1393.05 REQUIRED VENTILATION AREA.

   Every habitable room shall be provided with natural ventilation by one (1) or more windows that can easily be opened or by adequate artificial ventilation.

(Ord.  2020-72.  Passed 5-18-20.)

1393.06 KITCHENS, BATHROOMS AND WATER CLOSET COMPARTMENTS.

   Every kitchen, bathroom, and water closet compartment shall be provided with light and ventilation as prescribed for habitable rooms, except that the aggregate glass area in a kitchen shall not be less than six (6) square feet, and in a bathroom or water closet compartment, not less than three (3) square feet. However, where an approved exhaust ventilation system and approved artificial light is installed in a manner as to be in operation at all times when any such room is occupied, no natural light or ventilation shall be required.
(Ord. 2009-118. Passed 10-19-09.)

1393.07 REQUIRED DWELLING UNIT FACILITIES.

   (a)    Every rental unit shall be provided with not less than the following sanitary facilities contained within a room that shall afford privacy to any occupant thereof:

      (1)    A water closet.

      (2)   A bathtub or shower

      (3)   A lavatory.

   (b)    Every rental unit shall be provided with one (1) complete kitchen or kitchenette with approved cooking, refrigeration, and sink facilities. No such kitchen facilities shall be located within any water closet compartment or within any bathroom.
(Ord. 2009-118. Passed 10-19-09.)

1393.08 COMMUNAL KITCHENS.

   Communal kitchens are prohibited.
(Ord. 2009-118. Passed 10-19-09.)

1393.09 CONNECTION OF FIXTURES, PLUMBING, PLUMBING FIXTURES AND WATER HEATING FACILITIES.

   (a)    Every rental unit shall be supplied with plumbing, plumbing fixtures, and water heating facilities that are installed in an approved manner, properly maintained free of leaks and deterioration and properly connected with hot water lines to the fixtures required to be supplied with hot water under this section.

   (b)    Every rental unit shall have an approved supply of running hot water properly connected to all plumbing fixtures normally requiring hot water. Water heating facilities shall be capable of heating water so as to permit an adequate amount of water to be drawn at every required kitchen sink, lavatory, tub, or shower at a temperature of not less than one hundred twenty degrees (120°) Fahrenheit under normal use at all times.

   (c)    All plumbing fixtures in a rental unit shall be supplied with running water from the municipal water supply system.

   (d)    All sinks, lavatories, tubs, and showers shall be supplied with hot and cold  running water properly connected to plumbing fixtures.

   (e)    All plumbing fixtures in a rental unit shall be so designed and installed as to prevent contamination of the water supply system.

   (f)    All plumbing fixtures in a rental unit shall be connected to a public sanitary sewer.

(Ord. 2009-118. Passed 10-19-09.)

1393.10 RUBBISH AND GARBAGE DISPOSAL.

   (a)    Every occupant of a rental unit shall dispose of all his/her rubbish in a clean and sanitary manner by placing it in approved receptacles or in other approved rubbish disposal facilities.

   (b)    Every occupant of a rental unit shall dispose of all of his/her garbage and other waste that might provide food for insects and rodents, in a clean and sanitary manner by placing it in approved nonleakable, nonabsorbent, covered garbage storage receptacles or in other approved garbage disposal facilities. No garbage receptacles shall be stored in front of the Building Line of a rental unit.
(Ord. 2009-118. Passed 10-19-09.)

1393.11 HEATING CAPACITY.

   Every rental unit shall be provided with approved heating facilities capable of maintaining an average temperature of seventy degrees (70°) Fahrenheit in all habitable rooms, kitchens, bathrooms, and water closet compartments when the outdoor temperature is minus five degrees (-5°) Fahrenheit, without forcing the facilities to operate in excess of design capacity.
(Ord. 2009-118. Passed 10-19-09.)

1393.12 SUPPLY OF HEAT.

   The owner, operator, or agent who rents or leases any dwelling unit under an agreement, express or implied, to supply or furnish heat to the occupants thereof, shall supply heat adequate to maintain an inside temperature of not less than seventy (70°) Fahrenheit in all habitable rooms, bathrooms, water closet compartments, and kitchens whenever the outside temperature falls below sixty degrees (60°) Fahrenheit. Such inside temperature shall be measured in the approximate center of each room, approximately three (3) feet above the floor. The provisions of this section shall not apply where the failure to met minimum standards is caused by a general shortage of fuel, negligent or malicious act of the occupant, or any cause beyond the control of the owner or occupant.
(Ord. 2009-118. Passed 10-19-09.)