A. Water Heating And Storage: Every dwelling shall have supplied water heating and storage facilities which are properly installed, maintained in safe and good working condition, and properly connected to furnish hot water to every sink, lavatory, bathtub, or shower required therein.
1. Water heating facilities shall be capable of delivering at every required outlet at a temperature of not less than one hundred twenty degrees Fahrenheit (120°F).
2. Hot water storage facilities shall be provided and shall be able to store amounts at least equal to or greater than the amounts given in the following schedule:
a. Minimum per dwelling unit: Twenty (20) gallons.
b. Minimum per occupant: Four (4) gallons.
B. Required Facilities: Every dwelling unit shall contain the following facilities:
1. A kitchen sink in good working condition and properly connected to hot and cold water lines and a sewage disposal system.
2. A flush water closet, located within the building and in a room affording privacy, and which is properly connected to a water line and sewage disposal system.
3. A bathtub or shower, located within a room affording privacy which shall be supplied by both hot and cold water lines and connected to a sewage disposal system.
4. A lavatory which shall be supplied by both hot and cold water lines and connected to a sewage disposal system.
C. Sharing Sanitary Facilities: Upon application and after hearing, the board of appeals and adjustment under procedures established in title 10, chapter 10, article A of this code, may grant its approval and permission for the occupants of not more than two (2) dwelling units occupying the same building to share a flush water closet, a lavatory basin, and a bathtub or shower; provided, that in no event shall a total of more than six (6) persons occupy the dwelling units sharing such sanitary facilities.
D. Septic Tank Installation: Where both city water supply and sanitary sewer are available, no septic tank shall be installed. When a sanitary sewer is not available, a septic tank may be installed which is in compliance with the rules and regulations of the state health department and the standards and regulations governing septic tank construction of the city.
E. Compliance With Plumbing Code: All plumbing fixtures and facilities shall conform to standards established in the adopted plumbing code.
F. Garbage Containers: Every dwelling shall have garbage and refuse containers which are of metal or other approved material, flyproof with tightfitting lids, and which shall not exceed a twenty (20) gallon capacity, or plastic bags fully secured and not ruptured.
G. Means Of Egress: Every dwelling unit shall have safe unobstructed means of egress leading to safe and open space at ground level. (1985 Code ch. 4 § 7-5)