Chapter 17.52
INTERIOR SPACES
Sections:
17.52.030 Interior Design Considerations
17.52.010 Application
This chapter is recommended to apply to new commercial, industrial, retail, and multi-family development. (Ord. 03-1033 § 11)
17.52.020 Purpose
This chapter establishes recommendations for interior design to minimize risk and opportunities for crime. The following design features are recommended to conform with CPTED standards: main entry and lobby areas, location of receptionist areas in relation to windows and points of access control, adjacent offices that would promote surveillance into the main entry and lobby areas, location of stairwells, hallways, elevators, rest rooms, pay phones and drinking fountains, patio or break areas, type of glazing, use of electronic monitoring devices and general floor plans. The design considerations and examples are for use by developers, architects, and planners. The design standards specified under SMC 17.20.030 are strongly recommended but not required. (Ord. 03-1033 § 11)
17.52.030 Interior Design Considerations
A. Avoid isolating an individual entrance at the end of a hall or head of stairs.
B. Reduce the number of rooms sharing a common hallway.
C. Place windows in doors of stair landings.
D. Place restrooms in central areas.
E. Refrain from placing restrooms near stairs or exterior doors.
F. Position lounge and common areas to provide direct line of sight to hallways.
G. Use windows in blank walls.
H. Create minor obstacles or passage points to prevent easy movement from very public areas to private areas.
I. Place windows overlooking entrances.
J. Restrooms provided in a parking facility shall have maze-type entrances instead of outer/inner doors that could trap a victim. (Ord. 03-1033 § 11)