(a) Scope. The provisions of this section shall govern the minimum mechanical and electrical facilities and equipment to be provided by existing buildings.
(b) Responsibility. The owner of the structure shall provide and maintain mechanical and electrical facilities and equipment in compliance with these requirements. A person shall not occupy as owner-occupant or permit another person to occupy any premises which does not comply with the requirements of this chapter. The owner and/or operator shall not for any reason remove any mechanical and electrical facilities and equipment which has been supplied by the owner and/or operator except for replacement or repair.
(c) Heating facilities.
(1) Facilities required. Heating facilities shall be provided in structures as required by this section.
(2) Residential occupancies. Dwellings shall be provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining a room temperature of sixty-eight (68) degrees in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms. Cooking appliances shall not be used to provide space heating to meet the requirements of this section.
(3) Heat supply. Every owner and operator of any building who rents, leases, or lets one (1) or more dwelling units or sleeping units, shall supply heat to the occupants and maintain a temperature of not less than sixty-eight (68) degrees in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms during the period from November 1 to April 1.
(4) Occupiable work spaces. Indoor occupiable work spaces shall be supplied with heat and maintain a temperature of not less than sixty-eight (68) degrees during the period from November 1 to April 1.
(5) Processing, storage and operation areas that require cooling or special temperature conditions are exempt from the provisions of this subsection.
(d) Mechanical equipment.
(1) Mechanical appliances. All mechanical equipment furnished by the owner or operator including, but not limited to, fireplaces, dishwashers, garbage disposals, cooking appliances, air conditioning and heating systems and water heating appliances shall be properly installed and maintained in a safe working condition and shall be capable of performing the intended function. Adequate maintenance shall be provided on all mechanical equipment, including ductwork which is supplied by the owner and/or operator.
(2) Removal of combustion products. All fuel burning equipment and appliances shall be connected to an approved chimney or vent. Provided, however, that fuel burning equipment and appliances which are labeled for unvented operation, shall not be required to be connected to an approved chimney or vent.
(3) Clearances. All required clearances to combustible materials shall comply with the applicable Florida codes.
(4) Safety controls. All safety controls for fuel-burning equipment shall be maintained in effective operation.
(5) Combustion air. A supply of air for complete combustion of the fuel and for ventilation of the space containing the fuel-burning equipment shall be provided for the fuel-burning equipment.
(6) Energy conservation devices. Devices intended to reduce fuel consumption by attachment to a fuel-burning appliance, to the fuel supply line thereto, or to the vent outside or vent piping therefrom, shall not be installed unless labeled for such purpose and the installation is specifically approved by the building official.
(7) General. Duct systems shall be maintained free of obstructions and shall be capable of performing the required function.
(e) Electrical facilities.
(1) Facilities required. Every occupied building shall be provided with an electrical system in compliance with the requirements of this section and subsection 150.13(f) of this Chapter.
(2) Service. The size and usage of appliances and equipment shall serve as a basis for determining the need for additional facilities in accordance with the building code established under section 150.01 of this Chapter. Dwelling units shall be served by a three-wire, 120/240 volt, single phase electrical service having a rating of not less than sixty (60) amperes.
(3) Electrical system hazards. When it is found that the electrical system in a structure constitutes a hazard to the occupants or the structure by reason of inadequate service, improper fusing, insufficient receptacle and lighting outlets, improper wiring or installation, deterioration or damage, or for similar reasons, the building official shall require the defects to be corrected to eliminate the hazard.
(f) Electrical equipment.
(1) Installation. All electrical equipment, wiring and appliances shall be properly installed and maintained in a safe and approved manner.
(2) Receptacles. Every habitable space in a dwelling shall contain at least two (2) separate and remote receptacle outlets. Every laundry area shall contain at least one (1) grounded-type receptacle or a receptacle with a ground fault circuit interrupter. Every bathroom shall contain at least one (1) receptacle. Any new bathroom receptacle outlet shall have ground fault circuit interrupter protection.
(3) Luminaires. Every public hall, interior stairway, toilet room, kitchen, bathroom, laundry room, boiler room and furnace room shall contain at least one (1) electric luminaire.
(g) Elevators, escalators and dumbwaiters.
(1) General. Elevators, dumbwaiters and escalators shall be maintained in compliance with ASME A17.1. The most current certification of inspection shall be on display at all times within the elevator or attached to the escalator or dumbwaiter or the certificate shall be available for public inspection in the office of the building operator.
(2) Elevators. In buildings equipped with passenger elevators, at least one (1) elevator shall be maintained in operation at all times when the building is occupied. Provided, however, buildings equipped with only one (1) elevator shall be permitted to have the elevator temporarily out of service for testing or servicing.
(Ord. 2015-009, passed 12-17-15)