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Council Meeting 03-25-80 Santa Monica, California
STAFF REPORT
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM City Attorney
SUBJECT: Building Security Ordinance
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INTRODUCTION
This report transmits for second reading and adoption
an ordinance adding Chapter 2 to Article VIII of the Santa
Monica Municipal Code. The Council introduced this ordinance
as Item 8C at the February 26, 1980, meeting.
ANAT.V CTC
Various issues that were discussed at the first
reading have been addressed as follows:
(1) SECTION 8208. Frames/Jambs/Strikes/Hinges.
Subsection (b) which requires single piece wooden door
jambs has been added to this Section.
(2) Double cylinder deadbolts. Although the Couhcil
wished to add double cylinder deadbolts without a key retraining
feature as an alternative for exit doors, this is not possible.
Section 3303{c) of the Uniform Building Code prohibits this
device on exit doors.
(3) SECTION 8209. Windows/Sliding Glass Doors.
This section sets the standards
glass doors by referring to the
Building Department. A copy of
presently exist is attached as
standards and tests will change
the industry changes. They are
for windows and sliding
Tests on file with the
these tests as they
3xhibit "A". These
as the technology in
far more comprehensive
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than Section 8212 (e) which pertains only to sliding
doors not glass sliding doors. Sliding glass doors must also
meet the locking device standards set out in Section 8211(a)(2)
if they are exterior doors. For these reasons, it was not
necessary to add Sectiom 8212 (e) to Section 8209 - Windows
and Sliding Glass Doors.
(4) SECTION 8211. Special Residential Building
Provisions - does not prohibit installation of "french
doors". Section 8211(a)(1) specifies the quality of the
wood; (a)(2) specifies the type o£ lock; (a)(3) specifies
the bolts necessary in a double door and (a)(4) specifies
the glazing necessary if a double cylinder deadbolt is
not used. (Note;. these glazing requirements have minimal
financial impact and burglary resistent glazing is tempered
glass which is U.L. rated.) These subsections-.all provide
standards for "french doors" as they do for all exterior
doors. However, they do not prohibit "french doors" and
therefore have not been changed since the first reading
of the ordinance.
ALTERNATIVES
The City Council may adopt the ordinance as introduced,
modify it and reintroduce it or reject it.
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the City Council
adopt the ordinance.
Prepared b_y: Richard L. Knickerbocker
Lyn Beckett Cacciatore
Sergeant Raymond Champagne
Michael Cveyich
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