(a) 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 following requirements:
(1) Cooking and heating equipment. All cooking and heating equipment, components, and accessories in every heating, cooking and water heating device shall be maintained free from leaks and obstructions and kept functioning properly so as to be free from fire, health, and accident hazards. All installations and repairs shall be made in accordance with the manufacturer's installation and maintenance instructions or other laws or ordinances of the City. Portable cooking equipment employing flame and portable heating equipment employing flame are prohibited, except that unvented fuel-burning room heaters equipped with oxygen depletion sensors and listed in accordance with ANSI Standard Z21.11.2 shall be permitted in single-family, owner-occupied dwelling units only.
(2) Storage of flammable liquids prohibited. No dwelling or dwelling unit shall be located within a building containing any establishment handling, dispensing, or storing flammable liquids with a flashpoint of one hundred ten (110) degrees Fahrenheit or lower.
No dwelling or dwelling unit shall handle, dispense, or store flammable liquids with a flashpoint of one hundred ten (110) degrees Fahrenheit or lower.
(3) Egress and fire related matters. The owner of every existing dwelling shall be responsible for the safety of all persons in or occupying such premises with respect to the adequacy of means of egress therefrom and shall comply with the following:
A. Any existing dwelling not now provided with exit way facilities as herein prescribed for new dwellings and in which the exit ways are deemed inadequate for safety by the Chief Building Official or Fire Official shall be provided with such additional safe means of egress as shall be ordered by the Chief Building Official or Fire Official.
B. If new or altered exit way facilities are installed or constructed, they shall comply with all requirements of the Maumee Codes, Ohio Fire Code as adopted by Maumee, Ohio Building Code and Ohio Residential Code.
C. It shall be unlawful to obstruct or reduce in any manner the clear width of any doorway, hallway, passageway, or any other exit way required by this article. All egress doors whether interior or exterior shall be readily openable from the side from which egress is to be made without the use of a key or special knowledge or effort. Double keyed deadbolt locks are strictly prohibited.
D. Every sleeping room shall have at least one (1) window or one (1) door opening directly to the outside to serve as an emergency exit if the normal avenues of escape are blocked, which can be opened from the inside without the use of tools and of such size as required by the applicable Code.
E. Fire escapes shall be permitted only by special order of the Chief Building Official in existing buildings when more adequate exit way facilities cannot be provided. Fire escapes shall be constructed in accordance with the applicable Code and architectural standard.
F. Fire suppression systems. Automatic fire suppression systems shall be provided in non-fire-rated storage and workshop areas larger than one hundred (100) square feet in area in multiple-family or mixed-use residential structures. This provision (f) does not apply to a single-use residential/family or duplex family structures unless determined to be required by state building or fire code. However, a fire extinguisher must be provided in the above referenced non-fire-rated storage.
G. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors shall be installed in accordance with the Maumee Code, Ohio Fire Code as adopted by Maumee, Ohio Building Code and Ohio Residential Code.
(Ord. 002-2023. Passed 1-3-23.)