No person shall occupy as owner-occupant, or let to another for occupancy, any dwelling or dwelling unit, for the purpose of living therein, which does not comply with the requirements set forth in divisions (A) through (I) below.
(A) Every foundation, floor, wall, ceiling, and roof shall be reasonably weathertight, watertight, and rodent-proof; shall be capable of affording privacy; and shall be kept in good repair.
(1) The foundation elements shall adequately support the dwelling at all points.
(2) Every exterior wall, including the skirting around the base of the dwelling, shall be free from holes, breaks, and loose or rotting boards or timber.
(3) The roof shall be tight and have no defects which will admit water.
(B) Every window, exterior door, and basement hatchway shall be reasonably weathertight, watertight, and rodent-proof; and shall be kept in sound working condition and good repair.
(C) Every stairway, inside or outside of the dwelling, and every porch, shall be kept in a safe condition and sound repair as follows:
(1) Every flight of stairs and every porch floor shall be free of holes, grooves, and cracks which are large enough to constitute possible accident hazards;
(2) No flight of stairs shall have more than one inch of settlement from its intended position or shall be separated from its supporting structures;
(3) No flight of stairs or porch shall have rotting, loose, or deteriorating supports;
(4) Every stair tread shall be strong enough to bear a live load of at least 100 pounds per square foot without danger of breaking; and
(5) (a) All stairways more than six risers high shall be equipped with handrails not less than 30 inches nor more than 34 inches high, measured vertically from the nose of the tread to the top of the rail.
(b) Stairways more than 44 inches wide shall be equipped with two handrails, one on each side.
(c) On exterior unenclosed stairways where only one handrail is required, it shall be placed on the outside edge of the stairway.
(D) Every plumbing fixture and water and waste pipe shall be properly installed and maintained in good sanitary working condition, free from defects, leaks, and obstructions.
(E) Every water closet compartment floor surface and bathroom floor surface shall be constructed and maintained so as to be reasonably impervious to water and so as to permit such floor to be easily kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
(F) Every supplied facility, piece of equipment, or utility which is required under this chapter shall be so constructed or installed that it will function safely and effectively, and shall be maintained in satisfactory working condition.
(G) No owner, operator, or occupant shall cause any service, facility, equipment, or utility which is required under this chapter to be removed from, or shut off from, or discontinued for any dwelling or dwelling unit occupied by him or her, 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 Health Officer.
(H) No owner shall occupy or let to any other occupant any vacant dwelling unit unless it is clean, sanitary, and fit for human occupancy, and unless it is in compliance with all the applicable provisions of this code.
(I) Every non-dwelling structure and fence shall be kept in a reasonably good state of maintenance and repair or shall be removed.
(2011 Code, § 15.08.110) (Ord. 67, passed - -1974) Penalty, see § 152.99