In kitchens, cabinets and/or shelves shall be provided for the
storage of eating, drinking and cooking equipment and utensils and
for the storage of food that does not require refrigeration. Adequate
counter space for the preparation of food shall also be provided.
Cabinets, shelves and counters shall be of sound construction furnished
with surfaces that are easily cleanable and that will not impart any
toxic or deleterious effect to food.
A.
Doors to dwelling units shall be equipped with a heavy-duty lockset,
equipped with stopwork for control of the knob and an additional dead
bolt or auxiliary latch bolt to prevent manipulation by means other
than a key. These doors shall also be equipped with a chain doorguard
so as to permit partial opening of the door.
B.
All openable windows shall be equipped with sash locks designed to
be openable from the inside only. Grilles, lockable from the inside
only, may be placed on the inside or outside of windows that are accessible
from grade but that do not serve to provide access to exits.
C.
Dwelling unit entrance doors shall be equipped with a viewing device
located so as to enable a person on the inside of the entrance door
to view a person immediately outside.
Building entrance doors and other exterior exit doors shall
be equipped with heavy-duty locksets with auxiliary latch bolts to
prevent the latch from being manipulated by means other than a key.
Latch sets shall have stopwork in the inside cylinder controlled by
a master key only.
All buildings containing eight or more dwelling units shall
be provided with an intercommunication system located at the door
giving access to the main entrance hall or lobby and permitting such
dwelling unit occupant to release the locking mechanism of said door
from the dwelling unit; provided, however, that all such buildings
constructed hereafter shall be provided with devices for voice communication
between the occupant of each dwelling unit and a person outside the
door to the main entrance hall or lobby.
A.
CHILD or CHILDREN
INSTALLATION OF WINDOW GUARD
LANDLORD
TENANT
Definitions. When used in this section, the following words or terms
shall have the following meanings:
Any person 10 years of age or younger.
Proper installation and maintenance of window guards in a
manner approved by the Department.
[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
An owner, agent or other person who manages or controls a
multiple dwelling or dwelling units in a multiple dwelling.
A lessee or other occupant regularly residing within a dwelling
unit, regardless of whether said occupant is a party to a lease agreement.
B.
Installation responsibilities.
(1)
The landlord shall provide, install and maintain a window guard,
of a type deemed acceptable by the Department, installation to be
made pursuant to specifications provided by the Department, on the
windows of each apartment in which a child or children 10 years of
age and under reside and on the windows, if any, in the public halls
of a multiple dwelling in which such children reside, except that
this section shall not apply to windows giving access to fire escapes
or to a window on the first floor that is a required means of egress
from the dwelling unit. It shall be the duty of each landlord who
manages or controls a multiple dwelling to ascertain whether such
a child resides therein. This installation shall not be construed
or allowed as a major capital improvement and the cost of funding
cannot be passed along to the tenant.
[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
(2)
No tenant of a multiple dwelling unit or other person shall obstruct or interfere with the installation of window guards required by Subsection B(1), nor shall any person remove such window guards.
(3)
No landlord shall refuse a written request of a tenant of a multiple dwelling unit to install window guards, regardless of whether such is required by Subsection B(1), except that this section shall not apply to windows giving access to fire escapes.
(4)
The provision of this section concerning installation responsibilities
shall not apply to any dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling which
is an owner-occupied condominium or cooperative dwelling unit. If
the condominium or cooperative dwelling unit is not owner-occupied,
then the provision of this section will apply.
C.
Notice to tenants.
(1)
All leases offered to tenants in multiple dwellings must contain
a notice, conspicuously set forth therein, which advises tenants of
the obligation of the landlord to install window guards and where
further information regarding the procurement of such window guards
is available.
(2)
The landlord must cause to be delivered to each residential unit
within 30 days of a change of occupancy not involving a written lease
a notice advising occupants of the obligation of such landlord to
install window guards and where further information regarding the
procurement of such window guards is available.
No person shall direct or divert the flow of any surface drainage
in or on any court, yard, area or the premises of any habitable building
or on the property of others.
A.
Disposal of garbage, refuse, rubbish and waste material regulated.
No person shall throw, place or deposit or permit any person under
his control or employment to throw, place or deposit any garbage,
refuse, rubbish or waste material except as in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter and the New York Uniform Code.
B.
Approved receptacles to be provided. Every person in responsible
charge of any building or structure in the City of Yonkers shall provide
and cause to be kept and provided, for the exclusive use of such building
or structure, an adequate number of approved, separate receptacles
for holding, respectively, without leakage, burnable refuse and nonburnable
refuse, to accommodate accumulations between collections.
C.
Storage of garbage and other waste materials.
(1)
All garbage deposited in such receptacles shall be securely wrapped.
All receptacles containing garbage shall be tightly covered at all
times with approved covers. Every such receptacle shall be kept at
all times in a condition satisfactory to the Commissioner of the Department
of Housing and Buildings.
[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
(2)
No receptacle shall be placed upon any street, sidewalk, footpath,
alley or any other public place whatsoever, except that covered receptacles
may be placed at such locations for collection after sundown the night
previous to collection.
(3)
Empty receptacles shall be removed from such locations the same day
as soon as possible after collections have been made. No such receptacle,
refuse, rubbish or waste material shall be so placed or stored as
to contribute to the creation of a health nuisance.
(4)
Whenever it may be deemed necessary by the Commissioner of the Department
of Housing and Buildings, platforms constructed of an impervious material
shall be used for the storage of receptacles so as to eliminate the
creation of a health nuisance.
[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
D.
Dog waste disposal stations, to be provided. Every person in responsible
charge of any building or structure that allow dogs to be kept in
the City of Yonkers, with 25 to 50 dwelling spaces or units, shall
provide or cause to be kept and provided, in a suitable location(s)
on the premises, for the exclusive use of such building or structure,
a dog waste disposal station which shall provide biodegradable bags
and a receptacle for holding dog waste. Every building or structure
that allow dogs to be kept, with 51 or more, dwelling spaces or units,
shall provide two or more dog waste disposal stations. Every person
in responsible charge of such building or structure shall ensure that
all dog waste collected is properly and regularly disposed.
[Added 1-29-2019 by L.L.
No. 1-2019]
A.
Lighting. Adequate lighting shall be provided in refuse rooms.
B.
Maintenance. Refuse chutes, refuse rooms, hoppers and all parts of
the refuse collecting system shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary
condition at all times, free of vermin, odors and defects, and shall
be maintained in good operating condition.
C.
Pest control. The owner shall establish a program to ensure that
the refuse chute and refuse room and all appurtenances will be treated
as often as necessary to prevent infestation of insects or rodents.
The owner shall maintain records of such treatments, which shall be
available to the Department at all times.
[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
D.
Collection and disposal of refuse within premises. The collection
and disposal of refuse within any building or on any premises shall
be performed as is necessary to provide for the safety, health and
well-being of the occupants of buildings and of the public.
E.
Noise control. Refuse compactors shall be so operated as not to cause
any noise nuisance to occupants of the building.
F.
Notification to Commissioner of Public Works. The owner, agent or
person in responsible charge of any building, structure or property
using a compactor must notify the Commissioner of Public Works of
the City of Yonkers within three weeks of operation time so that he
may make arrangements for the pickup of the raw refuse.
A.
Insects and rodents to be controlled. No person in responsible charge
of any building, structure or property within the City of Yonkers
shall allow such building, structure or property to become infested
with insects or rodents in violation of the New York Uniform Code
or this section.
B.
Insect or rodent conditions to be eliminated. The Commissioner of
the Department of Housing and Buildings shall cause an inspection
to be made of any building, structure or property which he has good
reason to believe is not free from an insect or rodent condition.
If such building, structure or property is found to be insect- or
rodent-infested, a notice shall be served upon such owner to correct
such infestation. The owner, being so notified that such insect or
rodent infestation exists, shall take immediate and necessary measures
to remedy such condition.
[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
C.
Removal, damaging or destroying of ratproofing measures prohibited.
No person shall remove, damage or destroy any part of any building,
structure or other appurtenance of improved real estate premises intended
to protect such premises against ingress of rodents nor in any way
create a condition by which ingress for rodents is made possible,
provided that this section shall not apply where the interference
with such ratproofing is made necessary in connection with lawful
construction. Ratproofing so affected or destroyed shall be promptly
restored.
D.
Feeding of birds, fowl or other animals regulated. No person shall
place food for the feeding of birds, fowl or other animals in the
open or in such a manner that such food is accessible to rodents,
except where such food is placed in such containers as will prevent
the scattering of such food upon the ground, and after such feeding
the food shall not be allowed to remain where it is accessible to
rodents.
E.
Use of fumigants, insecticides and rodenticides regulated. No person
shall use in any building, structure or other enclosed space in the
City of Yonkers a fumigant or a liquid, solid or powdered insecticide
or rodenticide for the destruction or control of insects, rodents
or other pests in such manner as to cause a nuisance or endanger the
health or safety of the occupant.
F.
Notification of fumigation. No person shall fumigate any building,
structure or other enclosed space in the City of Yonkers without first
giving 24 hours' notice of such fumigation to the Commissioner
of the Department of Housing and Buildings, the Fire Department and
the Police Department. Notification shall include the location of
the building, structure or enclosed space to be fumigated as well
as its character and use, the type of fumigant, the date and time
when such fumigation will be performed and the approximate time of
completion.
[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
G.
Premises to be vacant prior to and during fumigation. No building,
structure or enclosed space shall be occupied by human beings during
the period of fumigation, and all necessary precautions and examinations
shall be taken previous to such fumigation to assure that no person
remains therein and also that all necessary precautions have been
taken to safeguard the lives and health of all persons occupying buildings
adjoining that in which the fumigation is to be performed.
H.
Notification of use of rodenticides and insecticides poisonous to
human life.
(1)
No person shall use any rodenticide or insecticide poisonous to human
life without first having given notice of 24 hours to the Commissioner
of the Department of Housing and Buildings of such use.
[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
(2)
No rodenticide or insecticide restricted by any state or federal
agency is to be used without the approval of the Commissioner of the
Department of Housing and Buildings.
[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
(3)
No rodenticide or insecticide prohibited by any state or federal
agency is to be used.
I.
Licensing permit required for exterminators. No person shall engage
in the business of extermination for the destruction or control of
rodents, insects, vermin or other pests or hold himself out as being
in such business without a permit issued by the Commissioner of the
Department of Housing and Buildings and payment of a fee. Said fee
shall be in an amount determined by the Commissioner of the Department
of Housing and Buildings, and it shall be effective 48 hours after
it shall have been posted in the City Clerk's office. Before
a permit may be issued, said person shall meet requirements on file
with the Department.
[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
J.
Revocation of permit. Failure on the part of a fumigator, exterminator
or pest-control operator to comply with the provisions of this code
or the standards of operation adopted by the Commissioner of the Department
of Housing and Buildings for the use of such fumigants, rodenticides
or insecticides shall be cause for revocation of permit.
[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
No person shall occupy or let to another for occupancy any dwelling
or dwelling unit, for the purpose of living therein, which does not
comply with the following requirements:
A.
Every dwelling unit shall contain at least 150 square feet of floor
space for the first occupant thereof and at least 100 additional square
feet of floor space for every additional occupant thereof, the floor
space to be calculated on the basis of total habitable room area.
B.
In every dwelling unit of two or more rooms, every room occupied
for sleeping purposes by one occupant shall contain at least 70 square
feet of floor space, and every room occupied for sleeping purposes
by more than one occupant shall contain at least 50 square feet of
floor space for each occupant thereof.
C.
No dwelling or dwelling unit containing two or more sleeping rooms
shall have such room arrangements that access to a bathroom or water
closet compartment intended for use by occupants of more than one
sleeping room can be had only by going through another sleeping room
or public hallway, nor shall room arrangements be such that access
to a sleeping room can be had only by going through another sleeping
room or a bathroom or water closet compartment or public hallway.
D.
The floor area of every habitable room shall have a ceiling height
of at least seven feet six inches, except that in any habitable room
under a sloping ceiling, at least 1/2 of the floor area of every habitable
room shall have a ceiling height of at least seven feet six inches,
and the floor area of that part of any room where the ceiling height
is less than five feet shall not be considered as part of the floor
area in computing the total floor area of the room for the purpose
of determining the maximum permissible occupancy thereof.
E.
No cellar space shall be used as a habitable room or dwelling unit.
F.
No basement space shall be used as a habitable room or dwelling unit
unless:
(1)
The floor and walls are impervious to leakage of underground and
surface runoff water and are insulated against dampness.
(2)
The total window area in each habitable room is at least equal to
the minimum window sizes required in these regulations and such required
window area is located entirely above the grade of the ground adjoining
such window area.
(3)
The total openable window area in each room is equal to at least
the minimum as required in these regulations, except where there is
provided another mechanical device affording adequate ventilation
and approved by the Commissioner of the Department of Housing and
Buildings.
[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
(4)
There are no pipes, ducts or other obstructions less than six feet
eight inches above the floor level which interfere with the normal
use of the room or area.
G.
All legal nonconforming dwelling units which are in use and constructed prior to the introduction of the Multiple Residence Law of 1951 shall be exempt from complying with Subsections A, B, C, D and F of this section. However, upon rerental of the dwelling units, it shall be the responsibility of the landlord, owner or agent or any other representative or any other responsible party at the time of the rerental to comply with all subsections as specified in this section.
