A.
Scope. The provisions of this article shall govern
the minimum plumbing facilities and fixtures to be provided. All plumbing
facilities and fixtures shall comply with the requirements herein
prescribed insofar as they are applicable.
B.
Responsibility. The owner of the structure shall provide
and maintain such plumbing facilities and fixtures in compliance with
these requirements. A person shall not occupy as owner-occupant or
let to another for occupancy or use any structure or portion thereof
or premises which does not comply with the following requirements
of this article.
A.
Dwelling units. Every dwelling unit shall include
its own plumbing facilities which are in proper operating condition,
can be used in privacy and are adequate for personal cleanliness and
the disposal of human waste. The following minimum plumbing facilities
shall be supplied and maintained in sanitary, safe working condition:
(1)
Water closet and lavatory. Every dwelling unit shall
contain within its walls a room separate from habitable rooms which
affords privacy and a water closet supplied with cold running water.
The lavatory may be placed in the same room as the water closet, or,
if located in another room, the lavatory shall be located in close
proximity to the door leading directly into the room in which said
water closet is located. The lavatory shall be supplied with hot and
cold running water.
(2)
Bathtub or shower. Every dwelling unit shall contain
a room which affords privacy to a person in said room and which is
equipped with a bathtub or shower supplied with hot and cold running
water.
B.
Rooming houses. At least one water closet, lavatory
basin and bathtub or shower, properly connected to an approved water
and sewer system and in good working condition, shall be supplied
for each two sleeping rooms within a rooming house, wherever said
facilities are shared. Every lavatory basin and bathtub or shower
shall be supplied with hot and cold water at all times.
C.
Hotels. Private water closets, lavatories and baths
shall be provided for each sleeping room. Each lavatory, bathtub or
shower shall be supplied with hot and cold water at all times.
A.
Privacy. Toilet rooms and bathrooms shall be designed
and arranged to provide privacy.
B.
Direct access. Toilet rooms and bathrooms shall not
be used as a passageway to a hall or other space or to the exterior.
A toilet room or bathroom in a dwelling unit shall be accessible from
any sleeping room without passing through another sleeping room.
C.
Same story. Toilet rooms and bathrooms serving hotel
units, lodging units or dormitory units, unless located within such
respective units or directly connected thereto, shall be provided
on the same story with such units and be accessible only from a common
hall or passageway.
D.
Employee facilities. Toilet rooms for employees shall
be readily accessible to such employees and shall not open directly
into any public kitchen or other public space used for the cooking
or preparation of food.
E.
Floors. Bathrooms and toilet rooms shall be provided
with floors of moisture-resistant materials.
F.
Partitions. Every nonresidential structure that requires
or supplies a water closet shall provide within the toilet room partitions,
enclosures or compartments for privacy and shall comply with fixture
clearance requirements of the Plumbing Code for such installations.
A.
General. All plumbing fixtures shall be maintained
in a safe and usable condition. All plumbing fixtures shall be of
approved nonabsorbent material.
B.
Connections. Water supply lines, plumbing fixtures,
vents and drains shall be properly installed, connected and maintained
in working order and shall be kept free from obstructions, leaks and
defects and capable of performing the function for which they are
designed. All repairs and installations shall be made in accordance
with the provisions of the Building Code or Plumbing Code.[1]
C.
Maintained clean and sanitary. All plumbing facilities
shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition by the occupant
so as not to breed or attract insects, rats or other vermin or produce
dangerous or offensive gases or odors.
D.
Access for cleaning. Plumbing fixtures shall be installed
as to permit easy access for cleaning both the fixture and the area
about it.
E.
Water conservation. Plumbing fixtures which are replaced
shall be of water-saving construction and use as may be required by
local energy and plumbing codes.
A.
General. Every sink, lavatory, bathtub or shower,
drinking fountain, water closet or other facility shall be properly
connected to either a public water system or to an approved private
water system. All sinks, lavatories, bathtubs and showers shall be
supplied with hot and cold running water.
B.
Contamination. The water supply shall be maintained
free from contamination, and all water inlets for plumbing fixtures
shall be located above the overflow rim of the fixture.
C.
Supply. The water supply systems shall be installed
and maintained to provide at all times a supply of water to plumbing
fixtures, devices and appurtenances in sufficient volume and at pressures
adequate to enable them to function satisfactorily.
D.
Water-heating facilities. Where hot water is provided,
water-heating facilities shall be installed in an approved manner,
properly maintained and properly connected with hot-water lines to
the fixtures required to be supplied with the hot water. Water-heating
facilities shall be capable of heating water to such a temperature
as to permit an adequate amount of water to be drawn at every required
kitchen sink, lavatory basin, bathtub, shower, and laundry facility
or other similar units, at a temperature of not less than 110°
F. (43.33° C.).
A.
General. Every sink, lavatory, bathtub or shower,
drinking fountain, water closet or other facility shall be properly
connected to either a public sewer system or to an approved private
sewage disposal system.
B.
Maintenance. Every plumbing stack, waste and sewer
line shall be so installed and maintained as to function properly
and shall be kept free from obstructions, leaks and defects to prevent
structural deterioration or health hazards. All repairs and installations
shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the Building Code
or Plumbing Code.
A.
General. An approved system of stormwater disposal
shall be provided and maintained for the safe and efficient drainage
of roofs and paved areas, yards and courts and other open areas on
the premises.
B.
Flow. Such stormwater-disposal system as may be reasonably
necessary to prevent the unnatural flow of stormwater onto adjacent
property shall be installed and maintained in good working order.
