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School/Church Project Security Recommendations
Comments specific to your project can be found on the PRC general comments sheet. Implementation of the applicable items can help to increase security at this location. Please call (408) 730-7140 with any questions.
Security Systems:
- Silent or audible alarm system to be installed
- Panic alarms and /or emergency phones with outside lines shall be installed in each room
- Digital security cameras with instant viewing capabilities are recommended, covering the building perimeter.Addressing:
- Address numbers shall be illuminated during the hours of darkness and positioned so as to be readily readable from the street. Numbers that are a minimum height of 12" recommended.
Doors:
- Adequate security hardware, such as deadbolt locks, should be installed. All glass doors shall be secured with a dead bolt.
- Dead bolt locks shall be of the type whose deadbolt and deadlocking latch can be retracted by a single action of the inside door knob-lever/turnpiece.
- Overhead roll-up doors shall be secured from the inside by a cylinder lock or padlock, which cannot be defeated from outside the door.
Windows:
- Louvered windows shall not be used.
- Large display-type windows and any window accessible from the side and rear, but not visible from the street shall consist of rated burglary-resistant glazing or its equivalent. The "lock wrap" type that attaches to the window frame is recommended.
Roof Tops and Openings:
One of the following shall be utilized on all skylights:
- Rated burglary-resistant glass or acrylic material
- Iron bars of at least one half-inch diameter or flat steel bars of at least one quarter-inch width, spaced no more than five inches apart under the skylight and securely fastened
- Grill of at least one eight-inch steel and two-inch mesh
- All hatchway openings on the roof of any building shall be secured as follows: if the hatchway is wooden, it shall be covered on the outside with at least 16 gauge sheet steel or its equivalent, attached in a manner making removal difficult. The hatchway shall be secured from the inside with a slide bar or slide bolts. Only a crossbar or padlock provided by the fur marshal shall be used. Outside pin-type hinges on all hatchway openings shall have non-removable pins.
- All air duct or air vent openings exceeding 8"X12" on the rooftop or exterior walls of any building shall be secured by means of:
- Iron bars of at least one half-inch diameter or flat steel bars of at least one quarter-inch width, spaced no more that five inches and securely fastened
- Grill of at least one eight-inch steel and two-inch meshIf the barrier is on the outside, it shall be secured with galvanized rounded-head, flush bolts of at least three eighth-inch diameter.
Lighting:
- Monument signs shall be well-lighted during hours of darkness
- Interior night-lights shall be used during hours of darkness when school is closed
- Adequate lighting of parking lots and associated carports, driveways, circulation areas, aisles, passageways, recesses and grounds contiguous to buildings shall be provided with low-pressure sodium lighting. Sufficient wattage to provide adequate illumination to make clearly visible the presence of any person n or about the premises during the hours of darkness and provide a safe, secure environment for all persons, property and vehicles on site.
- All exterior doors shall have their own light source which will adequately illuminate entry/exit areas at all hours in order to:
-Make any person on the premises clearly visible
-Provide adequate illumination for persons entering and exiting the building.
- Landscaping shall be of the type and situated in locations to maximize observation while providing the desired degree of aesthetics. Security planting materials are encouraged along fence and property lines and under vulnerable windows.Line of Sight Surveillance:
- Stairwells and elevator lobbies should be of open design whenever structurally possible.
- It is highly desirable to design an elevator shaft and cab to be transparent, making occupants of the cab visible from the outside.
- Convex mirrors should be installed in elevator cabs and at stairwell landings
- Trash enclosures should be located at the perimeter of the parking lot, not adjacent to buildings
- Other line of sight obstructions (including recessed doorways, alcoves, etc.) should be avoided on building exterior walls and interior hallways.
Signage/Parking Lot:
- Compact parking spaces shall be clearly marked on the pavement
- Specially marked parking spaces for school administrators, staff, etc., should be eliminated.
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