HomeMy WebLinkAboutCUP 154C; Pacific Bell Expansion; Conditional Use Permit (CUP) (33)Date: June 4, 1996
To: Planning Department
From: Police DepartmentKrime Prevention
Subject: Plan Review-CUP 154(C)
Plan Review Recommendations
The following are optimal security suggestions provided by the
Carlsbad Police Department. The purpose is to create an atmosphere that
is free from crime opportunities. The recommendations are presented in
two sections, site considerations and building recommendations.
A. Site Issues
A-1 Lighting
It is suggested that aisles, passageways, and recesses related
to and within the building complex should be illuminated with an
intensity of at least twenty-five one hundredths (.25) footcandles
at the ground level during the hours of darkness. Lighting devices
should be protected by weather and vandalism-resistant covers.
Open parking lots should be provided with a maintained
minimum of one (1) footcandle of light on the parking surface
during the hours of darkness. White lights provide better vision and
surveillance capabilities than do yellow lights. Lighting devices
should be protected by weather and vandalism covers.
The main entry and rear dock areas should be given additional
lighting during hours of darkness.
A-2 Landscaping
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The exterior landscaping should be kept at a minimal height
and fullness giving police, security services and the general public
surveillance capabilities of the area. Landscaping should be
designed to not detract from lighting. Low level plants should be
planted in front of windows so as to not cover windows. All
entrances should be kept clear of clutter. Perimeter landscaping
should not take away from vision into the property.
Security plants should be applied where necessary to prevent
loitering and tampering.
Burms should b kept at a minimum when they detract from
su rvei I lance.
A - 3 Addressing
A street number should be displayed on a prominent location on
the street side of the building. The number should be placed in a
position that is easily visible to emergency vehicles to hasten their
approach. The numbers should be no less than four (4) inches in
height and should be of a contrasting color to the building to which
they are attached.
B. Building Recommendations
B-1 Doors
Hollow steel doors shall have a minimum sixteen U.S. gauge
and have sufficient reinforcement to maintain the designed
thickness of the door when any locking device is installed. Glass
doors shall have fully tempered glass or rated burglary resistant
glazing. All exterior door should be protected with security
hardware.
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All doors shall be equipped with an astragal constructed of
steel a minimum of .I25 inch thick which will cover the opening
between the door and frame or other door. The astragal shall be
attached to the outside by means of welding or with non-removable
bolts spaced apart on not more than ten inch centers.
The jamb on all aluminum frame swinging doors shall be so
constructed or protected to withstand 1600 pounds of pressure in
both a vertical distance of three inches and horizontal distance of
one inch each side of the strike, so as to prevent violation of the
strike.
B-2 Windows
Movable windows should be equipped with security hardware.
8-3 Roofs
All roof openings shall be secured.
If you have questions or comments regarding this review, please
contact the Crime Prevention Unit. If you would like additional assistance
with regards to securing buildings or employee security issues, please
contact the Business Liaison at 931 -21 77.
Reviwed by: Jodeene R. Sasway
Crime Prevention Specialist
(61 9) 931 -21 95