HomeMy WebLinkAboutPIP 98-01; Palomar Crest Corporate Center; Planned Industrial Permit (PIP) (4)Date: March 12, 1998
To: Planning Department
From: Carlsbad Police Department's, Crime Prevention Unit
Subject: Plan Review-PIP 98-01
Plan Review Recommendations
The following recommendations are optimal security suggestions provided by Carlsbad
Police Department's, Crime Prevention Unit. The purpose of this document is to
safeguard property and public welfare by regulating and reviewing the design,
construction, quality of materials, use and occupancy, location, and maintenance of all
buildings and structures. The recommendations are presented in two sections, site
considerations and building recommendations.
Part One
0 Site Issues
' Lighting
Illuminate aisles, passageways, and re cess es relat led to and within the building
complex with a maintained minimum of at least twenty-five one hundredths (.25) of a
foot-candle at the ground level during the hours of darkness. Protect lighting devices
with weather and vandalism-resistant covers.
Protect open parking lots with a maintained minimum of one (I) foot-candle of
light on the parking surface during the hours of darkness. White lights provide better
vision and surveillance capabilities than do yellow lights. Yet, yellow lights prevent
loitering because they are monochromatic. Protect lighting devices with weather and
vandalism covers.
Give the main entry and rear dock areas additional lighting during hours of
darkness.
' Light Sources
Incandescent or Halogen lamps are short lived and fairly expensive to operate.
They put out a nice bright light and are easy to control. They are compact.
Fluorescent lamps are less expensive to operate than Incandescent or Halogen
and have a longer life. They put out a good light but are a little more difficult to direct.
They are larger than the previous two.
Mercury Vapor lamps are less expensive to operate than Incandescent or
Halogen and have a long life. Their color is not as good as fluorescent but they are
easier to direct and control. They are compact.
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Metal Halide lamps require fewer fixtures to illuminate an area but have a
shorter life than Mercury Vapor. They provide an excellent light and are easy to direct
and control. They are compact.
High Pressure Sodium Vapor lamps require few fixtures and have a low
operating cost. The fixtures are expensive to purchase. They put out an excellent light
and are easy to direct and control. They are compact.
Low Pressure Sodium Lamps have the lowest operating cost of all the lamps.
The fixtures are expensive but few are required. They put out a yellow light and the
clarity is not good. They are easy to direct and control. They are longer in size.
' Landscaping
The police department recommends the exterior landscaping be kept at a
minimal height and fullness, giving police, security services and the general public
surveillance capabilities of the area. Plant low-profile bushes and shrubs, not
exceeding three feet in height. Create space between the bottom of trees and the tops
of bushes or shrubs. Make sure tree canopies are not lower than five feet. Do not
plant landscaping higher than three feet in front of windows or in parking areas.
Landscaping should not detract from lighting. Keep entrance ways clear of
clutter. Design perimeter landscaping and burms to allow vision into the property.
Apply security plants where necessary to prevent loitering and tampering. For
further information on security landscaping, contact the police department's Business
Liaison Unit, (760) 931 -21 77.
Addressing
Display street numbers prominently on the street side of the building. Place the
number in a position that is easily visible to emergency vehicles, hasting their approach.
Make sure the numbers are no less than four (4) inches in height and are a contrasting
color to the building to which they are attached. Illuminate the numbers at night.
Part Two
0 Building Recommendations
I Doors
The police department recommends that hollow steel doors 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. Use only glass doors with
fully tempered glass or rated burglary resistant glazing. Protect all exterior doors with
security hardware.
Equip all doors with an astragal constructed of steel. Ensure the astragal is a
minimum of .I25 inch thick. The astragal covers and protects the opening between the
door and frame or other door at the locking device. The purpose of the astragal is to
protect the locking device from cutting attacks. Attach the astragal to the outside by
means of welding or with non-removable bolts spaced apart on not more than ten inch
centers.
Construct the jamb of all aluminum frame swinging doors 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, to prevent violation of the strike.
Give special attention to roll-up doors. Protect these doors with security
hardware. If roll-up doors are vulnerable to security breach, consideration should be
given to electronic security.
Windows
Equip movable windows with security hardware and burglar resistant glazing.
Cover other vulnerable non-movable windows with burglar resistant glazing. Windows
of commercial buildings are vulnerable to breakage during the hours of darkness, when
the business is non-operational.
Roofs
Secure all roof openings.
Trash Enclosures
Position trash enclosures away from areas of shipping and receiving.
If you have questions or comments regarding this review, please contact the Crime
Prevention Unit. If you would like additional assistance concerning building security or
employee security issues, please contact the Business Liaison at 931 -21 77.
Reviewed by: Jodeene R. Sasway
Crime Prevention Specialist
(619) 931-2195