No person shall occupy as owner-occupant, let to another, or allow another to remain on the premises of any dwelling or dwelling unit for the purpose of living, sleeping, cooking or eating
therein which does not comply with the following requirements:
(a) Every dwelling unit shall contain a kitchen sink in good working condition and properly connected to a water and sewer system.
(b) Every dwelling unit, except as provided for in subsection (c) hereof, shall contain a room which affords privacy to a person within such room and which is equipped with a flush water closet, a lavatory and a bathtub or shower in good working condition and properly connected to a water and sewer system.
(c) Whenever two dwelling units within a single building, each containing two rooms or less, are located so as to be conveniently accessible to a bathroom containing a flush water closet, lavatory, bathtub or shower, such bathroom may be shared by the occupants of the two dwelling units.
(d) Every kitchen sink, lavatory, bathtub or shower shall be properly connected with cold and hot water lines. The hot water lines shall be properly connected to a satisfactorily installed water heating facility.
(e) Every dwelling unit shall have a safe unobstructed means of egress leading to a safe and open outdoor space at ground level.
(f) Every habitable room shall have at least one functioning openable window or skylight facing directly to the outdoors, except where adequate, functioning forced ventilation is supplied, in which case the "openable" window provision is not a requirement.
(g) Every habitable room and bathroom shall be provided with adequate natural and/or artificial light and adequate ventilation.
(h) Every dwelling shall have adequate heating facilities which are properly installed and are maintained in a safe and good working condition.
(i) In every dwelling unit, the openings to the outdoors resulting from doors or windows customarily open when flies are prevalent, shall be properly screened.
(j) Every dwelling unit shall be supplied with adequate rubbish storage facilities, the type and location of which are approved by the Health Commissioner.
(k) Every foundation, floor, ceiling, wall and roof shall be reasonably weathertight, watertight and rodent proof. Where excessive dampness exists, corrective measures shall be required to relieve this dampness.
(l) Every window, exterior door and basement hatchway shall be reasonably weathertight, watertight and rodent proof.
(m) Every inside and outside stair, every porch and every appurtenance thereto shall be so constructed as to be safe to use.
(n) Every bathroom floor shall be constructed and maintained so as to be reasonably impervious to water.
(o) Every dwelling unit shall contain at least 150 square feet of floor space for the first occupant thereof, and at least 100 additional square feet of floor space for every additional occupant thereof, the floor space to be calculated on the basis of the total habitable room area.
(p) At least one-half of the floor area of every habitable room shall have a ceiling height of at least seven feet and the floor area of that part of any room where the ceiling height is less than five feet shall not be considered in computing the total floor area of the dwelling unit for the purpose of determining the maximum permissible occupancy thereof.
(q) No basement shall be used as a habitable room or dwelling unit unless:
(1) The floor and walls are impervious to leakage of underground and surface run-off water and are effectively insulated against dampness.
(2) Adequate light and ventilation are supplied.
(r) No cellar space shall be used or considered as a habitable room or dwelling unit.
(s) No owner shall occupy, allow another to occupy, or let to any other person any dwelling unit unless it is clean, sanitary and fit for human occupancy.
(t) Every owner of a dwelling containing two or more dwelling units shall be responsible for maintaining in a clean and sanitary condition the shared or public areas of the dwelling and premises thereof, except for the shared bathroom referred to in subsection (c) hereof.
(u) Every occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall keep in a clean and sanitary condition that part of the dwelling, dwelling unit and premises thereof which he or she occupies and controls.
(Ord. 2016-08. Passed 2-11-16.)