[Ord. No. 628 §1, 9-8-2009]
A.
Minimum Standards. Every habitable room shall have a least
one (1) window or skylight facing directly to the outdoors. The minimum
total window area, measured between stops, for every habitable room
shall be eight percent (8%) of the floor area of such room or as required
by any applicable code adopted by the City. Whenever walls or other
obstructions face a window of any such room and any such light-obstruction
structures are located less than three (3) feet from the window and
extend to a level above that of the ceiling of the room, such a window
shall not be deemed to face directly to the outdoors and 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 total window area of such skylight shall equal
at least fifteen percent (15%) of the total floor area of such room
or as required by any applicable code adopted by the City.
B.
Exception. These requirements shall not apply to habitable
rooms that meet the light and ventilation requirements of the City's
land development regulations.
[Ord. No. 628 §1, 9-8-2009]
A.
Minimum Standards. Every habitable room shall have at least
one (1) window or skylight which can easily be opened, or such other
device as will adequately ventilate the room. The total of openable
window area in every habitable room shall be equal to at least forty
percent (40%) of the required minimum window area size or required
minimum skylight-type window size, except where there is supplied
some other device affording adequate ventilation and approval by the
Building Inspector.
B.
Exception. These requirements shall not apply to habitable
rooms that meet the light and ventilation requirements of the land
development regulations.
[Ord. No. 628 §1, 9-8-2009]
Every bathroom and water closet compartment shall comply with
the light and ventilation requirements of any adopted City code for
habitable rooms, except that no window or skylight shall be required
in adequately ventilated bathrooms and water closet compartments equipped
with a ventilation system approved by the Building Inspector.
[Ord. No. 628 §1, 9-8-2009]
Every habitable room of every single-family dwelling shall contain
at least two (2) separate wall-type electric light fixtures; and every
water closet compartment, bathroom, laundry room, furnace room, hall,
stairway and foyer shall contain at least one (1) supplied ceiling
or wall-type electric light fixture. Every such outlet and fixture
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 safe manner.
[Ord. No. 628 §1, 9-8-2009]
Every dwelling shall have heating facilities which are properly
installed and maintained in safe and good working condition and capable
of safely and adequately heating all habitable rooms, bathrooms and
water closet compartments in every dwelling until located therein
as required by any adopted City code.
[Ord. No. 628 §1, 9-8-2009]
A.
Whenever
the owner of any dwelling is furnishing heat for the tenants, it shall
be the duty of such owner to maintain and have available for each
habitable room occupied by such tenant sufficient quantities of heat
to maintain compliance with the heating requirement contained in the
City building code through the months commencing October first (1st)
of any year and ending April thirtieth (30th) of the following year.
B.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Section to the contrary, the owner of
a dwelling who is furnishing heat for tenants shall not have to comply
with the minimum heating requirements established by this Section
whenever the Building Inspector has filed with the City Clerk a statement
establishing a minimum heating requirement to the contrary. The Building
Inspector shall file with the City Clerk a statement which shall set
forth the minimum temperature requirements for dwellings, which minimum
temperature requirements shall comply with the standards established
by the United States of America as part of its energy conservation
program. If the minimum temperature requirements established pursuant
to these provisions adversely affect the health of the individual
occupying the dwelling, the individual may request the landlord to
provide additional heating up to an amount sufficient to heat the
dwelling to maintain compliance with the heating requirements contained
in any adopted City code. Upon the landlord receiving such request
either orally or in writing, the landlord shall provide the additional
heat. If the landlord fails to provide the additional heat, the occupant
of the dwelling may request the Building Inspector to investigate
the matter, and upon such request the Building Inspector shall conduct
an investigation to determine if the health of the individual is adversely
affected by the lower temperature established by a national energy
policy. If it is determined that the health of the citizen is adversely
affected, the Building Inspector shall notify the landlord, and from
and after such notification the landlord shall comply with the order
of the Building Inspector.
