(A) Except for vehicular access doors, all exterior swinging doors of any residential building and attached and detached garages, including the door leading from the garage area into the dwelling unit, shall be equipped as follows:
(1) All wood doors shall be of solid-core construction with a minimum thickness of 1¾ inches or with panels not less than 9/16 inch thick.
(2) A single or double door shall be equipped with an approved double or single cylinder deadbolt lock. A double cylinder deadbolt lock shall not be used unless it complies with the C.B.C.’s existing requirements. The bolt shall have a minimum projection of one inch and be constructed so as to repel cutting tool attack. The deadbolt shall have an embedment of at least ¾ inch into the strike receiving the projected bolt. The cylinder shall have an approved cylinder guard, a minimum of five pin tumblers, and shall be connected to the inner portion of the lock by connecting screws of at least ¼ inch in diameter. All installation shall be done so that the performance of the locking device will meet the intended anti-burglary requirements. A dual-locking mechanism constructed so that both deadbolt and latch can be retracted by a single action of the inside doorknob or lever may be substituted provided it meets all other specifications for locking devices. Two-inch screws will be utilized on all strike plates and all strike plates shall be reinforced.
(3) The inactive leaf of double doors shall be equipped with metal flush bolts having a minimum embedment of one inch into the head and threshold of the doorframe.
(4) Glazing on exterior doors or windows within 40 inches of any locking mechanism installed on an exterior door shall be of fully tempered glass or rated burglary-resistant glazing, except when double-cylinder deadbolt locks are installed in compliance with the C.B.C.
(5) Except where clear vision panels are installed to allow visibility through the front exterior door, excluding handicapped facilities, all front exterior doors shall be equipped with a wide angle (180 degree) viewer, to be mounted not higher than 58 inches from the threshold of said door.
(a) All handicapped facilities shall be equipped with an additional door viewer not more than 44 inches from the bottom of the door.
(B) Street numbers and other identifying data shall be displayed as follows:
(1) There shall be positioned at each entrance of a multiple-family dwelling complex an illuminated diagrammatic representation of the complex which shows the location of the viewer and the unit designations within the complex. In addition, each individual unit within the complex shall display a prominent identification number, not less than six inches in height, which is easily visible to approaching vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic.
(2) Buildings shall be numbered in such a manner and sequence to meet with the approval of the enforcing authority, including the Police and Fire Departments.
(3) Flag lots and driveways more than 40 feet shall display street numbers in such a position that the number is easily visible to approaching emergency vehicles.
(4) In multiple-family dwelling complexes, individual buildings shall have their respective street number ranges and/or letters as the case may be, prominently displayed in a manner that facilitates emergency vehicles. An 8½ in. x 11 in. map of the complex shall be furnished to the Police and Fire Departments prior to completion of construction. The map shall include building identification and unit identification.
(C) Exterior lighting for single-family dwellings shall be as follows:
(1) All exterior lighting devices shall be protected and maintained by using vandalism and weather resistant covers and lenses.
(2) All exterior lighting shall be designed to turn on automatically, either by motion sensor or photoelectric sensor.
(D) Lighting in multiple-family dwellings shall be as follows:
(1) Aisles, passageways, and recesses related to and within the building complex shall be illuminated with intensity at least .25 foot-candles at ground level during the hours of darkness. Lighting devices shall be protected and maintained by using weather resistant and vandalism resistant covers and lenses.
(2) Open parking lots, exterior garage door areas, carports and access thereto, shall be provided with a maintained minimum of one foot-candle of light on the parking surface during the hours of darkness. Lighting devices shall be protected and maintained by using weather and vandalism resistant covers and lenses.
(3) All required lighting shall be designed to turn on automatically. Luminaries shall be directed or shielded so as to not be directly visible from a dwelling unit or cause off-site glare or nuisance.
(4) In dwellings/units where a common laundry is equipped, it shall be constructed so that the interior is visible from the exterior. Lighting shall be provided during the hours of darkness with a minimum of one internal vandalism resistant fixture, which shall be connected to the lighting circuitry.
(Ord. 501-C.S., passed 6-3-99; Am. Ord. 575-C.S., passed 11-20-07; Am. Ord. 587 C.S., passed 12-7-10)