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CHAPTER 13-164 -
SECURITY DEVICES IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
13-164-010 Scope.
13-164-020
Definitions.
13-164-030
Dwelling unit entrance doors.
13-164-040
Building entrances.
13-164-050
Window locks.
13-164-010 Scope.
This chapter applies to and regulates all one-family
dwellings as defined in Section 13-56-030, all multiple
dwellings, and all buildings of mixed occupancy having any
dwelling units; provided, however, that the following shall
be excluded from the requirements of this chapter:
(a) Owner-occupied dwelling units;
(b) Housing accommodations in a hotel, motel, inn,
bed-and-breakfast establishment, roominghouse or
boardinghouse, hospital, convent, monastery, extended care
facility, asylum, not-for-profit home for the aged,
temporary overnight shelter, transitional shelter, or in a
dormitory owned and operated by an elementary school, high
school or institution of higher learning; and
(c) A dwelling unit in a cooperative occupied by the holder
of a proprietary lease.
(Prior code § 78.5-1; Added Coun. J. 9-23-87, p. 4259; Amend
Coun. J. 9-4-03, p. 7118, § 6)
13-164-020 Definitions.
Whenever used in this chapter, the following words and
phrases shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Dwelling unit” shall mean the part of a building that
is used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one or
more persons who maintain a household.
(b) “Dwelling unit entrance” shall mean a door providing
direct access to a dwelling unit.
(c) “Building entrance” shall mean an entrance providing
access from outside the building or from an entry vestibule
to an interior corridor, lobby or stairway which leads to
individual dwelling unit entrances.
(d) “Deadbolt lock” shall mean a locking bolt with no
automatic spring action which is held fast when in the
projected position. For purposes of this chapter, a deadbolt
lock may be of the tubular, rim-mounted, or vertical drop
type.
(e) “Deadlocking latch” shall mean a latch in which the
latch bolt is positively held in the projected position by a
guard bolt, plunger or auxiliary mechanism.
(f) “Security collar” shall mean a metal ring or plate
protecting the otherwise exposed portion of a cylinder lock
from wrenching, prying, pulling or cutting by attack tools.
(g) “Cylinder lock” shall mean a locking device using
tumblers to activate the releasing mechanism.
(h) “Latch” shall mean a device which automatically holds a
door in a closed position by engaging a strike upon closing.
(i) “Viewing device” shall mean a device which allows a
person inside a dwelling unit to view a person immediately
outside the dwelling unit entrance without opening the door.
For purposes of this chapter, a viewing device may be a
peephole with a 160 degree peepsite, a window, or any other
device which accomplishes the purpose of a viewing device
without altering the fire-resistive rating of the door,
walls or any other portion of the building.
(Prior code § 78.5-2; Added Coun. J. 9-23-87, p. 4259)
13-164-030 Dwelling unit entrance doors.
Every dwelling unit entrance door other than a sliding glass
patio door shall be equipped with a deadbolt lock with at
least a one-inch saw-resistant bolt projection, or with a
rim-mounted deadbolt lock or vertical drop deadbolt lock
providing equivalent security. Every such lock shall be
operated from the outside by a key and from the inside by a
turnpiece, handle or knob which does not require a key or
any special knowledge to operate. Every lock cylinder which
projects beyond the face of the door or is otherwise
accessible to gripping tools shall be equipped with a
security collar and a guard plate designed to protect the
cylinder from removal or drilling. Outside door hinges shall
be equipped with nonremovable hinge pins or jam pins. Every
dwelling unit entrance door shall be equipped with a viewing
device. Every sliding glass patio door providing direct
access to a dwelling unit and located within 20 feet of
ground level or within ten feet of an adjacent roof or
within ten feet of an exterior stairway, fire escape, ramp
or porch accessible from ground level shall be equipped with
a johnny bar or other device which securely locks the
movable leaf in the closed position and which does not
require a key or any special knowledge to operate from the
inside. Every such sliding glass patio door shall be so
constructed that it will resist removal from its tracks when
in the closed position.
(Prior code § 78.5-3; Added Coun. J. 9-23-87, p. 4259)
13-164-040 Building entrances.
Every building entrance shall be secured by a door equipped
with a deadlocking latch with at least a one- half-inch
latch bolt projection. The latch shall be operated from the
outside by a key and from the inside by a device which does
not require a key or any special knowledge to operate, such
as a turnpiece, handle, knob, panic hardware or electric
latch release system which can be overridden by doorknob
release. If an entrance is so constructed that entry to the
interior of the building is gained by passage through an
enclosed vestibule, the requirements of this section shall
be deemed to be met if either the outer door leading from
the exterior to the vestibule or the inner door leading from
the vestibule to the interior of the building is equipped
with the type of latch prescribed herein. A double leaf door
shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this section if
the inactive leaf is equipped with flush bolts at head and
foot and the active leaf is equipped with the type of latch
prescribed herein. The requirements of this section shall
not apply to a building entrance where an attendant is
continuously on duty.
(Prior code § 78.5-4; Added Coun. J. 9-23-87, p. 4259)
13-164-050 Window locks.
Every window which is openable and which is located within
20 feet of ground level or within ten feet of an adjacent
roof or within ten feet of an exterior stairway, fire
escape, ramp or porch accessible from ground level shall be
equipped with a lock which when in the locked position will
prevent the window from being opened from outside the
building. Every such window to a dwelling unit, other than a
casement window or any other window which opens on hinges,
shall also be provided with a device which will allow the
window to be fixed in an open position of not less than four
inches and not more than six inches, and which when in the
locked position will prevent the window from being moved to
a more open position from outside the building. Latching or
locking devices on storm window sashes or screen frames
shall not be deemed to meet the requirements of this
section.
(Prior code § 78.5-5; Added Coun. J. 9-23-87, p. 4259)
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