(A) Heating and Ventilation.
(1) Heating.
(a) Every dwelling unit and guest room shall be provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining a room temperature of 68° F. at a point of three feet above the floor in all habitable rooms. Such facilities shall be installed and maintained in a safe condition and in accordance with the city's currently adopted New Mexico Mechanical Code as adopted in the UAC.
(b) Unvented fuel-burning heaters shall not be permitted. All heating devices or appliances shall be of an approved type. Ovens, stoves or ranges, or other cooking appliances shall not be used for the purpose of heating any portion of a dwelling. Approved portable space heaters may only be used as the sole source of heating on a temporary basis when the permanent heating system is being repaired or replaced.
(2) Electrical Equipment.
(a) All electrical equipment, wiring and appliances shall be installed and maintained in a safe manner in accordance with all applicable laws. All electrical equipment shall be of an approved type.
(b) Every habitable room shall contain at least two supplied electric convenience outlets or one such convenience outlet and one supplied electric light fixture. Every toilet compartment, bathroom, laundry room, furnace room and public hallway shall contain at least one supplied electric light fixture.
(3) Ventilation. Ventilation for rooms and areas and for fuel-burning appliances shall be provided as required in the Mechanical Code and in this code. Where mechanical ventilation is provided in lieu of the natural ventilation required by § 14-3-2-2(C), such mechanical ventilating system shall be maintained in operation during the occupancy of any building or portion thereof.
('74 Code, § 7-24-7) (Ord. 34-1986; Am. Ord. 2018-025)