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At least one flush toilet, sink and bathtub or shower, properly connected to potable water and sewer system approved by the FVHD and/or Public Works Department and in good working condition, shall be supplied for each five persons or fraction thereof residing within a rooming house, including members of the operator's family wherever they share the use of said facilities, provided that, in a rooming house where rooms are let only to males, flush urinals may be substituted for not more than 1/2 the required number of water closets. All such facilities shall be located with the dwelling so as to be reasonably accessible from a common hall or passageway to all persons sharing such facilities. Every lavatory basin and bathtub or shower shall be supplied with hot water at all times in accordance with the provisions of § 118-16. No such facilities shall be located in a basement except by written approval of the FVHD.
The operator of every rooming house shall change
supplies, bed linen and towels therein at least once a week and prior
to the letting of any room to any occupant. The operator shall be
responsible for the maintenance of all supplied bedding in a clean
and sanitary manner.
Every room occupied for sleeping purposes by
one person shall contain at least 70 square feet of usable floor area
and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one person
shall contain at least 50 square feet of usable floor area for each
additional occupant thereof.
Every rooming unit shall have safe, unobstructed
means of egress leading to safe and open space at ground level, as
required by the statutes, ordinances and regulations of this State
of Connecticut and the Town of Farmington.
The operator of every rooming house shall be
responsible for the sanitary maintenance of all walls, floors and
ceilings and for maintenance of a sanitary condition in every other
part of the rooming house. He shall be further responsible for the
sanitary maintenance of the entire premises where the entire structure
or building is leased or occupied by the operator.
Every provision of this chapter which applies to rooming houses shall also apply to hotels and/or motels, except as provided in § 118-58 and except to the extent that any such provision may be found in conflict with the laws of this state or with the lawful regulations of any state board or agency.
No meals may be prepared or eaten in a rooming house, other than in a dwelling unit contained therein, unless such meals are prepared and eaten in communal kitchens and dining rooms conforming to the standards of §§ 118-59 and 118-60, except that this section shall not apply to the eating of meals in establishments which are operating a valid restaurant business and which have the rooming house and restaurant operations integrated as a single business enterprise.
A communal kitchen shall comply with the following
standards:
A.
It shall contain at least 60 square feet of floor
area in every case and at least 100 square feet if meals are both
prepared and eaten therein.
B.
If occupants are permitted to eat meals therein, it shall be supplied with one dining chair and two lineal feet of dining table space, in addition to the surface area for food preparation required under Subsection F below, for each occupant of the rooming house permitted to eat in the kitchen, the surface of each dining table to be smooth and easily cleanable.
C.
It shall contain at least one supplied kitchen sink, 3 bay or dishmachine of an approved type which shall be supplied with hot water at all times in accordance with the provisions of § 118-16.
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D.
It shall contain at least one supplied kitchen gas
stove or electric stove, every such stove to have at least two top
burners and an oven.
E.
It shall contain one supplied electric or gas refrigerator
with an adequate food storage capacity.
F.
It shall contain one or more supplied tables or other
facilities having a total surface area for food preparation of not
less than six square feet, the surface of each table or other facility
to be suitable for the preparation of food, smooth and easily cleanable.
G.
It shall contain at least one supplied cabinet of
adequate size for and suitable for the storage of food and eating
and cooking utensils.
H.
It shall be supplied by the operator with the rubbish storage facilities and the garbage disposal or storage facilities specified by § 118-15.
I.
It shall be located within a room accessible to the
occupant of each rooming unit sharing the use of such kitchen without
going outside of the dwelling and without going through a dwelling
unit or rooming unit of another occupant.
Where a communal kitchen does not conform to the provisions of § 118-59 relating to the eating of meals therein, meals shall be eaten in a communal dining room that complies with the following standards:
A.
It shall contain at least 70 square feet of floor
area.
B.
It shall be supplied with one dining chair and two
lineal feet of dining table space for each occupant of the rooming
house permitted to eat in the dining room, the surface of each dining
table to be smooth and easily cleanable.
C.
It shall be located on the same floor of the rooming
house as the communal kitchen in which the meals are prepared and
shall be as nearly adjacent to the communal kitchen as is practicable.
D.
It shall be located within a room accessible to the
occupant of each rooming unit sharing such dining room without going
outside of the dwelling and without going through a dwelling unit
or rooming unit of another occupant.
The operator of any rooming house shall post
in every rooming unit a sign on which shall be written or printed
in letters not less than 3/8 inch in height the following words: "No
cooking permitted in this room," and such sign shall remain so posted
at all times the room is occupied.
