No person shall occupy as owner or occupant, or let to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit for the purposes of living, sleeping, cooking, or eating therein, which does not comply with the following requirements:
(a) Kitchen Area. Every dwelling unit shall have a room or portion of a room in which food may be prepared and/or cooked, which shall have adequate circulation area, and which shall be equipped with the following:
(1) Kitchen sink. A kitchen sink in good working condition and properly connected to a water supply system which provide at all times an adequate amount of heated and unheated running water under pressure, and which is connected to a sewer system.
(b) Bathroom. Within every dwelling unit, there shall be a room which affords privacy to a person within said room, and which is equipped with a toilet in good working condition. Said toilet shall be equipped with easily cleanable surfaces, be properly connected to a water system that at all times provides an adequate amount of running water under pressure to cause the toilet to be operated properly, and shall be properly connected to a sewer system.
(c) Bathroom Sink. Within every dwelling or dwelling unit there shall be a lavatory sink. The lavatory sink shall be in good working condition and properly connected to a water supply system which provides at all times an adequate amount of heated and unheated water under pressure, and which is properly connected to a sewer system. Water inlets for lavatory sinks shall be located above the overflow rim of these fixtures.
(d) Bathtub; Shower. Within every dwelling unit there shall be a room which affords privacy to a person within said room and which is equipped with a bathtub or shower in good working condition. Said bathtub or shower may be in the same room as the toilet or in another room, and shall be properly connected to a water supply system which provides at all times an adequate amount of heated and unheated water under pressure, and which is connected to a sewer system. Water inlets for bathtubs shall be located above the overflow rim of these fixtures.
(e) Exits. All exits including exit stairways are to be kept in a reasonably good state of repair. Floors, treads and risers must be sound and furnish a reasonably smooth surface. Risers of unequal height, broken tread noses, structurally unsafe surfaces, excessive warping, holes and cracks all constitute serious safety hazards. Doors must be readily openable from the inside as well as the outside.
(f) Private Entrance. Access to or egress from each dwelling unit shall be provided without passing through any other dwelling unit.
(g) Door Lock. All exterior doors of the dwelling or dwelling unit are to be equipped with functioning locking devices.
(Ord. 980. Passed 10-11-93.)