No person shall occupy as owner-occupant or shall let to another for occupancy any dwelling, rooming house, dwelling unit or rooming unit which does not comply with the following minimum standards for basic equipment and facilities:
(a) Dwelling Units. Every dwelling unit shall contain within its walls:
(1) Lavatory facilities. A room, separate from the habitable rooms, which affords privacy and which is equipped with a flush water closet.
(2) Basin. A lavatory basin located in the same room as the required flush water closet, except that in structures existing on January 1, 1967, the requirements of lavatory basin shall be eliminated where a bathtub exists in the same room as the flush water closet on July 1, 1967.
(3) Bathtub or shower. A room, separate from the habitable room, which affords privacy to a person in the room and which is equipped with a bathtub or shower.
The occupants of not more than two dwelling units which are located in the same dwelling may share a single flush water closet, a single lavatory basin, and a single bathtub or shower provided:
A. Neither of the two dwelling units contains more than two rooms; however, for the purpose of this subparagraph, a kitchen with not more than fifty square feet of floor area is not counted as a room;
B. The habitable room area of each of such dwelling units aggregates not more than 300 square feet;
C. The water closet and lavatory basin are within a room, separate from the habitable rooms, which affords privacy and which is accessible to the occupants of each dwelling unit without going through the dwelling unit of another person or outside the dwelling;
D. The bathtub or shower is within a room, separate from the habitable rooms, which affords privacy and which is accessible to the occupants of each dwelling unit without going through the dwelling unit of another person or outside the dwelling.
(4) Kitchen sink. A kitchen sink.
(b) Water Line Connections. Every kitchen sink, lavatory, basin and bathtub or shower required by this chapter shall be properly connected with both hot and cold water lines. The hot water lines shall be connected with supplied waterheating facilities which are capable of heating water to such a temperature as to permit an adequate amount of water to be drawn at every required kitchen sink, lavatory basin and bathtub or shower at a temperature of not less than 120 degrees Fahrenheit even when the heating facilities required by this chapter are not in operation.
(c) Plumbing Fixtures. All plumbing fixtures required by this section shall be properly connected to an approved water system and to an approved sewage system.
(d) Rubbish Collection. Every multi-family dwelling shall have approved common garbage and rubbish storage or disposal facilities.
(e) Rooming House, Additional Sanitation Standards.
(1) Lavatories. Every rooming house shall be equipped with at least one flush water closet, one lavatory basin and one bathtub or shower for each six persons or fraction thereof living within the rooming house, including members of the family of the owner or operator if they share the use of facilities. In a rooming house in which rooms are let only to males, flush urinals may be substituted for not more than one-half of the required number of water closets. All such facilities shall be properly connected to approved water and sewerage systems. No such facilities located in a basement or cellar shall count in computing the number of facilities required by this subsection except when approved by the Zoning Inspector.
Every flush water closet, flush urinal, lavatory basin and bathtub or shower required by this section shall be located within the rooming house in a room or rooms which:
A. Afford privacy and are separate from the habitable rooms;
B. Are accessible from a common hall and without going outside the rooming house;
C. Are not more than one story removed from the rooming unit of any occupant intended to share the facilities.
(2) Bedding and towels. Where bedding, bed linen or towels are supplied, the owner or operator shall maintain the bedding in a clean and sanitary manner, and he shall furnish clean bed linen and towels at least once each week and prior to the letting of any room to any occupant.
(Ord. 65-66. Passed 12-13-66.)