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 Laredo
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 16. HOUSING
 Article I. IN GENERAL

  § 16-2. Safety features required in single-family and multifamily dwellings.  

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  • All new construction of single-family and multifamily dwellings (multifamily being structures containing two (2) or more dwelling units) shall incorporate the following provisions into their construction:

    (a)

    All wooden doors leading from the outside directly into the single-family dwelling or directly into the single-family unit or directly into the multifamily structure or directly into the multifamily living unit shall comply with the following criteria:

    (1)

    Such wooden door shall be of solid core construction and a minimum of one and three-eighths (1 3/8 ) inches thick.

    (2)

    Such wooden doors shall be secured with a dead bolt lock having a minimum bolt throw of one (1) inch which shall penetrate into a metal strike plate.

    (3)

    In the event breakable glass is within forty (40) inches of the dead bolt lock, the lock shall be key operated on both sides.

    (b)

    All metal doors leading from the outside directly into the single-family dwelling or into the multifamily structure or living unit shall be secured with a dead bolt lock as described in (a)(2) and (3) above.

    (c)

    All sliding glass doors leading from the outside directly into the single-family dwelling or into the multifamily structure or living unit shall be secured with a secondary locking device that inhibits lifting or prying.

    (d)

    All Dutch doors leading from the outside directly into the single-family dwelling or into the multifamily structure or living unit shall have a concealed flush bolt locking device to interlock the upper and lower halves. In addition, the Dutch door shall be secured with a dead bolt lock as described in (a)(2) and (3) above. As an alternative to the interlocking device, each half of the door shall be secured with a dead bolt lock as described in (a)(2) and (3).

    (e)

    All garage doors shall be equipped with a key-operated locking device.

    Any person violating or failing to comply with any provision of this section shall be fined upon conviction not less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), and each day any violation or noncompliance continues shall constitute a separate offense.

(Ord. of 12-1-81, §§ 1, 4)

Editor's note

Inclusion of the provisions of §§ 1, 4 of an ordinance adopted Dec. 1, 1981, as § 16-2 was at the discretion of the editor, the ordinance being nonamendatory of the Code.