Sec. 54-32. Minimum size of rooms.

   (a)    Any habitable room in a hotel must be at least 70 square feet in floor area and there must be at least 50 square feet of floor area for each person. Children under 12 years of age are counted as one-half person. Children under 1 year of age are not counted as a person for the purpose of this requirement.

   (b)    At least one-half of the floor area of every habitable room must have a ceiling height of at least 7 feet, and the floor area of that part of any room where the ceiling height is less than 5 feet is not considered as part of the floor area in computing the total floor area of the room for the purpose of determining the maximum permissible occupancy of the room. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, §90-31; 2017 L.M.C., ch. 27, §1; 2019 L.M.C., ch. 23, §1.)

Sec. 54-33. Heating and ventilation.

   All rooms in hotels must be adequately heated and ventilated. Every habitable room must have at least one easily opened window or skylight, or such other device that adequately ventilates the room. Every hotel must have a heating system. The heating system must be properly installed and maintained in safe and good working condition capable of safely and adequately heating all habitable rooms, bathrooms and water closet compartments to a temperature of at least 70 degrees Fahrenheit at a distance of 3 feet above floor level under ordinary minimum winter conditions. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, §90-32; 2017 L.M.C., ch. 27, §1; 2019 L.M.C., ch. 23, §1.)

Sec. 54-34. Lighting.

   All rooms in hotels must be adequately lighted including light for reading. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, §90-33; 2017 L.M.C., ch. 27, §1.)

Sec. 54-35. Basement rooms.

   Only when basement floors and walls are constructed of material impervious to water, may a habitable room be located in a basement. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, §90-34; 2017 L.M.C., ch. 27, §1.)

Sec. 54-36. Cellar rooms.

   A room in a cellar is not a habitable room. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, §90-35; 2017 L.M.C., ch. 27, §1.)

Sec. 54-37. Bedding and linen.

   (a)    All mattresses, blankets and other bedding used at hotels must be kept clean and free of bedbugs.

   (b)    Clean sheets and pillow slips must be provided in hotels at least once each week and after each succeeding guest. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, §90-36; 2017 L.M.C., ch. 27, §1.)

Sec. 54-38. Reserved.

   Editor’s note—Former Section 54-38, Drinking glasses, derived from Mont. Co. Code 1965, §90-37, was repealed by 2017 L.M.C., ch. 27, §1.

Sec. 54-39. Food, dining rooms and kitchens.

   Food, public dining rooms and kitchens in each hotel must satisfy Chapter 15 of this Code as amended. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, §90-38; 2017 L.M.C., ch. 27, §1; 2019 L.M.C., ch. 23, §1.)

   Cross reference-Eating and drinking establishments, ch. 15.

Sec. 54-40. Maintenance of premises.

   Every owner or operator of a hotel is responsible for maintaining all parts of the hotel, in a clean and sanitary condition, including the land on which the hotel is located. Every owner or operator is responsible for maintaining the hotel in good repair. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, §90-39; 2017 L.M.C., ch. 27, §1.)