[Ord. No. 84. BH1§ 1]
It shall be the duty of every person who shall have contracted
or undertaken or shall be bound to heat or furnish heat for any building
or portion thereof occupied as a home or place of residence, to heat
or furnish heat for every occupied room in such building or portion
thereof so that a minimum temperature of seventy (70°F) degrees
Fahrenheit shall be maintained therein at all times between the hours
of 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. and a minimum temperature of sixty-five
(65°F) degrees Fahrenheit between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and
6:00 a.m. of each and every day from October 1 in each year to June
1 of the succeeding year, and at all other times when the street temperature
shall fall below fifty-five (55°F) degrees Fahrenheit between
the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m.
[Ord. No. 84. BH1 § 2]
In case of mechanical failure of the heating system. It shall be the duty of the custodian of the building immediately to notify the public officer as defined in the New Milford Housing Code Section 10-2 or the New Milford Police Department when heat shall be below prescribed levels for two hours or more, and to specify the nature of the failure and measures which are to be taken for restoration of required heating services. The owner of the building shall exercise due care to insure compliance with these requirements.
[Ord. No. 84. BH1 § 3]
The owner of any building having three or more units covered
in this section shall have all heating and hot water furnace or boiler
facilities inspected by a qualified person, other than an employee
of the owner or any person having a business relationship with the
owner, during the months of either June, July or August of every year.
The findings of these inspections are to be certified by such person
and a copy of these findings with recommendations are to be filed
with the Board of Health within 15 days of each inspection. Whenever
corrections or repairs are recommended, the Health Officer shall serve
the owner of the heating or hot water facility notice to abate such
condition within a specified time. Failure to make such corrections
or repairs within the specified period shall be considered a violation
of this section.
[Ord. No. 84. BH1 § 4]
No owner or occupant of a dwelling unit shall install or maintain
any oil appliance in any room used for sleeping purposes. Every space
heater, except electrical, shall be properly vented to a chimney or
duct leading to outdoors. Unvented portable space heaters, burning
solid, liquid or gaseous fuels shall be prohibited.
