No owner or operator shall own or operate a SBR or shall let or hire to another for occupancy any rooming unit in any SBR except in compliance with the provisions of every section of this chapter.
(A) Minimum basic facilities. At least one flush water closet, lavatory basin, and bathtub or shower, connected to a water and sewer system and in compliance with § 154.04, must be supplied for each eight persons residing within a SBR, including members of the operator’s family whenever they share the use of the said facilities. Provided that in a SBR where rooms are let only to males, flush urinals may be substituted for not more than one-half the required number of water closets. All such facilities shall be so located within the dwelling as to be accessible from a common hall or passageway to all persons sharing such facilities. Every lavatory basin and bathtub or shower shall be supplied with hot and cold water at all times. If the structure has only one facility, it shall not be located in a basement.
(B) Minimum space. Every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one person shall contain at least 70 square feet of floor space and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one person shall contain at least 20 square feet of floor space for each additional occupant thereof.
(C) Means of egress. Every rooming unit shall have two remote means of egress, one of which may be a window that conforms to this chapter. Every rooming unit shall have safe unobstructed means of egress leading to an open space at ground level and this open space shall lead to a public street or alley as required by the laws of the state and the city.
(D) Responsibility for maintenance. The owner and occupant of every SBR shall be responsible for the sanitary maintenance of all walls, floors, and ceilings, and for maintenance of a sanitary condition in every other part of the rooming house; and he or she shall be further responsible for the sanitary maintenance of the entire premises where the entire structure or building is leased or occupied by the operator.
(E) Maximum occupancy. Every SBR registration shall contain the name(s) and address(es) of the owner and operator, the type of accommodation for which issued, the maximum number of rooms which may be rented, together with the maximum number of persons that may occupy such premises at one time. No person shall rent a greater number of rooms than is specified in his or her registration filed with the City Clerk, nor shall accommodations be rented to a greater number of persons that is specified therein.
(G) Register. Every SBR operator shall provide and maintain a register of the name and home address of any person other than members of the family of the owner or operator as listed in the registration filed with the Planning and Zoning Administrator, occupying said premises or any part thereof. Said register shall be maintained in said premises and shall be submitted upon demand to any official or police officer of the city or to any police officer of the state. It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person to inscribe in such register or to give for the purpose of being inscribed in such register, any false information.
(H) Health Department. Any short-term rental where food is served shall comply with the county’s Health Department Food Preparation Codes.
(Ord. passed 3-14-2019)