San Jacinto, CA Building Safety: Door Locking Hardware (2026)

The door hardware rules sit in the Development Code chapter on condominiums, not in a stand-alone security ordinance, so they bind the City Council's condominium approvals in the City of San Jacinto (Riverside County, California). Chapter 17.410 applies to a residential condominium or other common interest development created with a new structure and to the conversion of an existing structure. Commercial condominiums are excluded and fall to the California Department of Real Estate. Section 17.410.050 states that its standards cover both new condominiums and conversions.

For locks, exterior doors and doors leading from garage areas into private units need a single-cylinder dead-bolt with a minimum one inch throw, working together with a key in knob dead-latch mechanism. Sliding glass doors and the stationary leaf of a double door entry instead take a slide dead bolt at both top and bottom. On wood frame doors the dead-bolt strike plate must be at least 16 U. S. gauge steel, bronze or brass, anchored two inches into solid backing beyond the surface it is attached to. Hinges on out-swinging doors need non-removable hinge pins or a mechanical interlock so the door cannot be lifted off from outside.

The same subsection regulates the frame. Jambs get solid backing with no voids for a vertical distance of at least six inches each side of the strike, and wood framing gets horizontal blocking at door lock height for three stud spaces each side of the opening. Glazing in an exterior door, or within 40 inches of any locking mechanism, must be fully tempered or burglary-resistant glass unless double-cylinder dead-bolt locks are installed. Front exterior doors need a 180 degree viewer unless clear vision panels are installed. Sliding glass windows and doors need locks that resist 500 pounds of pry force.

Keying is a separate rule: each dwelling unit has locks that are interchange-free from every other dwelling, so master keying is prohibited. The condominium association authorized to represent the unit owners can request master keying, and then it is allowed.