No person shall occupy as owner-occupant or
permit to be occupied by another any dwelling or dwelling unit which
does not comply with the requirements of this article.
Every dwelling unit shall be supplied with a
kitchen sink located in the kitchen or adjacent kitchen pantry and
properly connected to an approved water supply and sewage system,
all in good working condition.
Every dwelling unit shall be supplied, within
such dwelling unit, with a room or compartment which affords privacy
to a person therein and which shall be equipped with an approved flush
toilet and a lavatory basin properly connected to an approved water
supply and sewage system, all in good working condition.
[Amended 7-25-1996 by Ch. No. 2420]
Every dwelling unit shall have supplied, within
such dwelling unit, a room or compartment which affords privacy to
a person therein and which shall be equipped with a bathtub or shower
bath properly connected to an approved water supply and sewage system,
all in good working condition.
[Amended 7-25-1996 by Ch. No. 2420]
Every kitchen sink, lavatory basin and bathtub
or shower bath required under the provisions of this article shall
be properly connected to hot as well as cold water lines.
The floor surface of every bathroom and toilet
room or compartment shall be constructed of material impervious to
water; or if constructed of material not impervious to water, it shall
be covered with fitted linoleum or painted or varnished so as to make
the floor surface reasonably impervious to water. All such floors
shall be kept in a dry, clean and sanitary condition by the occupant.
The grading and draining of dwelling premises
shall be such that no water shall be allowed to seep into any basement
or cellar or to accumulate or become stagnant therein or on the premises.
No roof, surface or sanitary drainage shall create a structural, safety
or health hazard by reason of construction, maintenance or manner
of discharge.
Every dwelling shall have adequate rubbish storage
and disposal facilities or containers, approved as to type and location.
[Amended 10-25-1973 by Ch. No. 1424; 11-8-1984 by Ch. No. 1909]
Every occupant of a dwelling, dwelling unit
or structure shall dispose of all his or her garbage and any other
organic waste which might provide food for insects or rodents in a
clean, sanitary and safe manner. The receptacle used for storage pending
collection shall be watertight, rodentproof, insectproof, have a cover
and two handles and be free from jagged or sharp edges.
[Added 10-25-1973 by Ch. No. 1424]
Cabinets and/or shelves for the storage of eating
and drinking and cooking equipment and utensils, and of food that
does not, under ordinary maximum summer conditions, require refrigeration
for safe keeping and a counter or table for food preparation shall
be adequate for the permissible occupancy of the dwelling unit and
shall be of sound construction finished with surfaces that are easily
cleanable and that will not impart any toxic or deleterious effect
to food.
