Lacey, WA Building Safety: Door Locking Hardware (2026)

Lacey Municipal Code § 14.04.015 adds Section 425 to the International Building Code as adopted in the City of Lacey. It applies in all rental unit complexes consisting of five or more dwelling units, and each unit must be provided with the listed crime prevention devices. The security locking list requires single-cylinder deadbolt locks on all exterior hinged doors and a reinforced 4-inch strike-plate attached to the wood framing by not less than two No. 8 by 3-inch screws. Each unit also needs a door viewer with a field of vision of not less than 180 degrees.

Sliding doors and sliding windows each need a secondary security locking device in addition to the factory-provided or factory-installed lock. Crank-type or jalousie windows need a secondary device separate from the factory crank. All secondary security locks must meet Section 310.4, meaning they are openable without keys, any special knowledge or effort, so the added hardware cannot trap an occupant.

Section 425 goes beyond locks. Walkways, hallways, stairwells and entry areas need lighting giving a minimum of one foot-candle at floor or ground level, entrance foyers need three foot-candles, and parking lot lighting must run on timers or photo-electric switching that turns on at dusk. Fences must provide through-visibility and sight-obscuring fencing is not permitted. The complex must post address numbers, a site map at the entrance, and a sign reading “No Trespassing On This Property. LMC 9.28.080 - .090.”

A separate certificate of occupancy prerequisite in the same section requires a property of five or more dwelling units in one complex to be registered in the Residential Building Rental Registration Program under Chapter 14.02.