Every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one (1)
person shall contain at least eighty (80) square feet of floor space, and
every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one (1) person shall
contain at least sixty (60) square feet of floor space for each occupant thereof.
Every rooming unit shall contain at least four (4) square
feet of closet space per occupant, with an unobstructed height of at least
five (5) feet. If it is lacking in whole or in part, an amount of space equal
in square footage to the deficiency shall be subtracted from the area of habitable
room space used in determining permissible occupancy.
Beds and bedding. In every rooming unit the operator
shall provide for each person a separate bed with bedstead, bedding and bed
linens satisfactory to the Enforcement Officer. All mattresses shall be provided
with a waterproof covering and shall be arranged as to be at all times easily
capable of thorough inspection.
Bed linens and towels. The operator of every rooming
house shall change supplied bed linens and towels therein at least once each
week and prior to the letting of any room to any occupant. The operator shall
maintain all supplied bed linens and towels in a clean and sanitary manner.
Shades and drapes. Every window of every rooming unit
in a rooming house shall be supplied with shades, drawn drapes or other devices
or materials that, when properly used, will afford privacy to the occupant
of the rooming unit.
Rooming houses constructed or put into operation after
November 15, 1977, shall be required to have installed an approved smoke detection
system covering all rooms and areas, connected to an automatic fire alarm
with an audible alarm signal. In addition, all lobbies, corridors, storage
and kitchen areas of such facilities shall be equipped with an approved automatic
sprinkler system. Such sprinkler system shall have a main sprinkler control
valve which shall be electrically supervised so that a trouble alarm will
sound when the valve is closed.
All rooming houses which were in operation before November
15, 1977, shall provide either an approved smoke detection system covering
all rooms and areas connected to an automatic fire alarm with an audible alarm
signal or an approved automatic sprinkler system, covering all rooms and any
additional areas as may be required by the Enforcement Officer. Such sprinkler
system shall have a main sprinkler control valve which shall be electrically
supervised so that a trouble alarm will sound when the valve is closed.