A. 
Every habitable room shall have a window or skylight opening directly to the outside. The total area of such window or skylight shall not be less than eight percent (8%) of the floor area of such room. All windows and skylights shall be enclosed with glass and shall be provided with suitable hardware and sash cords and made to open to the extent of four percent (4%) of the floor area. Every dwelling, habitable room and hall shall be equipped with a safe, artificial lighting service, and all electrical wiring, outlets and fixtures thereof shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the provisions of local municipal ordinances and statutes of this state. Habitable space may also be provided with mechanical ventilation, in addition to natural ventilation.
[Amended 7-11-1972]
B. 
Every bathroom and water closet compartment shall have at least one (1) window facing to the outdoors and having a minimum openable area of four percent (4%) of the floor area of such room except where there is supplied some other device approved by the enforcement officer as affording adequate ventilation.
C. 
Every dwelling shall be supplied with electricity. Within such dwelling:
(1) 
Every habitable room shall contain at least two (2) separate floor- or wall-type electric convenience outlets, or one (1) such convenience outlet and one (1) supplied ceiling-type electric light fixture.
(2) 
Every water closet compartment, bathroom, laundry room, furnace room and public hall shall contain at least one (1) supplied ceiling- or wall-type electric light fixture.
(3) 
Every outlet and fixture shall be properly installed and maintained in good and safe working condition.
A. 
Every dwelling shall have heating facilities which are properly installed, maintained in safe and good working condition and capable of safely and adequately heating all habitable rooms, bathrooms and water closet compartments to a temperature of at least seventy degrees Fahrenheit (70º F.), at a distance three (3) feet above floor level, with the outside temperature at ten degrees Fahrenheit (10º F.). In rental properties the owner shall maintain a minimum temperature of seventy degrees Fahrenheit (70º F.) in all habitable rooms and toilet rooms at all times when the outside temperature falls below fifty-five degrees Fahrenheit (55º F.).
[Amended 7-11-1972]
B. 
Every space heater shall be properly vented through an approved flue leading to the outer air and shall be adequately insulated from all combustible materials.
A. 
All plumbing fixtures required by this section shall be connected to an approved source of water supply and to an approved system of sewage disposal.
B. 
All plumbing fixtures shall be properly installed and maintained in good working order.
C. 
Every dwelling unit shall contain within its walls a room, separate from the habitable rooms, which affords privacy and which is equipped with a flush water closet and a lavatory basin.
D. 
Every dwelling unit shall contain within its walls a room, separate from the habitable rooms, which affords privacy to a person in the room and which is equipped with a bathtub or shower.
E. 
Every dwelling unit shall contain a kitchen sink properly connected to the hot and cold water supply and the sewer system.
F. 
In every rooming house, the following minimum plumbing fixtures are required for each multiple of six (6) sleeping rooms: water closet, bathtub or shower and lavatory.
G. 
Every kitchen sink, lavatory and bathtub or shower required by this chapter shall be properly connected with both hot and cold water lines. The hot water lines shall be connected with supplied water heating facilities.
A. 
Every dwelling unit shall contain at least one hundred fifty (150) square feet of habitable floor area for the first occupant and at least seventy-five (75) square feet of additional habitable floor area for each additional occupant.
B. 
In every dwelling unit and in every rooming unit, every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one (1) occupant shall contain at least seventy (70) square feet of floor area, and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one (1) occupant shall contain at least fifty (50) square feet of floor area for each occupant twelve (12) years of age or over and at least thirty-five (35) square feet of floor area for each occupant under twelve (12) years of age.
C. 
Floor area shall be calculated on the basis of habitable room area. However, closet area and hall area within the dwelling unit, where provided, may count for not more than ten percent (10%) of the required habitable floor area.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
D. 
For the purpose of this section, a person under one (1) year of age shall not be counted as an occupant.
E. 
No cellar space shall be used as a habitable room or dwelling unit. Play or recreation rooms may be located below grade.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former § 42-8F of the 1965 Code, regarding space requirements for basements, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
A. 
No dwelling unit or rooming unit shall be located within a building containing any establishment handling, dispensing or storing flammable liquids in any manner which constitutes a danger to the lives of the occupants.
B. 
Every dwelling unit and every rooming unit shall have safe, unobstructed means of egress leading to safe and open space at ground level.
C. 
Every hallway, stairway, corridor, exit, fire escape door and other means of egress shall be kept clear at all times.
D. 
Storage rooms and storage lockers shall not be used for storage of junk, rubbish or waste.
E. 
Closets or storage beneath stairways are prohibited in any multifamily dwelling or any rooming house.
F. 
Exit facilities from dwellings or dwelling units shall lead to a public thoroughfare either directly or through a court or yard, and passage to such exits shall not lead through any other dwelling or dwelling unit.
G. 
No owner, operator or occupant shall furnish or use any cooking equipment which does not comply with this chapter.
H. 
Every piece of cooking equipment shall be so constructed and installed that it will function safely and effectively and shall be maintained in sound working condition.
I. 
Portable cooking equipment employing gasoline as fuel for cooking is prohibited.
J. 
All heating, cooking and water heating equipment burning solid fuels shall be rigidly connected to a chimney or flue, and such heating equipment, burning liquid or gaseous fuels shall be rigidly connected to a supply line and, where required, to a chimney, flue or vent.
K. 
Heating equipment shall be installed in a manner which will avoid the dangerous concentration of fumes and gases. Unvented portable space heaters burning liquids or gaseous fuels shall be prohibited. Heating equipment shall not be forced to operate beyond the safe capacity for which it was designed.
L. 
All fuels stored on the premises for the operation of heat-producing equipment shall be stored in a safe manner.
M. 
Fuels shall be stored in accordance with generally accepted practice and in a manner which will minimize the danger of fire. No fuel oil, gasoline or highly flammable fuel shall be stored within any structure used for human habitation, except in a manner approved by the Fire Department of the City of Gloversville.
[Amended 6-26-2018 by Ord. No. 10-2018]
A. 
During the period from May 1 to September 30 every door opening directly from any dwelling to outdoor space, which said doorway is used for ventilation, must be equipped with a screen together with a self-closing device in good working condition; and in each room at least one window or other device with openings to outdoor space, used or intended to be used for ventilation, must likewise be equipped with a screen.
B. 
Every basement or cellar window used or intended to be used for ventilation and every other opening to a basement which might provide an entry for rodents must be permanently equipped with screens or such other device as will effectively prevent their entrance.
C. 
Dwellings shall be kept free of rodents and other vermin at all times, with the responsibility for extermination resting with the occupant or owner as hereinafter specified.
D. 
The provisions previously codified herein have been recodified and incorporated into Gloversville City § 214-1B. [1]
[Amended 5-14-2019 by Ord. No. 10-2019]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 42-11, General conditions of structures, of the 1965 Code, which section immediately followed this section, was deleted 4-25-1995 by L.L. No. 4-1995.
A. 
No person shall operate a rooming house unless he holds a valid rooming house permit issued by the enforcement officer. Such permit is not transferable and shall apply only to the structure for which it is issued. Compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall entitle the owner or operator of a rooming house to such permit, and failure to comply shall call for its refusal or revocation. Every rooming house permit shall expire at the end of one year following its date of issuance.
B. 
Every rooming house and room shall be in compliance with the minimum standards for dwellings set forth in this chapter as to light, ventilation, heating, space requirements and such other provisions as are applicable.
C. 
Every rooming house shall be equipped with at least one flush water closet, one lavatory and one tub or shower for each eight persons or fraction thereof within the rooming house, including members of the family if they are to share the use of the facilities. In rooming houses in which rooms are let only to males, flush urinals may be substituted for not more than 1/2 of the required number of water closets. All such facilities shall be properly connected to the water supply and sewer system.
D. 
Every flush water closet, flush urinal, lavatory, tub or shower required shall be located in a room or rooms which:
(1) 
Affords privacy.
(2) 
Is accessible by a common hall without going outside the rooming house.
(3) 
Is accessible from a common hall without going through sleeping quarters of others.
(4) 
Is not more than one story removed from the room of an occupant intended to share the facilities.
E. 
Where bedding, bed linen or towels are supplied, the operator shall maintain the bedding in a clean and sanitary manner and shall furnish clean bed linen and towels at least once each week and prior to the letting of any room to an occupant.
A. 
Occupants of dwellings shall have the following responsibilities:
(1) 
To keep the dwelling and premises he occupies in a clean and sanitary condition.
(2) 
To dispose of rubbish and garbage in a clean and sanitary manner as prescribed by city regulation.
(3) 
To hang and remove screens provided by the owner except where the owner has agreed to supply such services.
(4) 
To keep plumbing fixtures in a clean and sanitary condition and to exercise all reasonable care in their proper use and operation.
(5) 
To exterminate insects, rodents or other pests if the occupant is an occupant of a single-family dwelling or the occupant is an occupant of a dwelling unit in a multiple-unit structure where that dwelling unit is the only one infested.
B. 
Owners of the dwellings shall have the following responsibilities:
(1) 
To let no dwelling or room to anyone for occupancy unless it meets the minimum standards set forth in this chapter.
(2) 
To have the dwelling unit or room in a clean, sanitary and habitable condition; to free from infestation before renting; and to clean, repair and exterminate if needed to meet the requirements of this chapter before offering for rent.
(3) 
To provide screens in accordance with § 170-10A.
(4) 
To exterminate insects, rodents or other pests if infestation exists in two or more units of a multiple-unit structure, where infestation exists in shared or public areas of multiple-unit structures, and where infestation exists in a single unit of a multiple-unit structure or in a single-family structure when infestation is due to failure of the owner to maintain the dwelling in a rodent-proof and reasonably insect-proof condition.