Occupants of structures and premises and owners or operators of rooming houses shall be responsible for their maintenance as provided in this article.
A. 
Cleanliness. Every occupant of a building or part of a building shall keep that part of the building or premises which he occupies, controls or uses in a clean and sanitary condition.
B. 
Disposal of rubbish. Every occupant of a building or part of a building shall dispose of all his rubbish in a clean and sanitary manner by placing it in the rubbish containers required by § 512-8F of this chapter.
C. 
Disposal of garbage. Every occupant of a building or part of a building shall dispose of his garbage in a clean and sanitary manner by placing it in the garbage disposal facilities or, if such facilities are not available, by removing all nonburnable matter and securely wrapping such garbage and placing it in tight metal garbage storage containers as required by § 512-8G of this chapter or by such other disposal method as may be required by applicable laws or ordinances of the City.
D. 
Use and operation of supplied plumbing fixtures. Every occupant of a building or part of a building shall keep the supplied plumbing fixtures clean and sanitary and shall be responsible for the exercise of reasonable care in their proper use and operation.
E. 
Installation and care of plumbing fixtures furnished by occupant. Every plumbing fixture furnished by the occupant of a building or structure shall be properly installed and shall be maintained in good working condition, kept clean and sanitary and free of defects, leaks or obstructions.
[Amended 3-26-2003 by Ord. No. 3154]
Every person who operates a rooming house or who occupies or lets to another for occupancy any rooming unit in any rooming house shall obtain an annual license from the City Inspection Division and comply with the provisions of every section of this chapter, except as provided in the following subsections:
A. 
Water closet, hand lavatory and bath facilities. At least one water closet, lavatory basin and bathtub or shower properly connected to an approved water and sewer system and in good working condition shall be supplied for each four rooms. All facilities shall be located within the residence building served and shall be directly accessible from a common hall or passageway and shall be not more than one story removed from any of the persons sharing such facilities. Every lavatory basin and bathtub or shower shall be supplied with hot and cold water at all times. Required facilities shall not be located in a basement.
[Amended 4-24-2014 by Ord. No. 3544]
B. 
Minimum floor area for sleeping purposes. Every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one occupant shall contain at least 70 square feet of floor area, and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than two persons shall contain at least 50 square feet of floor area for each occupant.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 15.31(3), Bed linen and towels, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 4-24-2014 by Ord. No. 3544.
C. 
Shades, draperies, etc. Every window of every rooming unit shall be supplied with shades, drawn draperies or other devices or material which, when properly used, will afford privacy to the occupant of the rooming unit.
D. 
Sanitary conditions. The operator of every rooming house shall maintain all walls, floors, ceilings and every other part of the rooming house in a sanitary condition, as well as the entire premises where the structure or building within which the rooming house is contained is leased or occupied by the operator.
E. 
Sanitary facilities. Every water closet, flush urinal, lavatory basin and bathtub or shower required by Subsection A shall be located within the rooming house and within a room or rooms which:
(1) 
Afford privacy and are separate from the habitable rooms.
(2) 
Are accessible from a common hall and without going outside the rooming house or through any other room therein.
F. 
License revocation; appeal. A license may be revoked by the City Manager at any time during the life of the license when the City becomes aware of a verified violation of the provisions of this chapter or a verified violation of any law, regulation or ordinance at the licensed premises. If five or more verified violations occur over a twelve-month period, the City Manager will immediately revoke the license. Written notice of revocation will be served on the licensee and may be appealed to the Plan Commission. Such appeal shall be submitted in writing to the Community Development Department within 30 days of service of the notice of revocation.
[Added 9-11-2019 by Ord. No. 3697]
G. 
In addition to the revocation of any license under this chapter, and except as where otherwise specifically provided, any person or entity found to be in violation of any provision of this chapter or any order, rule or regulation made hereunder may be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Code.
[Added 9-11-2019 by Ord. No. 3697]