15.44.060 Residential Security Provisions.
A. Doors – General. A door forming a part of the enclosure of the dwelling unit shall not be of hollow core or single panel construction and shall be installed and secured as set forth in subsections (B) and (C) of this section, when such door is accessible from a street, highway, yard, court, passageway, corridor, balcony, patio, breezeway, private garage, portion of the building which is available for use by the public or other tenants, or similar area. A door enclosing a private garage with an interior opening leading directly to a dwelling unit shall also comply with subsections (B) and (C) of this section. All dwelling unit entrance doors shall also be equipped with a viewing device located so as to enable a person on the inside of the entrance door to view a person immediately.
B. Doors – Swing Doors.
1. A single swing door, the active leaf of a pair of doors and the bottom leaf of Dutch doors shall be equipped with a dead bolt with a minimum throw of one (1) inch and a deadlocking latch. The lock or locks shall be key operated from the exterior side of the door and engaged or disengaged from the interior side of the door by a device not requiring a key or special knowledge or effort.
2. Flush bolts with a minimum throw of five-eighths inch shall be provided at the head and foot (floor and ceiling) of the inactive leaf of double doors and at the top and bottom of the upper leaf of Dutch doors.
3. Door stops on wooden jambs or in-swing doors shall be of one-piece construction with the jamb or joined by a rabbet.
4. Nonremovable pins or interlocking stud-type hinges shall be used on at least one (1) hinge in pin-type hinges which are accessible from the outside when the door is closed.
5. Cylinder guards shall be installed on all mortise or rim-type cylinder locks installed whenever the cylinder projects beyond the face of the door or is otherwise accessible to gripping tools.
C. Doors – Overhead and Sliding.
1. Metal or wooden overhead and sliding doors shall be secured with a cylinder lock, padlock, with a hardened steel shackle (three-eighths inch minimum size), metal slide bar, bolt, or equivalent on the inside when not otherwise locked by electric power operation. In the event this type of door provides the only entrance to a garage, cylinder lock or pad-lock may be on the outside. Overhead garage doors shall not be furnished with bottom bents that are larger than six (6) inches by fourteen (14) inches in size and the bottom vent shall be located at least twenty-four (24) inches away from the locking device that secures the overhead garage door.
2. Cylinder guards shall be installed on all mortise or rim-type cylinder locks which project beyond the face of the door or as otherwise accessible to gripping tools.
D. Windows – General. A window, skylight, or other light forming a part of the enclosure of a dwelling unit shall be constructed, installed, and secured as set forth in subsections (F) and (G) of this section, when such window, skylight, or light is not more than twelve (12) feet above the grade of a street, highway, yard, court, patio, breezeway, private garage, portion of the building which is available for use by the public or other tenants, or similar area. A window enclosing a private garage with an interior opening leading directly to a dwelling unit shall also comply with said subsections (F) and (G) of this section.
E. Windows – Materials. A window, skylight, or other light forming a part of the enclosure of the dwelling unit, located within twelve (12) inches of a required locking device on a door when in the closed and locked position and openable from the inside without the use of a key, shall be fully tempered glass, approved burglar-resistant material, or guarded by metal bars, screens, or grills in a manner approved by the Chief Building Official.
F.
1. Windows – Locking Devices. Movable panels shall not be rendered easily openable or removable from the frame.
2. Openable windows shall be provided with substantial locking devices which the Chief Building Official finds render the building as secure as the devices required by this section.
3. Louvered windows shall not be used within eight (8) feet of ground level or adjacent structures unless approved otherwise by the Chief Building Official.
G. Lighting. Open parking lots (including lots having carports) providing more than ten (10) parking spaces shall be provided with a maintained minimum of three (3) footcandles of light on the parking surface during hours of darkness. (Ord. 1069 § 5, 2023; Ord. 1062 § 14, 2022; Ord. 589 § 1 (part), 1978)