shall be of contrasting color to the background on which they are mounted or attached.
C. 
All buildings shall display their main address numerals in such a position that the numerals are easily visible to approaching emergency vehicles. Such numerals shall be no less than four inches high, and shall be of contrasting color to the background on which they are mounted or attached. All numerals shall be mounted on a nonmovable surface closest to the street.
D. 
Individual residential units not having independent street addresses shall display unit numerals or letters which can easily identify individual units within the project. Such numerals or letters shall be no less than four inches high and shall be of contrasting color to the background on which they are mounted or attached. Individual unit numerals or letters can be mounted on a movable surface such as a door.
(Formerly 15.40.210; 1960 code § 6.87; Ord. 1833 § 9, 2007)