Permanent heating facilities shall be provided in structures
as required by this section.
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 based on the winter outdoor design temperature for the locality
indicated in Appendix D of the International Plumbing Code. Cooking appliances shall not be used, nor shall portable unvented
fuel-burning space heaters be used, as a means to provide required
heating.
Exception: In areas where the average monthly temperature
is above 30° F (-1° C), a minimum temperature of 65° F
(18° C) shall be maintained.
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Every owner and operator of
any building who rents, leases, or lets one or more dwelling
units or sleeping units on terms, either
expressed or implied, to furnish heat to the occupants thereof shall supply heat during the period from October 1 to April
15 to maintain a minimum temperature of 68° F (20° C) in all
habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms.
Exceptions:
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When the outdoor temperature is below the winter outdoor design
temperature for the locality, maintenance of the minimum room temperature
shall not be required provided that the heating system is operating
at its full design capacity. The winter outdoor design temperature
for the locality shall be as indicated in Appendix D of the International Plumbing Code.
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In areas where the average monthly temperature is above 30°
F (-1° C), a minimum temperature of 65° F (18° C) shall
be maintained.
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Indoor occupiable workspaces shall be supplied with heat during
the period from October 1 to April 15 to maintain a minimum temperature
of 65° F (18° C) during the period the spaces are occupied.
Exceptions:
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Processing, storage, and operation areas that require cooling
or special temperature conditions.
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Areas in which persons are primarily engaged in vigorous physical
activities.
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The required room temperatures shall be measured 3 feet above
the floor near the center of the room and 2 feet inward from the center
of each exterior wall.
Liquid-gas-type portable heating appliances shall be prohibited
except in single-family residential homes. Wood-burning stoves are
prohibited except in single-family residential owner-occupied homes.