§ 9.30. Doors.

(a)

Perimeter doors shall be metal (hollow or solid core) manufactured of at least 18 gauge steel or shall meet the requirements of a grade 30 door pursuant to ANSI/ASTM F 476-76 or an equivalent nationally-recognized and accepted standard.

(b)

View panels in an exterior door shall meet the requirements of CPSC, 16 CFR Part 1201. Sidelights, of which any part are installed within 36″ of any exterior door locking device and which are 36″ or less in width, shall be constructed of rated burglar resistant glass meeting GSA Fed Spec DD-G-451D 1977 for polished glass or burglary resistant glazing material meeting standard UL 972.

(c)

Perimeter doors with view panels and/or sidelights not observable from roadways or pedestrian paths shall have the glass portion covered with iron bars of at least ½″ in diameter spread not more than 5″ apart or 1″ × ¼″ flat steel material spaced not more than 5″ apart, secured on the inside of the glazing, or 2″ mesh iron or steel grills of at least 1/8 ″ material secured on the inside of the glazing.

(d)

Perimeter doors shall be mounted in rabbeted jambs, or 16 gauge steel jambs.

(e)

All doors which lead into an individual office or suite of offices from a public lobby or corridor shall meet the same standards as required in subsection (a) above.

(f)

Sliding doors shall meet or exceed the requirements of AAMA 1303.5-1976 or an equivalent nationally-recognized and accepted standard.

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