(a) Plumbing system.
(1) All housing shall be connected to a potable water supply and to a public sewer or other approved sewage disposal system.
(2) Each dwelling unit shall contain not less than a kitchen sink, lavatory, tub or shower, water closet, and adequate supply of both cold water and hot water. All water shall be supplied through an approved pipe distribution system connected to a potable water supply.
(3) All plumbing fixtures shall meet the standards of the state plumbing code and shall be maintained in a state of good repair and in good working order.
(4) All required plumbing fixtures shall be located within the dwelling unit and be accessible to the occupants of such dwelling unit. The water closet and tub or shower shall be located in a room or rooms affording privacy to the user.
(b) Heating system. All housing shall have facilities for providing heat in accordance with the following:
(1) Central and electric heating systems. Every central or electric heating system shall be of sufficient capacity to heat all habitable rooms, bathrooms and water closet compartments in every dwelling unit to which it is connected with a minimum temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit measured at a point three feet above the floor at an outside temperature of 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
(2) Other heating facilities. Where a central or electric heating system is not provided, all housing shall be provided with sufficient fireplaces, chimneys, flues, gas vents or other facilities to which heating appliances may be connected to heat all habitable rooms with a minimum temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit measured three feet above the floor at an outside temperature of 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
(3) All heating systems and facilities shall meet the standards of the state mechanical code and shall be maintained in a state of good repair and in good working order.
(4) Portable kerosene heaters are not acceptable as a permanent source of heat, but may be used as a supplementary source in detached dwellings and duplex units.
(c) Electrical system.
(1) All housing shall be wired for electric lights and receptacle outlets.
(2) Every habitable room shall contain at least two floor or wall-type receptacle outlets, connected in such manner as determined by the state electrical code.
(3) There shall be installed in every bathroom, water closet room, laundry room and furnace room at least one supplied ceiling or wall-type electric light fixture.
(4) In the event wall or ceiling light fixtures are not provided in any habitable room, then each such habitable room shall contain at least three floor or wall-type receptacle outlets, one of which shall be a switched outlet.
(5) Every public hall and stairway in every multiple dwelling shall be adequately lighted by electric lights at all times when natural daylight is not sufficient, operable by means of conveniently located light switches.
(6) All fixtures, receptacles, equipment and wiring shall be maintained in a state of good repair, safe, capable of being used, and installed in accordance with the state electrical code.
(7) No receptacles, ceiling fixtures or other fixtures shall be broken or hanging loose.
(8) There shall be no bare wires, open joints or spliced cables.
(9) No branch circuits shall be overloaded or have overcurrent protection devices installed that exceed the current carrying capacity of that circuit.
(Code 1982, § 5-204; Ord. No. 96-012, 11-14-1996; Ord. No. 2010-Code-01, 3-10-2010; Ord. No. 2011-Code-04, 6-16-2011; Ord. No. 2022-Code-01, 4-28-2022)