(A) Heating facilities required. Heating facilities shall be provided in structures as required by this section.
(B) Nonresidential occupancies. All occupiable indoor workspaces shall be provided with heating facilities as required by the Minnesota State Building Code.
(C) Residential occupancies. Dwellings shall be provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining a room temperature of 68°F in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms. Cooking or water heating appliances shall not be used to provide space heating to meet the requirements of this section. Portable heating equipment employing flame or the use of liquid fuel shall not be considered as heating facilities within the meaning of this section and is prohibited. No owner or occupant shall install, operate or use a space heater employing a flame that is not vented outside the structure in an approved manner. No owner shall supply portable electric heaters to comply with this section.
(D) Heat supply. Every owner and operator of any building who rents, leases or lets one or more dwelling unit, rooming unit, dormitory or guestroom on terms, either expressed or implied, to furnish heat to the occupants thereof shall supply heat during the period from October 1 to May 1 to maintain a temperature of not less than 68°F in all habitable rooms, bathrooms, and toilet rooms. When the outdoor temperature is below the winter outdoor design temperature for the locality, maintenance of the minimum room temperature shall not be required provided that the heating system is operating at its full design capacity.
(E) Room temperature measurement. The required room temperatures shall be measured three feet above the floor level and three feet from exterior walls.
(F) Mechanical appliances. All mechanical appliances, fireplaces, solid fuel-burning appliances, cooking appliances and water heating appliances shall be properly installed and maintained in a safe working condition, and shall be capable of performing the intended function.
(G) Removal of combustion products. All fuel-burning equipment and appliances shall be connected to an approved chimney or vent unless the fuel-burning equipment and appliances are labeled for unvented operation.
(H) Clearances. All required clearances to combustible materials shall be maintained.
(I) Safety controls. All safety controls for fuel-burning equipment shall be maintained in effective operation.
(J) Combustion air. A supply of air for complete combustion of the fuel and for ventilation of the space containing the fuel-burning equipment shall be provided for the fuel-burning equipment.
(K) Energy conservation devices. Devices intended to reduce fuel consumption by attachment to a fuel-burning appliance, to the fuel supply line thereto, or to the vent outlet or vent piping therefor, shall not be installed unless labeled for such purpose and the installation is specifically approved by the Building Official.
(Ord. 1532, passed 11-26-07) Penalty, see § 5A.602