The provisions of this article are the basic minimum standards
for rental housing units. Every dwelling unit must meet these standards
and contain the basic equipment and facilities specified in this article.
Every dwelling unit having food preparation facilities shall
have in the food preparation area the following equipment in full
and proper working condition: a sink connected to the municipal water
and sewer, and either a stove and a refrigerator, or a place in which
such appliances might be located.
Every dwelling unit shall contain a separate room which affords
privacy to a person within such room, and which is equipped with a
flush toilet, lavatory basin and a bathtub or shower, all in good
working condition and connected to the municipal water and sewer systems.
Each kitchen and bath of each dwelling unit shall have properly
installed hot and cold running water, in good working condition, in
sufficient quantity, and connected to the municipal water and sewer
systems.
Every dwelling unit shall have heating facilities in a safe
and working condition, and capable of adequately heating all habitable
areas of the dwelling unit to a minimum interior temperature of 60°
F. All mechanical equipment shall be maintained in a safe and good
working condition.
Every existing kitchen and habitable room in a dwelling unit
shall contain at least two separate floor or wall electrical outlets.
Cords to appliances and other electrical devices shall not be permitted
to run through doorways, under rugs, be stapled to wood baseboards
or run through the holes in partitions or floors. All outlets and
fixtures shall be properly installed and maintained in a good working
condition, and shall be connected to an outside source of electrical
power in a safe manner.
Every habitable room on an outside wall of the dwelling shall
have at least one window or skylight which can be easily opened for
adequate ventilation and escape in the case of an emergency, except
where there is supplied some other device or method of affording adequate
ventilation and escape, which is approved by the Village Building
Inspector.
Every public hall and/or stairway in an apartment house or multiple-dwelling
unit shall have, at all times, adequate light and/or lighting fixtures,
maintained by the landlord.
Each individual rental unit, apartment house, etc., shall have
an approved and fully operational smoke detector in each individual
unit. Every apartment house or multiple-dwelling unit shall have a
smoke detector in each hallway serving one or more individual housing
units. Each smoke detector shall be properly inspected by the Village
Building Inspector at such times as the building is inspected, and
the working order of the smoke detector shall be indicated on the
inspection form.
Every dwelling unit, apartment, multiple dwelling unit and every
part thereof, shall be kept clean and free of any accumulation of
filth, rubbish, garbage and other matter in or on such dwelling unit,
or in the yards, courts, passages or hallways belonging to such dwelling
unit, including the immediate property surrounding the dwelling unit.
Every dwelling unit, apartment, multiple dwelling unit and every
part thereof, shall be kept free of uncaged rodents, other similar
pests, uncaged birds, cockroaches, fleas, lice and vermin.
Every habitable room used for sleeping purposes shall contain
adequate space to maintain safe and sanitary conditions for the number
of occupants sleeping in such room.
All dwelling units shall have located near the kitchen facilities
in the unit a fire extinguisher. The fire extinguisher shall have
a minimum capacity of five pounds and shall be either carbon dioxide
or dry chemical type, in good working order and bearing a current
inspection certificate. Each fire extinguisher shall be properly inspected
by the Village Building Inspector or at such time as the building
is inspected, and the working order of the fire extinguisher shall
be indicated on the inspection form.
A.
Structures. Every foundation, wall and roof shall be reasonably weathertight,
watertight and rodentproof, and shall be capable of privacy and kept
in good repair. The foundation elements shall adequately support the
building at all points. Every exterior wall shall be free of holes,
breaks, loose or rotting boards or timbers, and any other condition
which would admit rain, dampness or rodents to the interior portions
of the walls, or which might provide harborage for insects or other
carriers of disease. Exterior walls and wood trim shall be well and
sufficiently painted so as to prevent them from deteriorating and
becoming havens for rodents, insects and other carriers of disease.
The roof shall be structurally sound, tight and have no defects which
would admit rain.
B.
Exterior attachments. Exterior attachments to basic structural elements,
including, but not limited to, gutters, downspouts, screening, vents,
antennas, awnings, utility connections, etc., shall be in good repair.
C.
Stairs and porches. Every inside and outside stair, porch and appurtenant
thereto shall be so constructed as to be safe to use and capable of
supporting the loads to which they are subjected, and shall be kept
in sound condition and in good repair. In the case of a flight of
stairs with more than three risers, the Village Building Inspector
may require a handrail. Such handrails shall be firmly fastened and
shall be maintained in good condition.
D.
Openings. Every window, exterior door and basement hatchway, and
their frames, shall be substantially tight and shall be kept in sound
condition and repair so as to be waterproof and weatherproof. All
exterior opening windows, doors and hatchways will be equipped with
screens to keep out rodents, insects and other carriers of disease.
E.
Chimneys. All chimneys shall be kept in sound condition, free of
holes or breaks.
F.
Street numbers. All buildings shall bear distinctive street numbers
at or near the front entrance of such building.
A.
No responsible party shall keep or maintain a dwelling unit that
is in an unsafe condition due to, but not limited to, the following:
B.
The responsible party shall make the dwelling safe by repairing or
removing any unsafe condition in accordance with this chapter, other
pertinent provisions of other Village ordinances and other state or
federal laws and statutes.
With respect to any premises constructed or converted to rental
use after the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter
is derived, there shall be provided a minimum space for off-street
parking for motor vehicles equal to two spaces for each single rental
building, and two spaces for each rental unit in a multi residential
building or apartment, or provided for in one or more parking compounds
conveniently located and readily accessible to the sites which they
are intended to serve. Each parking space shall have a minimum width
of nine feet and 20 feet in length. Such parking areas shall be graded
and surfaced so as to permit drainage and disposal of surface water
and/or snow accumulating within the confines of the parking area.
Every unit and structure shall comply with all applicable building
codes and other ordinances adopted by the Village Council as minimum
building and use requirements and incorporated in this chapter by
reference.
