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CITY OF
TUK WILA
WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 1020 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND TO
REQUIRING SECURITY DEVICES FOR PREVENTION OF
2 r �p E P 3 BURGLARY IN APARTMENT HOUSES, HOTELS, AND
MOTELS LOCATED WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF
THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, as follows:
Section 1: Requirements
The following requirements shall apply to all apartment houses,
hotels, and motels to provide the maximum possible security from
criminal actions to the permanent and transient occupants thereof, and
to their possessions; provided, that nothing in this chapter shall be
construed to relieve any party from compliance with the Uniform Building
Code (Chapter 33) and the Uniform Fire Code (Chapter 10):
(1) Entrance doors to individual housing units shall be
without glass openings and shall be capable of resisting forcible entry
equal to a wood, solid core door, 1 -3/4 inches thick. This subsection
shall apply in a structure constructed after the effective date of this
ordinance. Any door replaced in existing structures must comply with this ordinance.
(2) Every entrance door to an individual housing unit shall
have a keyed, single cylinder, one -inch dead bolt lock. The lock shall
be so constructed that the dead bolt lock may be opened from inside without
use of a key. In hotels and motels every entrance door to an individual
unit shall also be provided with a chain door guard or barrel bolt on
the inside.
(3) Housing unit to interior corridor doors shall have a
visitor observation port, which port shall not be in excess of one -half
inch in diamter.
(4) In all apartment houses as defined, lock mechanisms and keys
shall be changed upon a change of tenancy.
(5) All exit doors shall be openable from the interior without
the use of a key or any special knowledge or effort.
(6) Dead bolts or other approved locking devices shall be
provided on all sliding patio doors which are less than one story above
grade or are otherwise accessible from the outside. The lock shall be
installed so that the mounting screws for the lock cases are inaccessible
from the outside.
(7) Subject to approval by the Chief of Police, locking devices
may be substituted for those required herein, provided such devices are of
equal capability to resist illegal entry and further provided that the
installation of the same does not conflict with other requirements of
this code and other ordinances regulating safety for exit.
apply:
Section 2: Definitions
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall
(1) "Apartment House" is any building or portions thereof,
which is designed, built, rented, leased, let, or hired out to be occupied,
or which is occupied as the home or residence of three or more families
living independently of each other and doing their own cooking in the
said building, and shall include flats and apartments.
(2) "Hotel" is any building containing four or more guest
rooms intended or designed to be used, or which are used, rented, or hired
out to be occupied, or which are occupied for sleeping purposes by guests.
(3) "Motel" shall mean hotel as defined in this seciton.
Section 3: Enforcement Right of Entry
The building official is authorized and directed to enforce the
provisions of this ordinance for all new construction. The Chief of
Police is hereby authorized and directed to enforce the provisions of
this ordinance for all existing buildings or premises, and upon
presentation of proper credentials, the Chief of Police or his duly
authorized representative may, with the consent of the occupant or
pursuant to a lawfully issued warrant, enter at reasonable times any
building or premises for the purposes of inspecting the physical security
of exterior accessible openings of such building or premises.
Section 4: Penalties for Violations
Any apartment house, hotel, or motel owner and /or manager violating
or failing to comply with the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction thereof, they shall be punishable by a
fine of not more than three hundred dollars. It shall be a separate offense
for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of
any such provision is committed.
Section 5: THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FORCE
FIVE DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF ITS PASSAGE, APPROVAL, AND PUBLICATION FOR ALL
NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FORCE ONE YEAR FROM AND
AFTER ITS PASSAGE AND APPROVAL FOR ALL EXISTING BUILDINGS OR PREMISES. eth PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this b day of _,-e
1977.
Approved as to Form:
ATTEST:
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Mayor 6/
Cit Clerk
Clfity Attorney
Published: Re cord C krcvr6 c e J LA. e /9.77