No person shall erect or cause to be erected or converted, by change
or alteration, any building or structure which, or any part of which, shall
be inadequate or defective in respect to strength, ventilation, light, drainage
or any other usual, proper or necessary provision or precaution, nor shall
the builder, lessee, tenant or occupant of any such building or structure
cause or allow any matter or thing to be done in or about any such building
or structure dangerous or injurious to life or health.
No owner, agent or lessee shall let, lease or hire out any building
or any part thereof to be occupied by any person or allow the same to be occupied
for more than 24 hours, unless an adequate supply of heat is furnished from
a permanent installation, except that gas heaters may be installed, but not
without permanent connections and proper venting, nor shall kerosene stoves
or other fuel-burning devices be used without proper venting.
Whenever it shall be decided by the Board of Health that any building,
or part thereof, is unfit for human habitation by reason of the same having
been determined by the Board to be in a condition dangerous to health or life
or to be likely to cause sickness to the occupant or occupants or to any other
person, and notice of such decision shall have been served upon the owner
or agent or lessee or occupant, including, where required, an order directing
all persons therein to vacate such building or any part thereof, such building
or any part thereof shall, within 10 days thereafter, be vacated or, in case
of special emergency, within such shorter time as in the notice may be specified.
No privy vault shall be constructed or reconstructed within the Borough.
No building or septic system or other structure shall be erected within
the Borough without approval for that purpose being first applied for and
notice of such approval being given in writing by the Sanitary Inspector.
Whenever a person maintains a place of business within the Borough and
employs one or more persons, it shall be his duty to provide for the use of
such persons employed adequate and easily accessible water closets and lavatories
of such type and in such condition as shall conform to the Sanitary Code and
which shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition so that the same
shall not constitute a health menace to the employees or other persons.
Whenever any land in the Borough is to be temporarily occupied for any
purpose whatsoever by a person employing more than five persons, it shall
be the duty of such person to provide toilet facilities of a type acceptable
to the Board of Health for the employees.