[Ord. No. 63-2, § 6.1, 1-7-1963; Ord. of 10-1-1984]
Every room shall have at least one window or skylight facing directly to the outdoors. The minimum aggregate glass area of windows for habitable rooms shall be not less than 5% of the room's floor area or not less than five square feet, whichever is greater. Whenever walls or other portions of structures face a window of any habitable room and such light-obstruction structures are located less than three feet from the window and extend to a level above that of the ceiling of the room, such a window shall not be included as contributing to the required minimum total window area. Whenever the only window in a room is a skylight-type window in the top of such room, the minimum aggregate area of such skylight shall be not less than 1/20 of the total floor area of such room.
[Ord. No. 63-2, § 6.3, 1-7-1963; Ord. of 10-1-1984]
Every bathroom and water closet compartment shall comply with the light and ventilation requirements for habitable rooms contained in Sections 11-47 and 11-48 except where the bathroom or water closet compartment is adequately ventilated by a ventilating system which is kept in continuous or automatic operation and approved by the Director of Health.
[Ord. No. 63-2, § 6.4, 1-7-1963; Ord. of 10-4-1971, § 8; Ord. of 10-1-1984]
Where there is electric service available from power lines which are not more than 135 feet away from the dwelling, every dwelling unit and all public and common areas shall be supplied with electric service, outlets and fixtures which shall be properly installed, shall be maintained in good and safe working condition, and shall be connected to the source of electric power in a manner prescribed by the ordinances, rules and regulations of the City and the Connecticut Basic Building Code. The capacity of such services and the number of outlets and fixtures shall be:
(1) 
Every habitable room shall have an electric service and outlets and/or fixtures capable of providing the required number of watts per square foot of floor area as required by the National Electrical Code.
(2) 
Every habitable room shall have the prescribed number of convenience outlets as required by the National Electrical Code, and in no case less than two such outlets.
(3) 
Every water closet compartment, bathroom, laundry room, furnace room or similar nonhabitable work spaces and public hall shall contain at least one supplied ceiling or wall type electric light fixture.
[Ord. No. 63-2, § 6.5, 1-7-1963; Ord. of 10-1-1984]
Every dwelling or dwelling unit shall be supplied with heating facilities which are properly installed in accordance with the best standard practices and are maintained in safe and good working condition and are capable of safely, adequately and continuously heating and maintaining at such heat, all habitable rooms, bathrooms and water closet compartments located therein to a temperature of at least 65° F. at a distance of three feet above floor level when the outdoor temperature is 0° F. Either central or space heating facilities may be used (with the exception that space heaters using gas, solid or liquid fuel shall not be allowed in either rooming or multiple-family houses) and must be functional at least from October 31 of each year through April 1 of each year, and must meet the following requirements:
(a) 
Every central heating unit and/or central hot water heating unit shall:
(1) 
Have every heat duct, steam pipe and/or hot water pipe free of leaks and functioning properly to provide an adequate amount of heat and/or hot water to the intended place of delivery;
(2) 
Be provided with seals between sections of hot air furnaces to prevent the escape of noxious gases into heat ducts;
(3) 
If employing electricity, shall be provided with a circuit as prescribed by the National Electrical Code described in Section 11-50 of this division;
(4) 
Be provided with automatic or safety devices and be installed and operated in the manner required by the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the state and the City.
(b) 
Every space heating unit and/or unit hot water facility shall:
(1) 
Not use gasoline as a fuel;
(2) 
Not be of the portable type if using solid, liquid or gaseous fuel;
(3) 
If employing a flame, be connected to a flue or vent in the manner required by the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the state and the City;
(4) 
If employing solid or liquid fuels, have a fire-resistant panel beneath it;
(5) 
Be located at least two feet away from any wall or be equipped with insulation sufficient to prevent the over-heating of any wall in a manner prescribed by the current standards of the American Standards Association and the National Fire Protection Association;
(6) 
If employing gaseous fuel, be equipped with other than rubber tube or armored rubber tube connector;
(7) 
If employing electricity, be connected to an electric circuit as prescribed by the National Electrical Code and the local power company;
(8) 
Be installed and operated in the manner required by the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the state and the City.
[Ord. No. 63-2, § 6.6, 1-7-1963; Ord. of 10-1-1984]
Every common hallway and stairway in every multiple dwelling shall be adequately lighted with lighting facilities sufficient to provide safe illumination, as established by the current requirements of the Connecticut Basic Building Code.
[Ord. No. 63-2, § 6.7, 1-7-1963]
During that portion of each year when the Director of Public Health deems it necessary for protection against mosquitoes, flies and other insects, every door opening directly from a dwelling unit to outdoor space shall have supplied screens and a self-closing device; and every window or other device with openings to outdoor space used or intended to be used for ventilation shall not be without screens, provided that such screens shall not be required during such period in rooms deemed by the Director of Public Health to be located high enough in the upper stories of buildings as to be free from such insects, and in rooms located in areas of the City which are deemed by the Director of Public Health to have so few insects as to render screens unnecessary.
[Ord. No. 63-2, § 6.8, 1-7-1963]
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, shall be supplied with screens or such other devices as will effectively prevent their entrance.