The provisions of this article shall govern the minimum mechanical and electrical facilities and equipment to be provided. All mechanical and electrical facilities and equipment shall comply with the requirements herein prescribed insofar as they are applicable.
The owner or operator of the structure shall provide and maintain such mechanical and electrical facilities and equipment in compliance with these requirements. A person shall not occupy as owner-occupant or let to another for occupancy or use any premises which does not comply with the following requirements of this article.
It shall be the responsibility of an owner or operator to maintain heat in every habitable space. Whenever the outside temperature of a structure falls below 55 degrees F., heat shall be maintained at 68 degrees F. between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. and 65 degrees F. between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Any owner or operator who has an express contractual arrangement with an occupant under which the occupant undertakes to supply heat through facilities under the occupant's exclusive control shall be exempt from the requirements to supply heat.
Every dwelling unit and guest room shall be provided with central heating facilities capable of maintaining a room temperature of 68 degrees F. at a point three feet above the floor and three feet from an exterior wall in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms. Portable space heaters are prohibited.
In all other structures where heating facilities are supplied or available for use, they shall be capable of adequately and safely heating areas of the structure to a reasonable temperature for work conditions.
All cooking and heating equipment, components and accessories in every heating, cooking and water heating device shall be maintained free from leaks and obstructions and kept functioning properly so as to be free from fire, health and accident hazards. All installations and repairs shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the applicable code or other laws or ordinances applicable thereto. Portable cooking equipment employing flame is prohibited, except for approved residential type food trays or servers which are heated by a candle or alcohol lamp.
All mechanical equipment shall be properly installed and safely maintained in good working condition and be capable of performing the function for which it was designed and intended.
All fuel burning equipment shall be securely connected to an approved chimney, flue or vent and be free of any accumulations of soot or debris.
All required clearances to combustible materials shall be maintained in accordance with the building code.
All safety controls for fuel burning equipment shall be maintained in effective operation.
A supply of air for complete combustion of the fuel and for ventilation of the space shall be provided for fuel burning equipment.
Fireplaces, and other similar devices intended for use similar to a fireplace, shall be stable and structurally safe and connected to approved chimneys.
When facilities for interior climate control (heating, cooling and/or humidity) are integral functions of structures used as a dwelling unit or other occupancies, such facilities shall be maintained and operated in a continuous manner in accordance with the designed capacity.
Every habitable room of a dwelling unit shall contain one duplex receptacle on each wall. In a kitchen, three separate and remote wall type electric convenience outlets or two such convenience outlets and one ceiling or wall type electric light fixture shall be provided. Every public hall, water compartment, bathroom, laundry room or furnace room shall contain at least one electric light fixture. In addition to the electric light fixture in every bathroom and laundry room, there shall be provided at least one electric outlet. All electric outlets in bathrooms, laundry rooms and at kitchen counters within six feet of any sink shall be ground fault protected.
All electrical equipment, wiring and appliances shall be installed and maintained in a safe manner in accordance with all applicable laws. All electrical equipment shall be of an approved type.
Where it is found, in the opinion of the Code Official, that the electrical system in a structure constitutes a hazard to the occupants or the structure by reason of inadequate service, improper fusing, insufficient outlets, improper wiring or installation, deterioration or damage or for similar reasons he shall require the defects to be corrected to eliminate the hazard.
One extension cord shall be permitted per receptacle and shall not exceed six feet in length.
Elevators, dumbwaiters and escalators shall be maintained to safely sustain the loads to which they are subject, to operate properly and to be free of physical and fire hazards.