SEC. 91.6713. GLAZED OPENING – GENERAL.

(Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)

All windows, skylights, glazing in doors or other glazing in security openings shall conform to this section and to the applicable requirements of LAMC Sections 91.6714, 91.6715 and 91.6716.

Glazed openings within 40 inches (1016 mm) of the required locking device of the door, when the door is in the closed and locked position and when the door is operable from the inside without the use of a key, shall be fully tempered glass, conforming to the provisions of CBC Section 2406, or approved burglary- resistant material, or shall be protected by metal bars, screens or grilles having a pattern such that the maximum dimension of any opening does not exceed 2 inches (50.8 mm).

EXCEPTION: The provisions of this section shall not apply to sliding glass doors which conform to the provisions of LAMC Section 91.6710 or to view ports or windows which do not exceed 2 inches (50.8 mm) in their greatest dimension.