A. Every owner or operator of a building, who permits to be occupied any dwelling unit, or rooming unit herein under an agreement, express or implied, to the occupants thereof, shall supply heat adequate to maintain therein from September 15 through May 30 of the following year, a minimum inside temperature of seventy degrees Fahrenheit (70°F) at three feet (3') above floor level based on outside design temperature in all habitable rooms, bathrooms, shower rooms and toilet rooms or compartments, between the hours of six thirty o'clock (6:30) A.M. and eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. and not less than sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60°F) between the hours of eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. and six thirty o'clock (6:30) A.M. in all such rooms. Provisions of this Section shall not apply where the failure to maintain minimum requirements is caused by a general shortage of fuel, neglect or malicious act to the premises, necessary repairs or alterations, or any cause beyond the control of the owner or occupant.
B. No owner or occupant shall install, operate or use a gas-fired furnace, boiler, water heater or room heater that is not vented outside the structure by means of an approved type vent which is properly installed.
All such devices shall be equipped with a safety shut-off device in accordance with the City's Fire Prevention Code 1 . (Ord. 4267, 1-11-1978)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See Section 9-1-1 of this Code. |