(a) Generally. The provisions of this section shall govern the minimum plumbing facilities and fixtures to be provided in rental units. All plumbing facilities and fixtures shall comply with the requirements herein prescribed insofar as they are applicable.
The owner of the structure shall provide and maintain such plumbing facilities and fixtures in compliance with these requirements. A person shall not occupy, as owner-occupant, or let to another for occupancy or use, any structure or portion thereof or premises which do not comply with the following requirements.
(b) Required Facilities. Every dwelling unit shall include its own plumbing facilities, which are in proper operating condition, can be used in privacy and are adequate for personal cleanliness and the disposal of human waste. The following minimum plumbing facilities set forth in paragraphs (b)(1) through (3) hereof shall be supplied and maintained in sanitary and safe working condition.
(1) Water closet and lavatory. Every dwelling unit shall contain, within its walls, a room separate from habitable spaces, which affords privacy and a water closet supplied with cold running water. A lavatory shall be placed in the same room as the water closet or located in another room in close proximity to the door leading directly into the room in which said water closet is located. The lavatory shall be supplied with hot and cold running water.
(2) Bathtub or shower. Every dwelling unit shall contain a room which affords privacy to a person in said room and which is equipped with a bathtub or shower supplied with hot and cold running water.
(3) Kitchen sink. Every dwelling unit shall contain a kitchen sink apart from the lavatory required under paragraph (b)(1) hereof, and such sink shall be supplied with hot and cold running water.
(c) Plumbing Fixtures. All plumbing fixtures shall be maintained in a safe and usable condition. All plumbing fixtures shall be of approved nonabsorbent material.
(1) Connections. Water supply lines, plumbing fixtures, vents and drains shall be properly installed, connected and maintained in working order, shall be kept free from obstructions, leaks and defects, and shall be capable of performing the function for which they are designed. All repairs and installations shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Building and Housing Code.
(2) Maintenance. All plumbing facilities shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition by the occupant so as not to breed insects and rats or produce dangerous or offensive gases or odors.
(3) Access for cleaning. Plumbing fixtures shall be installed to permit easy access for cleaning both the fixture and the area about it.
(d) Water System. Every sink, lavatory, bathtub, shower, water closet or other facility shall be properly connected to either a public water system or to an approved private water system. All sinks, lavatories, bathtubs and showers shall be supplied with hot and cold running water.
(1) Contamination. The water supply shall be maintained free from contamination, and all water inlets for plumbing fixtures shall be located above the overflow rim of the fixture. Janitor sink faucets and other hose bibs or faucets to which hoses are attached and left in place, shall be protected by an approved, atmospheric-type vacuum breaker or an approved, permanently-attached hose connection vacuum breaker.
(2) Supply. The water supply system shall be installed and maintained to provide, at all times, a supply of water to plumbing fixtures, devices and appurtenances in sufficient volume and at pressures adequate to enable them to function satisfactorily.
(3) Water heating facilities. Water heating facilities shall be installed in an approved manner, properly maintained and properly connected with hot water lines to the fixtures required to be supplied with the hot water. Water heating facilities shall be capable of heating water to such a temperature as to permit an adequate amount of water to be drawn at every required kitchen sink, lavatory basin, bathtub, shower and laundry facility, or other similar units, at a temperature of not less than 110 degrees Fahrenheit (forty-three degrees Celsius). Every gas-burning water heater shall be vented to a chimney or other venting device leading to outdoor space. A gas-burning water heater shall not be located in any bathroom, bedroom or other occupied room normally kept closed, unless adequate combustion air is provided. There shall be installed on water heaters an approved combination temperature and pressure relief valve. All water heating appliances shall be properly installed and maintained in accordance with this chapter and with other applicable provisions of this Building and Housing Code.
(e) Sewage System. Every sink, lavatory, bathtub, shower, water closet or other facility shall be properly connected to either a public sewer system or to an approved private sewage disposal system.
Every plumbing stack, waste and sewer line shall be so installed and maintained as to function properly and shall be kept free from obstructions, leaks, and defects to prevent structural deterioration or health hazards. All repairs and installations shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Building and Housing Code.
(Ord. 2285. Passed 1-14-91.)