§ 6710. DOORS: SLIDING GLASS DOORS  


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  • Sliding glass doors shall be equipped with locking devices and shall be so installed that, when subjected to tests specified in Section 6706, they remain intact and engaged. Movable panels shall not be rendered easily openable or removable from the frame during or after the tests.

    Cylinder guards shall be installed on all mortise or rim-type cylinder locks installed in hollow-metal doors whenever the cylinder projects beyond the face of the door or is otherwise accessible to gripping tools.

    Locking devices installed on sliding glass doors complying with Sections 1010 and 1030 shall be releasable from the inside without the use of a key, tool, or excessive force.

(Ord. 2016-0053 § 80, 2016; Ord. 2010-0053 § 79, 2010; Ord. 2007-0108 § 27 (part), 2007; Ord. 99-0040 § 69 (part), 1999.)