No person shall occupy as owner-occupant or shall let to another for occupancy any dwelling, rooming house, dwelling unit or rooming unit which does not comply with the following minimum standards for basic equipment and facilities.
(A) Dwelling units. Every dwelling unit shall contain within its walls:
(1) Lavatory facilities. A room, separate from the habitable rooms, which affords privacy and which is equipped with a flush water closet;
(2) Basin. A lavatory basin located in the same room as the required flush water closet; and
(3) Bathtub or shower. A room, separate from the habitable room, which affords privacy to a person in the room and which is equipped with a bathtub or shower.
(B) Sharing by dwelling units in same dwelling. The occupants of not more than two dwelling units which are located in the same dwelling may share a single bathtub or shower; provided:
(1) Every dwelling unit shall be provided with a bathtub or shower and such facilities may not be shared by dwelling units;
(2) The habitable room area of each of such dwelling units aggregates not more than 250 square feet; and
(3) The water closet, lavatory basin and bathtub or shower are within a room separate from the habitable rooms, which affords privacy and which is accessible to the occupants of each dwelling unit without going through the dwelling unit of another person or outside the dwelling.
(C) Kitchens. Each dwelling unit shall contain a kitchen sink.
(D) Plumbing and water.
(1) Water line connections. Every kitchen sink, lavatory, basin and bathtub or shower required by this subchapter shall be properly connected with both hot and cold water lines. The hot water lines shall be connected with supplied water heating facilities which are 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, and even when the heating facilities required by this subchapter are not in operation.
(2) Plumbing fixtures. All plumbing fixtures required by this section shall be properly connected to an approved water system and to an approved sewerage system.
(E) Rubbish collection. Every multi-family dwelling shall have approved common garbage and rubbish storage or disposal facilities.
(F) Rooming house; additional sanitation standards.
(1) Lavatories.
(a) Every rooming house shall be equipped with at least one flush water closet, one lavatory basin and one bathtub or shower for each six persons or fraction thereof living within the rooming house, including members of the family or operators if they share the use of the facilities. In a rooming house in which rooms are let only to males, flush urinals may be substituted for not more than one-half the required water closets. All such facilities shall be properly connected to approved water and sewerage systems. No such facilities located in a basement or cellar shall count in computing the number of facilities required by this subsection (F)(1)(a), except when approved by the Building Inspector.
(b) Every flush water closet, flush urinal, lavatory basin and bathtub or shower required by this subsection (F)(1) shall be located within the rooming house in a room or rooms which:
1. Afford privacy and are separate from the habitable rooms;
2. Are accessible from a common hall and without going outside the rooming house; and
3. Are not more than one story removed from the rooming unit of any occupant intended to share the facilities.
(2) Bedding and towels. Where bedding, bed linen or towels are supplied, the owner or operator shall maintain the bedding in a clean and sanitary manner, and he or she shall furnish clean bed linen and towels at least once each week and prior to the letting of any room to any occupant.
(2000 Code, § 150.17) Penalty, see § 10.99