No person shall occupy as owner-occupant or
permit to be occupied by another any dwelling or dwelling unit which
does not comply with the requirements of this article.
[Amended 7-25-1996 by Ch. No. 2420]
Every dwelling and dwelling unit shall be supplied
with adequate heating facilities rigidly connected to chimneys or
flues sufficient to accommodate facilities for the safe and adequate
heating of all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms or compartments.
Where central heating equipment is not supplied by the owner, equipment
as herein specified shall be provided by the occupant. Heating equipment
shall be capable of maintaining a minimum air temperature of at least
68° F. at three feet above the floor level, in all habitable rooms,
bathrooms and toilet rooms or compartments, during an outside air
temperature of 0° F. Doors, windows and other parts of the dwelling
shall be constructed and maintained so as to prevent abnormal heat
losses.
[Amended 7-25-1996 by Ch. No. 2420]
Heating equipment burning solid fuel shall be
rigidly connected to a chimney or flue. Heating equipment burning
liquid or gaseous fuels shall be rigidly connected to a chimney or
flue and a supply line.
[Amended 7-25-1996 by Ch. No. 2420]
Every dwelling or dwelling unit shall be supplied with water-heating facilities capable of heating water so as to permit water at a temperature of not less than 120° F. to be drawn at every required kitchen sink, lavatory basin, bathtub or shower. Such water heating facilities shall be capable of meeting the requirements of this section, whether or not the heating facilities required by § 247-75 are in operation.
Every piece of cooking equipment in a dwelling
shall be constructed and installed so that it will function safely
and effectively and shall be so maintained by the owner thereof. Cooking
equipment burning solid fuel shall be rigidly connected to a chimney
or flue, and cooking equipment burning liquid or gaseous fuels shall
be rigidly connected to a supply line. No cooking equipment using
such fuels shall be operated in any room used primarily for sleeping
purposes.
In every dwelling unit where perishable foods
are kept, refrigerated space for their storage shall be provided by
the occupant if not supplied by the owner.
[Added 5-21-1981 by Ch. No. 1758]
A.
In rented or leased property.
(1)
Every building within the boundaries of the City of
Pawtucket, including all public and private housing authorities, rented
or leased for dwelling purposes, shall be equipped with smoke detectors
in each dwelling unit adjacent to (within fifteen feet) all rooms
used for sleeping purposes. They are to be mounted on the ceiling
at least six inches from the wall or on the wall located six inches
to 12 inches from the ceiling. In addition, one smoke detector shall
be required on the ceiling or at the top of each interior stairwell.
(2)
Every building containing equipment that burns solid
fuel shall equipped with a smoke detector or detectors as follows:
(a)
Cellar installation: one within 15 feet of equipment
and one within the dwelling unit as per above.
(b)
First floor installation of a single-story building:
one within 15 feet of equipment. If sleeping areas are over 30 feet,
one within 15 feet of sleeping area.
(c)
First floor installation of two-story building:
same as cellar installation.
(d)
Installation on any floor above first story:
same as first floor installation.
(3)
Said detectors must bear the testing label of a nationally
recognized testing laboratory and may be battery operated, 110V plug-in
type or wired directly to the building electrical system.
B.
In dwelling houses being sold.
[Added 12-22-1983 by Ch. No. 1865]
(1)
Before any dwelling house within the City of Pawtucket
is sold, or the deed to any dwelling house transferred, said dwelling
house must be equipped with smoke detectors within 15 feet of all
rooms used for sleeping purposes, and in the basement or cellar of
said dwelling. Said smoke detectors shall be mounted on the ceiling
at least six inches from the wall or on the wall located six to 12
inches from the ceiling, and must bear the testing label of a nationally
recognized testing laboratory, and may be battery operated, 110V plug-in
type, or wired directly into the dwelling electrical system.
(2)
It shall be incumbent upon the seller of a dwelling
house to purchase and install said smoke detectors prior to the transfer
of the deed, and it shall be incumbent on the seller to file a certificate
of compliance with the office of the Recorder of Deeds. Certificates
of compliance may be obtained in the office of the Building Inspector
for the City of Pawtucket.
