No owner, operator or agent shall occupy, maintain or lease or offer for rental or lease any dwelling or dwelling unit or any part thereof which does not comply with the following minimum requirements:
(a) All foundations, floors and walls shall be weather-tight, water-tight, and rodent- proof, shall be capable of affording privacy and shall be maintained structurally sound and in good repair.
(b) All foundations of every dwelling and occupiable structure shall be maintained in such condition as to prevent the seepage or leaking of water within such foundations. (Ord. 68-97. Passed 4-20-1998.)
(c) All roofs of every dwelling and occupiable structure shall be maintained weather- tight, water-tight, shall match and conform in their entirety to the existing design and color, and shall be equipped with gutters and downspouts connected to a public storm sewer or discharging onto splash pads or other on-site storm water management devices if a nuisance shall not be created to adjoining property.
(Ord. 45-10. Passed 9-20-2010.)
(d) Every window, exterior door and basement or cellar hatchway shall be maintained in a weather-tight, watertight and rodent-proof condition and shall be kept in sound working condition and good repair.
(Ord. 68-97. Passed 4-20-1998.)
(Ord. 68-97. Passed 4-20-1998.)
(e) Every inside and outside stair and every porch and every appurtenance thereto shall be so constructed as to be safe to use and capable of supporting the load that normal use may cause to be placed thereon and shall be maintained in sound condition and good repair. All existing exterior stairs with more than three (3) risers, not constructed with side wing walls or other permanent safeguards delineating the path of ascent or descent on the stairs, shall be provided with an handrail on at least one side of the stairs which conforms to the existing design of the structure. (Ord. 35-98. Passed 9-8-1998.)
(f) Every multiple dwelling containing ten or more units shall provide and maintain in good working condition a two-way mechanical communication system for the main entrance. All rental dwellings are required to have locks at all entrances which shall tightly secure the door.
(g) Every plumbing fixture and water and waste pipe shall be installed and maintained in a clean and sanitary working condition free from defects, leaks or obstructions. No dwelling, dwelling unit or occupiable structure shall be deemed to comply with this subsection unless:
(1) All plumbing is designed and installed so as to prevent contamination of the water supply by back flow, back siphonage or any other method.
(2) All plumbing is so designed and installed that no potable water supply line or plumbing fixture is directly connected to a nonpotable water supply.
(3) Every water supply line is so constructed that there is no cross connection between a potable and non-potable water supply.
(4) Every water supply line and every valve therein is in good working condition.
(5) Every water supply inlet is located above the flood level of any installed sink, lavatory, bathtub, shower, automatic washing machine or similar water-using fixture, or above some unobstructible overflow thereof; and there are no submerged inlets, except submerged inlets installed with a vacuum breaker of a type approved by the Building Commissioner.
(6) The waste line of every water-using fixture is trapped in an approved manner.
(7) Every waste line drains freely without leaks.
(8) All plumbing and plumbing fixtures are maintained in a clean and sanitary working condition.
(9) Water pressure is adequate to permit a proper flow of water from all open water faucets at all times.
(10) Every water closet is of the trap-type with facilities for safe and clean flushing.
(11) No water closet is of the so-called “flush hopper” or “frost-proof hopper” or similar type.
(12) No air conditioning condensate drain shall flow onto adjacent property or over the public right of way or otherwise create a nuisance or unsanitary condition.
(h) Every water closet compartment, floor surface and bathroom floor surface shall be constructed and maintained so as to be impervious to water and so as to permit such water closet compartments to be easily kept in a clean and sanitary condition, as by a properly constructed and maintained floor of terrazzo, tile, smooth concrete, rubber, asphalt tile, linoleum, or sealed dense hardwood with tightly fitting joints.
(i) Every supplied facility, piece of equipment or utility which is required under this Code shall be so constructed and installed that it will function safely and effectively and shall be maintained in good working condition.
(j) The owner, operator or occupant shall not cause any service, facility, equipment, or utility which is required under this Code to be removed from, shut off from, discontinued for any occupied dwelling or occupiable structure leased or occupied by him except for such temporary interruption as may be necessary while actual repairs or alterations are in process, or during temporary emergencies when discontinuance of service is approved by the Building Commissioner.
(k) No owner, operator or agent shall occupy, maintain or lease or offer for rental or lease any vacant dwelling, dwelling unit or occupiable structure unless it is clean, sanitary and fit for human occupancy. The access to such dwelling unit, rooming unit, or occupiable structure and their premises shall be available at any and all reasonable times, for the purpose of such inspection, examination and survey.
(Ord. 68-97. Passed 4-20-1998.)