Responsibility. The owner of the structure shall provide and maintain
mechanical and electrical facilities and equipment in compliance with
these requirements. A person shall not occupy as owner-occupant or
permit another person to occupy any premises which does not comply
with the requirements of this article.
Residential occupancies. Dwellings shall be provided with heating
facilities capable of maintaining a room temperature of 68° F.
(20° C.) in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms.
Heat supply. Every owner and operator of any building who rents,
leases or lets one or more dwelling unit, rooming unit, dormitory
or guest room on terms, either expressed or implied, to furnish heat
to the occupants thereof shall supply heat during the period from
October 1 to May 1 to maintain a temperature of not less than 68°
F. (20° C.) in all habitable rooms, bathrooms, and toilet rooms.
Prohibited heating sources. Cooking appliances, fuel-burning heaters, portable electric metal element heaters without protective grills, or heaters not equipped with automatic shutoff that will turn off the portable heater in the event that the unit is tipped over and/or becomes overheated, shall not be used to provide space heating to meet the requirements of Subsections A, B and C.
Exception: Owner-occupied one- and two-family dwellings.
Occupiable work spaces. Indoor occupiable work spaces shall be supplied
with heat during the period from October 1 to May 1 to maintain a
temperature of not less than 65° F. (18° C.) during the period
the spaces are occupied.
Room temperature measurement. The required room temperatures shall
be measured three feet (914 mm) above the floor near the center of
the room and two feet (610 mm) inward from the center of each exterior
wall.
Mechanical appliances. All mechanical appliances, fireplaces, solid-fuel-burning
appliances, cooking appliances and water-heating appliances shall
be properly installed and maintained in a safe working condition,
and shall be capable of performing the intended function.
Relief valve discharge pipe. The outlet of a pressure relief valve,
temperature relief valve or combination thereof shall not be directly
connected to the drainage system. The discharge from the relief valve
shall be piped full size separately to the floor, to the outside of
the building or to an indirect waste receptor located inside the building.
In areas subject to freezing, the relief valve shall discharge through
an air gap into an indirect waste receptor located within a heated
space, or by other approved means. The discharge shall be installed
in a manner that does not cause personal injury or property damage
and that is readily observable by the building occupants. The discharge
from a relief valve shall not be trapped. The diameter of the discharge
piping shall not be less than the diameter of the relief valve outlet.
The discharge pipe shall be installed so as to drain by gravity flow
and shall terminate atmospherically not more than six inches (152
mm) above the floor. The outlet end of the discharge pipe shall not
have a valve installed.
Combustion air. A supply of air for complete combustion of the fuel
and for ventilation of the space containing the fuel-burning equipment
shall be provided for the fuel-burning equipment.
Energy conservation devices. Devices intended to reduce fuel consumption
by attachment to a fuel-burning appliance, to the fuel supply line
thereto, or to the vent outlet or vent piping therefrom, shall not
be installed unless labeled for such purpose and the installation
is specifically approved.
Combination smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. All properties rented
let or offered for sale, shall have hard wired combination smoke and
carbon monoxide detectors located in all heating and mechanical rooms.
Facilities required. Every occupied building shall be provided with an electrical system in compliance with the requirements of this section and § 220-41.
Electrical service. The size and usage of appliances and equipment
shall serve as a basis for determining the need for additional facilities
in accordance with the ICC Electrical Code. Dwelling units shall be
served by a three-wire, 120/240 volt, single-phase electrical service
having a rating of not less than 60 amperes.
Exception: Existing knob and tube wiring systems that are properly
maintained and free of any hazards.
Electrical system hazards. Where it is found that the electrical
system in or upon a structure constitutes a hazard to the occupants
or the structure by reason of inadequate service, improper fusing,
insufficient receptacle and lighting outlets, improper wiring or installation,
deterioration or damage, or for similar reasons, the Code Officer
shall require the defects to be corrected to eliminate the hazard.
Receptacles. Every habitable space in a dwelling that is rented,
leased or let shall contain at least two separate and remote receptacle
outlets. Every laundry area shall contain at least one grounded-type
receptacle or a receptacle with a ground-fault circuit-interrupter.
Every bathroom shall contain at least one receptacle. All bathroom
receptacle outlets shall have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection.
Residential rental and property transfers. In addition to Subsection B above, all residential properties that are rented, leased, let or offered for sale shall have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection (GFI) installed as follows:
Nonresidential rentals and property transfers. All nonresidential
properties shall have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection
(GFCI) installed in accordance to the electrical code.
Lighting fixtures. Every common hall, interior stairway, toilet room,
kitchen, bathroom, laundry room, boiler room and furnace room shall
contain at least one electric lighting fixture.
General. Elevators, dumbwaiters and escalators shall be maintained
to sustain safely all imposed loads, to operate properly, and to be
free from physical and fire hazards. The most current certificate
of inspection shall be on display at all times within the elevator
or attached to the escalator or dumbwaiter; or the certificate shall
be available for public inspection in the office of the building operator.
Elevators. In buildings equipped with passenger elevators, at least
one elevator shall be maintained in operation at all times when the
building is occupied.
Exception: Buildings equipped with only one elevator shall be
permitted to have the elevator temporarily out of service for testing
or servicing.
Duct systems shall be maintained free of obstructions and shall
be capable of performing the required function.
General. The permitted volumes, usage and storage of gases and other
fuels shall be in accordance to the NFPA Life Safety Code and the
International Fire Code and Borough's fire code.[1]
Safety provisions. All required safety provisions and physical safety
features required for fuel storage delivery and usage shall be properly
maintained and readily accessible.