Every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one person
shall contain at least 80 square feet of floor space, and every room
occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one person shall contain
at least 60 square feet of floor space for each occupant thereof.
Every rooming unit shall contain at least four square
feet of closet space per occupant with an unobstructed height of at
least five feet. If it is lacking, in whole or in part, an amount
of space equal in square footage to the deficiency shall be subtracted
from the area of habitable room space used in determining permissible
occupancy.
Beds and bedding. In every rooming unit, the operator
shall provide for each person a separate bed with bedstead, bedding
and bed linens satisfactory to the Enforcement Officer. All mattresses
shall be provided with waterproof covering and shall be arranged as
to be at all times easily capable of thorough inspection.
Bed linens and towels. The operator of every rooming
house shall change supplied bed linens and towels therein at least
once each week and prior to the letting of any room to any occupant.
The operator shall maintain all supplied bed linens and towels in
a clean and sanitary manner.
Shades and drapes. Every window of every rooming unit
in a rooming house shall be supplied with shades, drawn drapes or
other devices or materials that, when properly used, will afford privacy
to the occupant of the rooming unit.
Additionally, rooming houses constructed or put into
operation after June 6, 1978, shall be required to have installed
an approved smoke-detection system covering all rooms and areas, connected
to an automatic fire alarm with an audible alarm signal. In addition,
all lobbies, corridors, storage and kitchen areas of such facilities
shall be equipped with an approved automatic sprinkler system. Such
sprinkler system shall have a main sprinkler control valve which shall
be electrically supervised so that a "trouble" alarm will sound when
the valve is closed.
All rooming houses which were in operation before
June 6, 1978, shall provide either an approved smoke-detection system
covering all rooms and areas, connected to an automatic fire alarm
with an audible alarm signal, or an approved automatic sprinkler system
covering all rooms and any additional areas as may be required by
the Enforcement Officer. Such sprinkler system shall have a main sprinkler
control valve which shall be electrically supervised so that a "trouble"
alarm will sound when the valve is closed.