A. General:
1. Scope: The provisions of this chapter shall govern the minimum plumbing systems, facilities and plumbing fixtures to be provided.
2. Responsibility: The owner of the structure shall provide and maintain such plumbing facilities and plumbing fixtures in compliance with these requirements. An owner or manager shall not permit another person to occupy premises which are not in a sanitary and safe condition and which do not comply with the requirements of this chapter.
B. Required Facilities:
1. Dwelling Units: Every dwelling unit shall contain its own bathtub or shower, lavatory, water closet and kitchen sink which shall be maintained in a sanitary, safe working condition. The lavatory shall be placed in the same room as the water closet or located in close proximity to the door leading directly into the room in which such water closet is located. A kitchen sink shall not be used as a substitute for the required lavatory.
2. Rooming Houses: At least one water closet, lavatory and bathtub or shower shall be supplied for each four (4) rooming units.
C. Toilet Rooms:
1. Privacy: Toilet rooms and bathrooms shall provide privacy and shall not constitute the only passageway to a hall or other space, or to the exterior. A door and interior locking device shall be provided for all common or shared bathrooms and toilet rooms in a multiple dwelling.
2. Location: Toilet rooms and bathrooms serving rooming units shall have access by traversing not more than one flight of stairs and shall have access from a common hall or passageway.
D. Plumbing Systems And Fixtures:
1. General: All plumbing fixtures shall be properly installed and maintained in working order, and shall be kept free from obstructions, leaks and defects and be capable of performing the function for which such plumbing fixtures are designed. All plumbing fixtures shall be maintained in a safe, sanitary and functional condition.
2. Fixture Clearances: Plumbing fixtures shall have adequate clearances for usage and cleaning.
3. Plumbing System Hazards: Where it is found that a plumbing system in a structure constitutes a hazard to the occupants or the structure by reason of inadequate service, inadequate venting, cross connection, back siphonage, improper installation, deterioration or damage or for similar reasons, the code official shall require the defects to be corrected to eliminate the hazard. A letter from a licensed professional is required verifying that corrections have been made to the listed plumbing deficiencies. Such certification of safe and adequate conditions must be sent to the code official.
E. Water System:
1. General: Every sink, lavatory, bathtub or shower, drinking fountain, water closet or other plumbing fixture shall be properly connected to either a public water system or to an approved private water system. All kitchen sinks, lavatories, laundry facilities, bathtubs and showers shall be supplied with hot or tempered and cold running water in accordance with the plumbing code.
2. Contamination: The water supply shall be maintained free from contamination, and all water inlets for plumbing fixtures shall be located above the flood level rim of the fixture. Shampoo basin faucets, janitor sink faucets, and other hose bibs or faucets to which hoses are attached and left in place, shall be protected by an approved atmospheric type vacuum breaker or an approved permanently attached hose connection vacuum breaker.
3. Supply: The water supply system shall be installed and maintained to provide a supply of water to plumbing fixtures, devices and appurtenances in sufficient volume and at pressures adequate to enable the fixtures to function properly, safely, and free from defects and leaks. (Ord. 2004-28, 10-18-2004)
4. Water Heating Facilities: Water heating facilities shall be properly installed, maintained and capable of providing an adequate amount of water to be drawn at every required sink, lavatory, bathtub, shower and laundry facility at a temperature of not more than one hundred ten degrees Fahrenheit (110°F). A gas burning water heater shall not be located in any bathroom, toilet room, bedroom or other occupied room normally kept closed, unless adequate combustion air is provided. An approved combination temperature and pressure relief valve and relief valve discharge pipe shall be properly installed and maintained on water heaters. This valve shall be extended downward to the floor for safe water release in the event it is activated. When the water heating system is natural gas or propane a properly installed and maintained manual shutoff valve shall be present and accessible of each appliance connection. (Ord. 2004-28, 10-18-2004; amd. Ord. 2016-13, 7-25-2016)
F. Sanitary Drainage System:
1. General: All plumbing fixtures shall be properly connected to either a public sewer system or to an approved private sewage disposal system.
2. Maintenance: Every plumbing stack, vent, waste and sewer line shall function properly and be kept free from obstructions, leaks and defects.
G. Storm Drainage:
1. General: Drainage of roofs and paved areas, yards and courts, and other open areas on the premises, including drainage from sump pumps, shall not be discharged in a manner that creates a public nuisance. Drainage must not flow into a sanitary sewer. (Ord. 2004-28, 10-18-2004)