Every dwelling shall be supplied with electricity as follows:
(a) Habitable Rooms. Every habitable room shall contain at least two (2) separate approved floor or wall-type electric convenience outlets, or one (1) such convenience outlet and one supplied ceiling-type electric light fixture.
(b) Bathrooms, Utility Rooms. Every water closet compartment, bathroom, laundry room and furnace room, shall contain at least one (1) supplied ceiling-type electric light fixture. A wall-mounted type can be used provided it is mounted a minimum of five (5) feet above the finished floor measured from the center of the outlet box for the mounting fixture.
(c) Public Halls. Every public hall in a dwelling shall contain at least one (1) supplied ceiling or wall-type electric light fixture.
(d) Two-family Dwellings, Multi-family Dwellings and Rooming Houses. Every public hall and stairway in every two-family dwelling, multi-family dwelling and rooming house shall be adequately lighted at all times except that in a two-family dwelling an adequate lighting system which may be turned on when needed by conveniently located light switches shall be permitted instead of a full-time lighting system.
(e) Standards for Installation. Every outlet and fixture shall be properly installed and maintained in good and safe working condition and shall comply with applicable City codes and ordinances.
(Ord. 2022-95. Passed 11-28-22.)
(a) Every dwelling shall have heating facilities which are capable of safely and adequately heating all habitable rooms, bathrooms and water closet compartments within its walls to a temperature of at least sixty-eight (68) degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) when the outside temperature is minus five (-5) degrees Fahrenheit (-22 degrees Celsius) at a point three (3) feet above the floor.
(b) Portable heating equipment employing a flame and heating equipment using gasoline or kerosene do not meet the standards of this Housing Code and are prohibited.
(Ord. 2022-95. Passed 11-28-22.)