(A) Dwelling units and guestrooms shall be provided with heating appliances capable of maintaining a room temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit at a point three feet above the floor in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and water closet compartments. Owners shall turn on the heating appliances when the outside temperature falls to 64 degrees Fahrenheit or below. Such facilities shall be installed and maintained in a safe condition and in accordance with their listings. Un-vented fuel-burning appliances are not permitted. All heating will follow building code at the time of construction; if no codes were in effect, it will follow general construction practice at the time of construction.
(B) All heating devices or appliances shall be of an approved type.
(1) Chimneys and vents. Every fuel-burning appliance shall discharge the products of combustion to a vent, factory-built chimney, masonry chimney or a chimney or vent that is approved by the appliance manufacturer. Chimneys or vents shall be designed for the type of appliance being vented.
(2) Exhaust vents. Pipes, ducts, conductors, fans or blowers shall not discharge gases, steam, vapor, hot air, grease, smoke, odors or other gaseous or particulate wastes directly upon abutting or adjacent public or private property or that of another tenant.
(3) Hazardous mechanical equipment. Mechanical equipment that was installed in violation of code requirements in effect at the time of installation or mechanical equipment not installed in accordance with generally accepted construction practices in areas where no codes were in effect or that has not been maintained in good and safe condition shall be considered substandard.
(Ord. 2018-18, passed 2-28-2018; Ord. 2019-07, passed 6-11-2019) Penalty, see § 113.999