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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #3995 ORDINANCE NO. 3995 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AMENDING CHAPTER 17.07 OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL CODE i The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain as follows: j SECTION 1. Section 17.07.020 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 17.07.020 Adoption. There is hereby adopted by the City Council by reference that certain code known as the 2013 California Residential Code, and the whole thereof, including Appendix H, entitled"Patio Covers," and excepting all other appendices save and except those portions as are hereafter modified or amended. Such code, and amendments thereto, is hereby adopted and incorporated, pursuant to California Government Code § 50022.2 et seq., and Health and Safety Code § 18941.5, as fully as though set forth at length herein, for the purpose of regulating and administering the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration,repair, moving,removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area, and maintenance of residential one- and two-family dwellings or structures in the City of Huntington Beach, and repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith. From the date on which this chapter takes effect the provisions of such code, together with amendments thereto shall be controlling within the corporate limits of the City of Huntington Beach. SECTION 2. Section 17.07.090 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby added to read as follows: 17.07.090 Chanter 45 added--Building security. The Residential Code is hereby amended by adding thereto new Chapter 45 entitled, "Building Security," to read as follows: § 3601. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish minimum standards of construction for protection against unlawful entry. § 3602. Alternative security provisions. When approved by the building official, site security systems may be provided in lieu of the specific security provisions of section 3608, 'Garages-- Multiple dwellings.' § 3603. Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, certain terms used herein are defined as follows: 'Cylinder guard' means a hardened ring surrounding the exposed portion of the lock cylinder or other device which is so fastened as to protect the cylinder from wrenching, prying, cutting or pulling by attack tools. 13-3876/10084 Ldoc I Ordinance No. 3995 'Deadlocking latch' means a latch in which the latch bolt is positively held in the projected position by a guard bolt, plunger or auxiliary mechanism. 'Dead bolt' means a bolt which has no automatic spring action and which is operated by a key cylinder, thumb turn, or level, and is positively held fast when in the projected position. 'Latch'means a device for automatically holding a door shut after being closed. 'Light'means any glazed opening whether glazed with glass, plastic, metal, wood or composition sheets or panels, or similar materials, and shall include windows, skylights, view ports or view panels and similar openings. § 3604. Entry vision. All main or front entry doors to R occupancies shall be arranged so that the occupant has a view of the area immediately outside without opening the door. Such view may be provided by a door viewer or view port or by window or other opening located and constructed as required by this chapter. Such area shall be provided with a light. § 3605. Doors. (a) General. A door forming a part of the enclosure of a dwelling unit or of an area of a building occupied by one tenant shall be constructed, installed, and secured as set forth in this section. (b) Swinging doors. (1) Swinging wooden doors which can be opened from the inside without using a key shall be of solid core construction. Lights in doors shall be as set forth in this chapter. (2)A single swinging door, the active leaf of a pair of doors, and the bottom leaf of Dutch doors shall be equipped with a dead bolt and deadlocking latch. The dead bolt and latch may be activated by one lock or by individual locks. Dead bolts shall contain hardened inserts, or equivalent, designed to repel cutting tool attack. The lock or 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 which requires no key, special knowledge or effort. (3) A straight dead bolt shall have a minimum throw of one (1) inch and the embedment shall be not less than five-eighths (5/8) inch into the holding device receiving the projected bolt. All dead bolts of locks which automatically activate two (2) or more dead bolts shall embed at least one-half(1/2) inch but need not exceed three-fourths (3/4) inch into the holding devices receiving the projected bolts. 13-3876/100841.doc 2 Ordinance No. 3995 (4) A deadlocking latch shall be provided with a bolt projecting not less than five- eighths (5/8) inches from the edge of the door in which it is installed. (5) The inactive leaf of a pair of doors and the upper leaf of Dutch doors shall be equipped with a dead bolt or dead bolts as set forth in subsection (b)(2) above. Exceptions: (a) The bolt or bolts need not be key operated but shall not be otherwise activated, from the exterior side of the door. (b) The bolt or bolts may be engaged or disengaged automatically with the dead bolt or by another device on the active leaf or lower leaf. (c) Manually-operated hardened bolts at the top and bottom of the leaf and which embed a minimum of one-half(1/2) inch into the device receiving the projected bolt may be used when not prohibited by the Building Code or other laws and regulations. (6) Doorstops on wooden jambs for in-swinging doors shall be of one piece construction with the jamb or joined by a rabbet. (7)Nonremovable pins shall be used in pin-type hinges which are accessible from the outside when the door is closed. (8) Cylinder guards shall be installed on all mortise or rim-type cylinder locks installed in doors whenever the cylinder projects beyond the face of the door or when otherwise accessible to gripping tools. (9) Unframed glass doors shall be of fully tempered glass not less than one-half (1/2) inch thick. (10) Narrow-framed glass doors shall be of fully tempered glass not less than one-quarter(1/4) inch thick. (c) Sliding glass doors. Sliding glass doors shall be equipped with locking devices. Cylinder guards shall be installed on all mortise or rim-type cylinder locks installed in doors whenever the cylinder projects beyond the face of the door or is otherwise accessible to gripping tools. § 3606. Windows, or other openings. (a) General. Windows, or other similar openings shall be constructed, installed and secured as set forth in this section. 13-3876/100841.doe 3 Ordinance No. 3995 (b) Materials. Only fully-tempered glass or approved metal bars, screens, or grills shall be used for any opening in which glass is utilized which is located within forty (40) inches of the locking device on a door. (c) Locking devices. All windows or other openings which are designed to be opened shall be provided with locking devices. § 3608. Garages--Multiple dwellings. Whenever a development includes three (3) or more dwelling units, all covered parking required by other provisions of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code shall be provided by fully-enclosed garages. Garage space for each tenant shall be separated by partitions of three-eighths (3/8) inch plywood or any approved equivalent with studs set not more than twenty-four (24) inches apart on one side. Doors and windows in such garages shall be constructed, equipped and secured as required by this chapter. SECTION 3. This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 18th day of November , 2013. e Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: (JJ4 R City Clerk �CityA�ttormiey REVIE APPROVED: INITIA .D AND APPROVED: 1 C 'Manager irect r o Bui ding and Planning 13-3876/100841.doc 4 Ord. No. 3995 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss: CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ) I, JOAN L. FLYNN, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a Regular meeting thereof held on October 21,2013, and was again read to said City Council at a Regular meeting thereof held on November 18,2013, and was passed and adopted by the'affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council. AYES: Sullivan, Hardy, Harper, Boardman, Carchio, Shaw, Katapodis NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None I,Joan L.Flynn,CITY CLERK of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council,do hereby certify that a synopsis of this ordinance has been published in the Huntington Beach Fountain Valley Independent on November 28,2013. ano In accordance with the City Charter of said City Joan L. Flynn, Ci. Clerk Ci . Clerk and ex-officio CUrk Senior Deputy City Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California