(A) Every dwelling and dwelling unit shall be equipped with sanitary facilities, which include not less than one kitchen sink, lavatory, tub or shower, and a water closet, all of which being in good working condition and connected to an approved water supply and sewage disposal system. The sanitary facilities shall be located within the dwelling and/or dwelling unit and be accessible to all occupants. The water closet and tub or shower shall be located in a place, which allows privacy to the user.
(B) Hot and cold water shall be supplied in adequacy with proper and good working connections to the kitchen sink, lavatory, tub or shower, and the water closet. All water shall be supplied through an approved pipe distribution system from an approved water supply.
(C) A heating facility shall be furnished for every dwelling unit and shall be installed in accordance with all appropriate local, county and/or state building, gas or electric codes.
(1) The heating facilities shall be a central or electrical heating system or sufficient chimneys, flues or gas vents, with heating appliances connected so as to be capable of safely and adequately heating all habitable rooms, bathrooms and water closet compartments in every dwelling unit therein to a temperature of no less than 68°F when there is an outside temperature of 20°F at a distance of three feet above the floor at a distance no less than two feet from any exterior wall.
(2) Portable kerosene heaters are not acceptable as a permanent source of heat as required herein, but may be used as a supplementary source in single-family dwellings and duplex units. An owner who complied with division (C) above shall not be in violation of this section where an occupant of a dwelling unit uses a kerosene heater as a primary source of heat.
(D) All cooking equipment shall be installed in accordance with all applicable building, gas or electrical codes and shall be maintained in a good and safe working condition.
(E) Each occupied dwelling unit shall be required to contain at least one approved operable smoke detector installed outside each sleeping area on or near the ceiling. The smoke detector shall be electrically or battery operated, and provide an audible alarm. The smoke detector is operable when it is furnished with a working battery or the electricity is on. The occupant head of household is responsible for maintaining a lawful source of electricity.
(F) No person shall occupy as an owner or occupant or allow another person to occupy any building or structure which does not comply with the applicable provisions of the Fire Prevention Code of the state and any other applicable governing body.
(Ord. passed - -2007) Penalty, see § 10.99