[Ord. No. 1341, 7-17-2002]
(a) 
Scope. This section covers the basic plumbing facilities and fixtures requirements for properties covered by this division.
(b) 
Evidence of inadequate plumbing. Evidence of inadequate plumbing facilities or fixtures shall be a violation of one or more of the subsections of this section.
(c) 
Requirement for dwelling units. Every dwelling unit shall include its own plumbing facilities which are in proper operating condition, can be used in privacy and are adequate for personal cleanliness and the disposal of human waste, and which shall be supplied and maintained in a sanitary, safe working condition.
(d) 
Water closet and lavatory. Every dwelling unit shall contain within its walls a room separate from habitable spaces, which affords privacy and a water closet supplied with cold running water. A lavatory shall be placed in the same room as the water closet or located in another room in close proximity to the door leading directly into the room in which such water closet is located. The lavatory shall be supplied with hot and cold running water.
(e) 
Bathtub and shower. Every dwelling unit shall contain a room which affords privacy and that is equipped with a bathtub or shower supplied with hot and cold running water.
(f) 
Kitchen sink. Every dwelling unit shall contain a kitchen sink apart from the lavatory required under this article, and such sink shall be supplied with hot and cold running water.
(g) 
Requirement for rooming houses. In every rooming house, at least one closet, lavatory basin and bathtub or shower properly connected to an approved water sewer system and in good working condition shall be supplied for each four rooms within a rooming house, wherever such facilities are shared. Every lavatory basin and bathtub or shower shall be supplied with hot and cold water at all times, in every rooming house.
(h) 
Privacy. Toilet rooms and bathrooms shall be designed and arranged to provide privacy.
(i) 
Accessibility in rooming houses, etc. Toilet rooms and bathrooms serving rooming houses or dormitory units, unless located with such respective units or directly connected thereto, shall be provided on the same story with such units and be accessible only from a common hallway or passageway.
(j) 
Maintenance and construction of fixtures. All plumbing fixtures shall be maintained in a safe and usable condition. All plumbing fixtures shall be of approved nonabsorbent material.
(k) 
Connecting generally. Water supply lines, plumbing fixtures, vents and drains shall be properly installed, connected and maintained in working order and shall be kept free from obstruction, leaks and defects and capable of performing the function for which they are designed. All installations shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Michigan building code or plumbing code.
(l) 
Sanitary maintenance. All plumbing facilities shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition by the occupant, so as not to breed insects and rodents or produce dangerous or offensive gases or odors.
(m) 
Access for cleaning. Plumbing fixtures shall be installed to permit easy access for cleaning both the fixture and the area about it.
(n) 
Connections to water system. Every sink, lavatory, bathtub or shower, drinking fountain, water closet or other facility shall be properly connected to either a public water system or to an approved private water system. All sinks, lavatories, bathtubs and showers shall be supplied with hot and cold running water.
(o) 
Protection of water supply from contamination. The water supply shall be maintained free from contamination and all water inlets for plumbing fixtures shall be located above the overflow rim of the fixture. Protection against back-siphonage must be provided for the water system.
(p) 
Adequate water supply. The water supply system shall be installed and maintained to provide at all times a supply of water to plumbing fixtures, devices and appurtenances in sufficient volume and at pressures adequate to enable them to function satisfactorily.
(q) 
Water heating facilities. Where hot water is provided, water-heating facilities shall be installed in an approved manner, properly maintained and properly connected with hot water lines to the fixtures required to be supplied with the hot water. Water heating facilities shall be capable of heating water to such a temperature as to permit an adequate amount of water and be drawn at every required kitchen sink, lavatory basin, bathtub, shower and laundry facility or other similar unit, at a temperature of not less than 100° F.
(r) 
Connections to sewage system. Every sink, lavatory, bathtub or shower, drinking fountain, water closet or other facility shall be properly connected to either a public sewer system or to an approved private sewage disposal system.
(s) 
Maintenance of plumbing stacks and waste and sewer lines. Every plumbing stack and waste and sewer line shall be so installed and maintained as to function properly and shall be kept free from obstructions, leaks and defects to prevent structural deterioration or health hazards. All installations shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the Michigan Construction Codes.