Town of Millsboro, DE
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2022-11-07
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 125 Housing Standards
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Annexation Procedure
- Ch 12 Elections for Town Council
- Ch 16 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 20 Fire Prevention and Extinguishment
- Ch 25 Health, Board of
- General Legislation
- Ch 47 Alarms
- Ch 52 Animals
- Ch 56 Annexation of Land
- Ch 61 Bicycles
- Ch 66 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 70 Building Construction
- Ch 74 Buildings, Moving of
- Ch 81 Burning, Open
- Ch 86 Circuses
- Ch 90 Curfew
- Ch 94 Dwelling Units
- Ch 97 Emergency Access
- Ch 105 Firearms
- Ch 109 Flood Damage Reduction
- Ch 112 Fortune-Tellers
- Ch 116 Games of Chance
- Ch 121 Handbills
- Ch 125 Housing Standards
- Ch 125 Art I General Provisions
- § 125-1 Title.
- § 125-2 Purpose.
- § 125-3 Applicability to all buildings intended for habitation.
- § 125-4 Applicability to all buildings within jurisdiction.
- § 125-5 Alterations, repairs or rehabilitation work.
- § 125-6 Safety of alterations, repairs or rehabilitation work.
- § 125-7 Change in occupancy classification.
- § 125-8 Other repairs or alterations; roof coverings.
- § 125-9 Historic buildings.
- § 125-10 Maintenance of buildings and structures.
- § 125-11 Applicability to zoning.
- § 125-12 Construal of provisions.
- § 125-13 Enforcement.
- § 125-14 Financial interest of town officers and employees.
- § 125-15 Records.
- § 125-16 Right of entry.
- § 125-17 Requirements not specifically covered by this chapter.
- § 125-18 Personal liability of town officers and employees.
- § 125-19 Annual report.
- § 125-20 Inspections.
- § 125-21 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 125 Art II Appeals
- § 125-22 Appeals authorized.
- § 125-23 Board of Adjustments and Appeals.
- § 125-24 Filing appeals.
- § 125-25 Decision by Board.
- Ch 125 Art III Definitions
- § 125-26 Word usage; definitions.
- Ch 125 Art IV General Standards
- § 125-27 Compliance with chapter.
- § 125-28 Vacant structures or land.
- § 125-29 Accumulations of rubbish or garbage.
- § 125-30 Storage of waste materials.
- § 125-31 Accumulation of stagnant water.
- § 125-32 Extermination.
- § 125-33 Weeds or plant growth.
- § 125-34 Exhaust systems.
- § 125-35 Accessory structures.
- § 125-36 Exteriors of structures.
- § 125-37 Supporting structural members.
- § 125-38 Maintenance to exclude rats.
- § 125-39 Foundation walls.
- § 125-40 Exterior walls.
- § 125-41 Roofs.
- § 125-42 Decorative features.
- § 125-43 Overhanging extensions.
- § 125-44 Chimneys, cooling towers and smokestacks.
- § 125-45 Stairs, porches and balconies.
- § 125-46 Windows, doors and frames.
- § 125-47 Windows and exterior doors.
- § 125-48 Repaired window sashes.
- § 125-49 Windows to be openable.
- § 125-50 Exterior doors, door hinges and door latches.
- § 125-51 Basement hatchways or windows.
- § 125-52 Interiors of structures.
- § 125-53 Supporting structural members.
- § 125-54 Interior surfaces.
- § 125-55 Lead-based paint.
- § 125-56 Toilet, bathroom and kitchen floor surfaces.
- § 125-57 Standing water in cellars, basements or crawl spaces.
- § 125-58 Interiors to be free from accumulations.
- § 125-59 Accumulations in public halls or stairways.
- § 125-60 Insect and rat infestation.
- § 125-61 Doors to be openable from interior.
- § 125-62 Stairs, porches, railings and other exit facilities.
- § 125-63 Interior stairs and railings.
- § 125-64 Primary cooking facilities in sleeping or dormitory rooms.
- § 125-65 Dwelling units to be separate; access to sleeping rooms.
- § 125-66 Hotel, lodging and dormitory units to provide privacy.
- § 125-67 Accessory rooms used for public purposes.
- § 125-68 Basement and cellar rooms used for sleeping purposes.
- § 125-69 Minimum gross floor area for dwelling units.
- § 125-70 Minimum floor area for sleeping rooms.
- § 125-71 Overcrowding of rooms used for residential purposes.
- § 125-72 Use of kitchens, noninhabitable or public spaces for sleeping purposes.
- § 125-73 Ceiling heights.
- § 125-74 Ceiling heights in mobile homes.
- § 125-75 Minium gross floor area for mobile homes.
- § 125-76 Food preparation.
- Ch 125 Art V Lighting and Ventilation
- § 125-77 Sufficient lighting and ventilation.
- § 125-78 Habitable rooms to have at least one window.
- § 125-79 Lighting of common halls or stairways.
- § 125-80 Lighting of other spaces.
- § 125-81 Bathrooms to comply with light and ventilation requirements.
- Ch 125 Art VI Plumbing
- § 125-82 Plumbing facilities.
- § 125-83 Lavatories and water closets.
- § 125-84 Bathtubs or showers.
- § 125-85 Separate kitchen sink.
- § 125-86 Minimum lavatory requirements.
- § 125-87 Minimum lavatory requirements for hotels.
- § 125-88 Privacy of toilet rooms and bathrooms.
- § 125-89 Toilet rooms and bathrooms used as passageways.
- § 125-90 Accessibility of toilet rooms or bathrooms from sleeping rooms.
- § 125-91 Toilet rooms and bathrooms in hotel, lodging or dormitory units.
- § 125-92 Floors of bathrooms and toilet rooms.
- § 125-93 Water supply lines, plumbing fixtures, vents and drains.
- § 125-94 Maintenance of plumbing fixtures.
- § 125-95 Access to plumbing fixtures.
- § 125-96 Replacement plumbing fixtures.
- § 125-97 Maintenance of water supply; water inlets for plumbing fixtures.
- § 125-98 Maintenance of water supply system.
- § 125-99 Water-heating facilities.
- § 125-100 Connection to sewage disposal system.
- § 125-101 Maintenance of plumbing stacks and sewer lines.
- § 125-102 Stormwater disposal.
- Ch 125 Art VII Heating and Refrigeration
- § 125-103 Heating facilities.
- § 125-104 Refrigeration units.
- § 125-105 Cooking and heating equipment.
- § 125-106 Mechanical equipment.
- § 125-107 Fuel-burning equipment.
- § 125-108 Combustible materials; safety controls for fuel-burning equipment.
- § 125-109 Adequate supply of air to fuel-burning equipment.
- § 125-110 Fireplaces and similar devices.
- § 125-111 Facilities for interior climate control.
- Ch 125 Art VIII Electrical Requirements
- § 125-112 Electrical outlets and light fixtures.
- § 125-113 Installation and maintenance of electrical equipment and appliances.
- § 125-114 Electrical system deemed a hazard.
- Ch 125 Art IX Firesafety Requirements
- § 125-115 Means of egress.
- § 125-116 Access to outside or to public corridor.
- § 125-117 Doors in required means of egress.
- § 125-118 Fire escapes.
- § 125-119 Exit signs.
- § 125-120 Accumulations in means of egress.
- § 125-121 Flammable matter or combustible refuse.
- § 125-122 Dwelling or rooming units in structures with flammable liquids.
- § 125-123 Fire alarms and detecting systems.
- § 125-124 Fire suppression systems.
- § 125-125 Portable fire extinguishers.
- Ch 125 Art X Responsibilities of Owners and Occupants
- § 125-126 Maintenance of private and public areas.
- § 125-127 Responsibility to dispose of rubbish.
- § 125-128 Responsibility to dispose of garbage.
- § 125-129 Rubbish containers to be supplied; responsibility for removal.
- § 125-130 Installed equipment and fixtures.
- § 125-131 Equipment and fixtures furnished by occupant.
- § 125-132 Extermination prior to renting, leasing or selling.
- § 125-133 Maintenance of ratproof condition.
- § 125-134 Extermination of single dwelling unit.
- § 125-135 Extermination of public areas.
- Ch 125 Art XI Unsafe Buildings
- § 125-136 Declaration of nuisance.
- § 125-137 Service of notice of unsafe building.
- Ch 125 Art XII Nuisances
- § 125-138 Declaration of nuisance.
- § 125-139 Notice of violation or nuisance.
- § 125-140 Service of notice.
- § 125-141 Condemnation order.
- § 125-142 Disposal or transfer of property in violation.
- § 125-143 Condemnation of structure; placard.
- § 125-144 Use or occupancy of placarded structures or equipment.
- § 125-145 Removal of condemnation placard.
- § 125-146 Emergency situations.
- § 125-147 Appeal of emergency decision.
- § 125-148 Order to repair or remove unfit structure.
- § 125-149 Specifications of order; service.
- § 125-150 Failure to comply with demolition order.
- § 125-151 Order to restrain demolition.
- § 125-152 Sale of materials from razed structure.
- Ch 127 Impact Fees
- Ch 128 Junkyards
- Ch 129 Lawn Mowing Hours
- Ch 130 Littering
- Ch 133 Loitering
- Ch 137 Massage Parlors
- Ch 140 Mercantile Licensing
- Ch 144 Nuisances
- Ch 146 Parades
- Ch 149 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 161 Sewers
- Ch 165 Skateboards
- Ch 170 Solid Waste
- Ch 172 Special Events
- Ch 174 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 178 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 183 Taxation
- Ch 189 Trailers and Camping
- Ch 193 Trees
- Ch 198 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 200 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 206 Water
- Ch 210 Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Millsboro 2-1-1985.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 70.
