No person shall occupy as owner-occupant, or let to another
for occupancy, any dwelling unit for the purpose of living, sleeping,
cooking or eating therein which does not comply with the following
requirements.
The following minimum sanitary facilities shall be supplied
and maintained in sanitary, safe working condition:
A. Water closet. Every dwelling unit shall contain within its walls
a room, separate from the habitable rooms, which affords privacy and
which is equipped with a water closet.
B. Lavatory. Every dwelling unit shall contain a lavatory which, when
a closet is required, shall be in the same room with said water closet.
C. Bathtub or shower. Every dwelling unit shall contain a room which
affords privacy to a person in said room and which is equipped with
a bathtub or shower, or both.
D. Kitchen sink. Every dwelling unit shall contain a kitchen sink apart from the lavatory required under Subsection
B of this section.
Every dwelling, multifamily dwelling and dwelling unit shall
be supplied with approved containers and covers for storage of rubbish,
and the owner, operator or agent in control of such dwelling or multifamily
dwelling shall be responsible for the removal of such rubbish.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Every dwelling or multifamily dwelling and every dwelling unit
shall be supplied with an approved garbage disposal facility, which
may be any adequate mechanical garbage disposal unit (mechanical sink
grinder), in each dwelling unit or an incinerator unit, to be approved
by the Building Official in the structure for the use of the occupants
of each dwelling unit, or an approved outside garbage can or cans.
In buildings and structures, water lines, plumbing fixtures,
vents and drains shall be properly installed, connected and maintained
in working order and shall be kept free from obstructions, leaks and
defects and capable of performing the function for which they are
designed. All repairs and installations shall be made in accordance
with the provisions of the Building Code or Plumbing Code of the municipality.
In buildings and structures, every plumbing stack, 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 repairs and installations
shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the Building Code
and Plumbing Code of the municipality.
Every space heating, cooking and water heating device located
in a building or structure shall be properly installed, connected
and maintained, and shall be capable of performing the function for
which it was designed in accordance with the provisions of the Building
Code.
Habitable rooms in existing buildings shall have a clear ceiling
height over the minimum area required by this code at not less than
7 1/3 feet, except that in attics or top half-stories, the ceiling
height shall be not less than seven feet over not less than 1/3 of
the minimum area required by this code when used for sleeping, study
or similar activity. In calculating the floor area of such rooms,
only those portions of the floor area of the room having a clear ceiling
height of five feet or more may be included.