Openable windows shall be equipped with operable inside latching devices, except that
this requirement shall not apply to any window whose sill is located 10 or more feet
above grade or above any deck, balcony, or porch that is not readily accessible from
grade except through a single housing unit.
12.
Where private baths and toilets are not provided in each housing unit, doors to community
toilets and bathrooms shall be self-closing, and in lieu of a self-locking device,
may be equipped with a dead bolt having a minimum one-inch throw. Tenants shall be
furnished with a key for this lock.
13.
Windows may be located adjacent to and within the wall plane of a building entrance
door, but if located within 12 inches of the entrance door, as measured from a closed
position, then such windows shall be made of either framed or unframed nonshattering
glass, or glass with sufficient wire or grilles so as to make the glass visible and
to prevent operation of the door latch from outside by either hand or instrument.
B.
The following requirements shall apply to detached single-family dwellings to provide
reasonable security from criminal actions to the permanent and transient occupants
thereof and to their possessions.
1.
Building entrance doors shall be capable of locking and shall be equipped with a dead
bolt or deadlatch with at least a 1/2-inch throw which penetrates the striker not
less than 1/4 inch. The lock shall be so constructed that the dead bolt or deadlatch
may be opened from the inside without use of a key.
2.