HomeMy Public PortalAbout71-168 ORDINANCE NO. 71-168
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON RELATING TO
ADOPTION OF SECURITY PROVISIONS IN THE BUILDING
CODE AND AMENDING THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section I . The Carson Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding to
Chapter 1, Artio of VI I1, a section 8104 to read as follows:
"8104. Amendment to Building Code. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 8100, t i{ a Building Code adopted thereby is hereby amended by adding Chapter 67
thereto to read as follows:
CHAPTER 67. SECURITY PROVISIONS
"6701 . Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to set forth minimum standards
of construction oesistance to unlawful entry.
6702. Scope. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to enclosed Group
F, G, H, I, and J Occupancies regulated by this Code.
EXCEPTION: The requirements shall not apply to enclosed Group J Occupancies having no
opening to an attached building or which are completely detached.
6703. Limitations. No provisions of this chapter shall require or be construed
to require devices on exit�oors contrary to the requirements specified in Chapter 33.
6704. Alternate Security Provisions. The provisions of this chapter are not
intended to prevent the use of any device or method of construction not specifically pres-
cribed by this Code when such alternate provides equivalent security based upon a recommendation
of the County Sheriff.
6705. Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, certain terms are defined
as follows:
CYLINDER GUARD is 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, cuffing or pulling by attack tools.
DEADLOCKING LATCH is a latch in which the latch bolt is positively
held in the projected position by a guard bolt, plunger, or auxiliary mechanism.
DEADBOLT is a bolt which has no automatic spring action and which is
operated by a key cylinder, thumbtum or lever, and is positively held fast when in the pro-
jected position.
LATCH is a device for automatically retaining the door in a closed
position upon its closing.
6706. Tests. Sliding glass doors. Panels shall be closed and locked. Tests
shall be performed in the olTowing order:
(a) Test A. With the panels in the normal position, a concentrated load of
300 pounds shall be applied separately to each vertical pull stile incorporating a locking device,
at a point on the stile within six inches of the locking device, in the direction parallel to the
plane of glass that would tend to open the door.
(b) Test B. Repeat Test A while simultaneously adding a concentrated load
of 150 pounds to the some area of the same stile in a direction perpendicular to the plane of
glass toward the interior side of the door.
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(c) Test C. Repeat Test B with the 150 pound force in the reversed direction
towards the exterior side of the door.
Test D, E, and F. Repeat A, B, and C with the movable panel lifted upwards
to its full limit within the confines of the door frame.
6707. Tests. Sliding Glass Windows. Sash shall be closed and locked.
Tests shall be performed in the following order:
(a) Test A. With the sliding sash in the normal position, a concentrated
load of 150 pounds shall be applied separately to each sash member incorporating a locking
device, at a point on the sash member within six (6) inches of the locking device, in the
direction parallel to the plane of glass that would tend to open the window.
(b) Test B. Repeat Test A while simultaneously adding a concentrated load
of 75 pounds to the same area of the same sash member in the direction perpendicular to the
plane of glass toward the interior side of the window.
(c) Test C. Repeat Test B with the 75 pounds force in the reversed direction
towards the exterior side of the window.
(d) Test D, E, and F. Repeat Tests A, B, and C with the movable sash lifted
upwards to its full limit within the confines of the window frame.
6708. Doors - General. A door forming a part of the enclosure of a dwelling
unit or of an area occupied by one tenant of a building shall be constructed, installed, and
secured as set forth in Sections 6709, 6710, 6711, and 6712 when such door is directly reachable
or capable of being reached 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 said Sections 6709, 6710, 6711 and
6712.
6709. Doors - Swinging Doors.
(a) Swinging wooden doors, openable from the inside without the use of a key
and which are either of hollow core construction or less than 1-3/8 inches in thickness, shall be
covered on the inside face with 16 gage sheet metal attached with screws at six (6) inch maximum
centers around the perimeter or equivalent. Lights in doors shall be as set forth in Sections
6714 and 6715.
(b) A single swinging door, the active leaf of a pair of doors, and the bottom
leaf of Dutch doors shall be equipped with a deadbolt and a deadlocking latch. The deadbolt
and latch maybe activated by one lock or by individual locks. Deadbolts shall contain
hardened inserts, or equivalent, so as to repel cutting tool attack. 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.
EXCEPTION: 1 . The latch may be omitted from doors in Group F and G occupancies.
2. Locks may be key, or otherwise, operated from the inside when not prohibited
by Chapter 33 or other laws and regulations.
3. A swinging door of width greater than five (5) feet may be secured as set
forth in Section 6711 .
A straight deadbolt shall have a minimum throw of one inch and the embedment shall be not less
than 5/8 inch into the holding device receiving the projected bolt, a hook shape or expending
lug deadbolt shall have a minimum throw of 3/4 inch. All deadbolts of locks which automatically
activate two or more deadbolts shall embed at least 1/2 inch, but need not exceed 3/4 inch into
the holding devices receiving the projected bolts.
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(c) The inactive leaf of a pair of doors and the upper leaf of Dutch doors shall
be equipped with a deadbolt or deadbolts as set forth in Subsection (b).
EXCEPTION: 1 . The bolt or bolts need not be key operated, but shall not be otherwise
activated from the exterior side of the door.
2. The bolt or bolts may be engaged or disengaged automatically with the dead-
bolt or by another device on the active leaf or lower leaf.
3. Manually operated hardened bolts at the top and bottom of the leaf and
which embed a minimum of 1/2 inch into the device receiving the pro-
jected bolt may be used when not prohibited by Chapter 33 or other laws
and regulations.
(d) Door stops on wooden jambs for in-swinging doors shall be of one piece
construction with the jamb or joined by a rabbet.
(e) Nonremovable pins shall be used in pin type hinges which are accessible
from the outside when the door is closed.
(f) Cylinder guards shall be installed on all mortise or rim type cylinder locks
installed in hollow metal doors whenever the cylinder projects beyond the face of the door or
is otherwise accessible to gripping tools.
6710. Doors - Sliding Glass Doors. Sliding glass doors shall be equipped
with locking devices and shal I be so insta ed t at, when subjected to tests specified in Section
6706, remain intact and engaged. Movable panels shall not be rendered easily openable or
removable from the frame during or after the tests. Cylinder guards shall be installed on all
mortise or rim type cylinder locks installed in hollow metal doors whenever the cylinder pro-
jects beyond the face of the door or is otherwise accessible to gripping tools.
6711 . Doors - Overhead and Sliding Doors. Metal or wooden overhead and
sliding doors shaTfTe secured with a cylinder lock, padlock with a hardened steel shackle,
metal slide bar, bolt or equivalent when not otherwise locked by electric power operation.
Cylinder guards shall be installed on all mortise or rim type cylinder locks installed in hollow
metal doors whenever the cylinder projects beyond the face of the door or is otherwise accessible
to gripping tools.
6712. Doors - Metal Accordion Grate or Grille Type Doors. Metal accordion
grate or grille-type doors shall e equipped with metal guides at top a ottom, and a cylinder
lock or padlock and hardened steel shackle shall be provided. Cylinder guards shall be installed
on all mortise or rim type cylinder locks installed in hollow metal doors whenever the cylinder
projects beyond the face of the door or is otherwise accessible to gripping tools.
6713. Lights - In General. A window, skylight, or other light forming a part
of the enclosure of a dwelling unit or o an area occupied by one tenant of a building shall be
constructed, installed and secured as set forth in Section 6714 and 6715, when the bottom of
such window, skylight or light is not more than sixteen (I6) feet above the grade of 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 window enclosing a private garage with an interior opening leadi ng directly to a dwelling
unit shall also comply with said Sections 6714 and 6715.
6714. Lights - Material . Lights within forty (40) inches of a required locking
device on a door wFen in the closed and locked position and openable from the inside without
the use of a key, and lights with a least dimension greater than six (6) inches but less than
forty-eight (48) inches in F and G Occupancies, shall be fully tempered glass, approved burglary
resistant material, or guarded by metal bars, screens, or grilles in an approved manner.
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6715. Lights - Locking Devices.
(a) Sliding glass windows shall be provided with locking devices that, when
subjected to the tests specified in Section 6707, remain intact and engaged. Movable panels
shall not be rendered easily openable or removable from the frame during or after the tests.
(b) Other openable windows shall be provided with substantial locking devices
which render the building as secure as the devices required by this section . In Group F and G
Occupancies, such devices shall be a glide bar, bolt, cross bar, and/or padlock with hardened
steel shackle.
(c) Special . Louvered windows, except those above the first story in Group
H and I Occupancies which cannot be reached without a ladder, shall be of material or guarded
as specified in Section 6714, and individual panes shall be securely fastened by mechanical
fasteners requiring a tool for removal and not accessible from the outside when the window is
in the closed position.
6716. Other Openings - In General. Openings, other than doors or lights,
which form a paI the enclosure, or portion thereof, housing a single occupant and the bottom
of which is not more than sixteen (16) feet above the grade of a street, highway, yard, court,
passageway, corridor, balcony, patio, breezeway, or similar area, or from a private garage, or
from a portion of the building which is occupied, used or available for use by the public or other
tenants, or an opening enclosing a private garage attached to a dwelling unit which openings
thereto shall be constructed, installed and secured as set forth in Section 6717.
6717. Hatchways, Scuttles and Similar Openings.
(a) Wooden hatchways less than 1-3/4 inch thick solid wood shall be covered
on the inside with 16 gage sheet metal attached with screws at six (6) inch maximum centers
around perimeter.
(b) The hatchway shall be secured from the inside with a slide bar, slide bolts,
and/or padlock with a hardened steel shackle.
(c) Outside pin-type hinges shall be provided with nonremovable pins.
(d) Other openings exceeding ninety-six (96) square inches with a least dimension
exceeding eight (8) inches shall be secured by metal bars, screens, or grilles in an approved
manner.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 19th day of April, 1971
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF CARSON )
1, Marilyn R. Cortina, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five;
that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. 71-168, passed first reading on
April 5, 1971 , was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council
of said ity at a regular meeting o said Council, duly and regularly held on the 19th
day of April, 1971 , and that the same was so passed and adopted�Fy t e
following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Junk, Leahy, Marbut, Spence and Smith.
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None.
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None.
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