Yucaipa, CA Building Safety: Door Locking Hardware (2026)

Yucaipa Development Code § 88.0210(g) sets the door hardware rule for the City of Yucaipa's multiple-unit residential projects. Each door providing ingress and egress to any dwelling unit subject to the ordinance must carry two devices. First, a peephole allowing a person inside the unit to see, at a wide angle, persons outside of the unit at the door, without the person inside being seen. The Planning Commission and/or City Council can consider other options to a peephole that provide like security features. Second, a deadbolt lock attached to the construction studding. Attachment to the doorjamb or trim is not sufficient to comply.

The rule reaches only projects under Chapter 2, Multiple Residential Design Standards. Section 88.0201(b) applies those standards in all Residential land use districts where the residential designation is preceded by the RM designation, except for RM-24. Under § 88.0201(c), a Conditional Use Permit and a public hearing are required for proposed multi-family projects of more than 10 units in areas zoned RM, and a small lot subdivision instead files a subdivision map. The section read here does not extend the peephole and deadbolt requirement to single-family doors. The section was last amended by Ord. 465 § 8 in 2025.

Security hardware is one piece of the dwelling amenities package in § 88.0210. Subsection (f) requires at least three items from a list of 14, and that list includes a security alarm system and an automatic garage door opener. Subsection (a) sets minimum unit sizes of 750 square feet for one bedroom, 900 square feet for two bedrooms and 1,050 square feet for three or more bedrooms, and subsection (b) bars any building structure from exceeding two stories. Plans are reviewed by the City Architect and approved by the Planning Commission and/or City Council under § 88.0220.