(a) All persons shall meet the minimum standards set forth in this section to be in compliance with this Housing Code.
(b) Every dwelling unit shall have heating facilities which are properly installed, maintained in safe and good working condition and capable of safely and adequately heating all habitable rooms, bathrooms, etc., in the dwelling unit to a temperature of at least sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit at a distance of eighteen inches above the floor level under ordinary winter conditions.
(c) No owner or occupant shall install, operate or use a heating device employing a flame that is not of a sealed combustion type and that is not vented outside the structure in an approved manner, with the exception of approved heating devices that meet all applicable codes for use as interior heating units.
(d) No owner or occupant shall install, operate or use a kerosene heater unless the manufacturer's instructions for use are strictly adhered to and the following requirements are also met:
(1) No unvented kerosene heater shall be located in any building means of egress.
(2) No kerosene heater shall be elevated by being placed upon a stand or otherwise placed or suspended above the floor.
(3) No unvented kerosene heater shall be placed within three feet of any furniture, drapery, curtain, decorative material, accessory, appliance, fixture, upholstered furniture or any other thing, which is or may be combustible.
(4) No unvented kerosene heater shall be left unattended while it is operating.
(5) Every kerosene heater shall be used in an area where there is adequate ventilation, as recommended by the manufacturer.
(6) No unvented kerosene heater shall be fueled or refueled while in operation or within ten minutes of extinguishing the flame, or contrary to the manufacturer's instructions.
(7) No unvented kerosene heater or its fuel reservoir shall be fueled or refueled inside a building. All such fueling operations shall be performed outdoors.
(8) Every unvented kerosene heater shall be fueled or refueled strictly in accordance with the instructions of its manufacturer.
(9) The fuel used in every unvented kerosene heater shall be only No. 1-K kerosene.
(10) The fuel used in every unvented kerosene heater shall be stored away from occupied areas and in an approved container which shall be marked or labeled in a conspicuous manner to read "No. 1-K Kerosene".
(11) At least one fire extinguisher with a minimum two-A, twenty- B:C rating and capacity shall be provided and available for use within twenty-five feet of every unvented kerosene heater during its operation.
(Ord. 26-95. Passed 9-25-95.)