No owner, operator or other person shall occupy or let to another
person any dwelling, rooming house, dwelling unit or rooming unit
which does not comply with the following standards for the basic equipment
and facilities and no dwelling, rooming house, dwelling unit or rooming
unit or any premises containing such areas shall fail to comply with
the following minimum standards for basic equipment and facilities.
[Amended 4-6-1977 by Ord.
No. 12244]
Every dwelling unit shall contain within its walls a room separate
from the habitable rooms which affords privacy and which is equipped
with a flush water closet and a lavatory basin. The public officer
may accept other configurations where in his opinion the health and
safety of the public are not impaired.
Every dwelling unit shall contain within its walls a room separate
from the habitable rooms which affords privacy to a person in the
room, and which is equipped with a bathtub or shower.
Every dwelling shall contain within its walls a room separate
from the other rooms which contain:
A.
A kitchen sink in good working condition and properly connected to
a water supply system which is approved by the appropriate authority
and which provides at all times an adequate amount of heated and unheated
running water under pressure, and which is connected to a sewer system
approved by the appropriate authority.
B.
A kitchen stove providing at least two top burners or plates and
an oven or similar device, for cooking food, and a refrigerator or
similar device, for the safe storage of perishable food at temperatures
less than 50° F., but more than 32° F., under ordinary maximum
summer conditions, which are properly installed with all necessary
connections for safe, sanitary and efficient operation; provided that
such stove, refrigerator and/or similar device need not be installed
when the occupant provides same on occupancy, and that sufficient
space and adequate connections for the safe and efficient installation
and operation of such stove, refrigerator and/or similar devices are
provided. Refrigerators will be required for occupied units. The landlord
may delegate the responsibility for the refrigerator requirement,
to the tenant of the unit, under a written lease signed prior to the
date of occupancy.
[Amended 8-17-1996 by Ord. No. 13413]
C.
Kitchen cabinets and/or shelves for the storage of eating, drinking
and cooking equipment and utensils, and of food that does not, under
ordinary summer conditions, require refrigeration for safekeeping;
and a counter or table for food preparation. Such cabinets and/or
shelves and counter or table shall be adequate for the permissible
occupancy of the dwelling unit and shall be of sound construction
furnished with surfaces that are easily cleanable and that will not
impart any toxic or deleterious effect to food.
[Amended 5-4-1983 by Ord.
No. 12554]
(1)
The following amount of shelving, drawer storage and counter top
area shall be adequate:
|
Area
(square feet)
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Unit
|
Shelving Area
|
Drawer Area
|
Counter Top Area
|
|
Efficiency
|
20
|
4
|
4
|
|
One bedroom
|
30
|
5
|
5
|
|
Two bedroom
|
40
|
6
|
8
|
|
Three bedroom
|
50
|
8
|
10
|
(2)
Usable storage in cooking range or under sink may be counted.
(3)
The public officer may accept other configurations where in his opinion
the health, safety of the public is not impaired.
[Amended 10-21-1987 by Ord. No. 12801]
A.
Every kitchen sink, lavatory basin and bathtub or shower required
for this code shall be properly connected with both hot and cold running
water. The hot water lines shall be connected with supplied water
heating facilities which are capable of heating water to such a temperature
as to permit an adequate amount of water to be drawn at a temperature
of not less than 110° F. and not more than 120° F. even when
the dwelling heating facilities required by this code are not in operation.
All gas hot water heaters shall be vented to the outside in an approved
manner and provided with temperature and pressure-relief valves, and
pressure-relief valves shall be properly vented to the floor.
B.
Water heaters, with the exception of those having sealed combustion
systems, shall not be installed in bathrooms or bedrooms.
All plumbing fixtures required under this article shall be properly
connected to an approved water system and to an approved sewerage
or sewage disposal system.
[Amended 4-6-1977 by Ord.
No. 12244; 10-23-2012 by Ord. No. 15022]
Plumbing fixtures required under § 455-24 or 455-25 that meet all applicable requirements of the ordinance, except that they are located in a basement, shall be approved. Sump pumps shall be directed to the exterior and not be directed into the sanitary sewer system or in a manner that creates a public nuisance or the accumulation of stagnant water.
Every dwelling unit shall have approved garbage and rubbish
storage or disposal facilities. Such storage facilities shall be watertight
containers with tight-fitting covers. In every multiunit dwelling,
such facilities shall be placed in an approved location.
