§ 9.15. Doors—Locking Devices.

(a)

All exterior doors shall be equipped with dead bolt type, single cylinder locks. The dead bolt shall be of hardened steel, or have a hardened steel insert to resist cutting, and have a minimum throw of 1″. The dust cover shall be capable of accepting the 1″ throw bolt.

(b)

Door 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, special knowledge or effort.

(c)

Exterior double doors shall be equipped with edge-mounted, deadlocking flush bolts with a minimum throw of 5/8 ″ at the top and bottom of the inactive leaf.

(d)

Exterior dutch doors shall be equipped with deadlocking flush bolts with a minimum throw of 5/8 ″ at the top and bottom of the upper leaf.

(e)

Cylinder guards shall be installed on all mortise or rim type cylinder locks whenever the cylinder projects beyond the face of the exterior door or is otherwise accessible to gripping tools.

(f)

Overhead garage doors shall be equipped with a cylinder lock of a type as provided in this Section 9.15, or equipped with a padlock with hardened steel shackle and metal slide bolt, interior metal slide bolt, or equipped with an electronic garage door opener with an automatic locking device.

(Ord. of 5-23-1983, Doc. #17768)