(A) No person shall operate a hotel or rooming house, nor occupy or let to another for occupancy any rooming unit in any hotel, motel or rooming house, except in compliance with the provisions set forth in this section.
(B) In addition to the provisions set forth in this chapter for all rental properties, the following requirements shall be met.
(1) At least one flush toilet, bathroom sink and bathtub or shower which are properly connected to the water and sewer systems of the city and in good working condition shall be supplied for every eight persons, or fraction thereof, residing within a hotel or rooming house, including the members of the operator’s family whenever they share the use of such facilities. Every bathroom sink and bathtub or shower shall be supplied with hot water at all times. No such facilities shall be located in a basement.
(2) The operator of every hotel, motel or rooming house shall change supplied bed linens and towels therein at least once each week, and prior to the letting of any room to any occupant, the operator shall be responsible for the maintenance of all supplied bedding in a clean and sanitary manner.
(3) Every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one person shall contain at least 70 square feet of floor area, and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one person shall contain at least 50 square feet of floor area for each occupant thereof.
(4) Every rooming unit shall have a safe and unobstructed means of egress leading to a safe and open space at ground level.
(5) The operator of every hotel, motel or rooming house shall be responsible for the sanitary maintenance of all walls, floors and ceilings and for the maintenance and sanitary condition of every other part of the hotel, motel or rooming house, including where the entire structure or building is leased or occupied by the operator.
(6) Owners or managers of hotels, motels or rooming houses shall be responsible for the extermination of any insects, rodents, vermin or other pests therein or on the premises.
(Ord. 2020-11, passed 12-7-2020) Penalty, see § 152.99