9.72.070 On site security.
Every firearm that is kept in the permitted place of business shall be stored using one of the following methods set forth in Penal Code Section 12071(b)(14). Failure to fully comply with the requirements of one of these methods is sufficient cause for denial or revocation of the law enforcement permit by the Chief of Police. The three permitted methods are detailed in subsections (A), (B) and (C), respectively:
(A)Store the firearm in a secure facility that is part of, or that constitutes, the permittee’s business premises. A secured facility means a building that meets all of the following specifications, pursuant to Penal Code Section 12071(c)(3):
(1)All perimeter doorways shall meet one of the following:
(a)A windowless steel security door equipped with both a dead bolt and a doorknob lock; or
(b)A windowed metal door that is equipped with both a deadbolt and a doorknob lock. If the window has an opening of five inches or more measured in any direction, the window shall be covered with steel bars of at least one-half inch diameter or metal grating or at least nine gauge affixed to the exterior or interior of the door; or
(c)A metal grate that is padlocked and affixed to the permittee’s premises independent of the door and door frame;
(2)All windows are covered with steel bars;
(3)Heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and service openings are secured with steel bars, metal grating, or an alarm system;
(4)Any metal grates have spaces no larger than six inches wide measured in any direction;
(5)Any metal screens have spaces no larger than three inches wide measured in any direction;
(6)All steel bars shall be no further than six inches apart.
(B)Secure the firearm with a hardened steel rod or cable of at least one-eighth inch in diameter through the trigger guard of the firearm. The steel rod or cable shall be secured with a hardened steel lock that has a shackle. The lock and shackle shall be protected or shielded from the use of a bolt cutter and the rod or cable shall be anchored in a manner that prevents the removal of the firearm from the premises.
(C)Store the firearm in a locked fireproof safe or vault in the permittee’s business premises. (Ord. 6519-NS, 1999)