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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPIP 98-05; Cornerstone Corporate Center; Planned Industrial Permit (PIP) (13)Date: April 6, 1998 To: Planning Department From: Carlsbad Police Department's, Crime Prevention Unit Subject: Plan Review-PIP 98-05 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 aisle !s, pass ageways, and recesses related to and within the building complex with a maintained minimum of 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 mainfained 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. 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 Crime Prevention Unit at (760) 931-2105. ' 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 ' 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. Only use glass doors with fully tempered glass or rated burglary resistant glazing. Protect all exterior doors with security hardware. c . -. 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 door frame or other door at the locking device. The purpose of the astragal is to protect the locking device from a cutting attack. 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. ' 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. This information is a representation of information that has been gathered on a state- wide level. The purpose is to provide effective and consistent information throughout California and at times the Nation. If you would like additional assistance concerning building security or employee security issues, please contact the Crime Prevention Unit at (760) 931-2105. Reviewed by: Jodeene R. Sasway Crime Prevention Specialist (61 9) 931 -21 95