Standards for basic plumbing, heating and electrical equipment and facilities shall be as follows:
(A) Plumbing system.
(1) Each dwelling unit shall be connected to a potable water supply, and to a public sewer or other approved sewage disposal system. All said connections shall be constructed in an approved manner in accordance with existing regulations. An occupied dwelling to which the water supply has been turned off for nonpayment or which is not otherwise having potable water supplied to the tap is not considered to be connected to a potable water supply.
(2) Each dwelling unit shall contain not less than a kitchen sink, lavatory, tub or shower, toilet, and adequate supply of both cold water and hot water.
(3) All existing plumbing fixtures, water lines and sewer lines shall meet the standards of the state building codes, at the time installed, and shall be maintained in a state of good repair and in good working order, adequately protected from freezing.
(4) All existing required plumbing fixtures shall be located within the dwelling unit and be accessible to the occupants of same. The toilet and tub or shower shall be located in a room affording privacy to the user.
(B) Heating system.
(1) Central heating systems. Every central heating system shall have and maintain sufficient capacity to heat all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet compartments in every dwelling unit to which it is connected with a minimum temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit measured at a point three feet above the floor during ordinary winter conditions.
(2) Other heating facilities. Where a central or electric heating system is not provided, each dwelling unit shall have adequate heating appliances installed and maintained in good and safe working condition and capable of safely and adequately heating all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet compartments so as to furnish a minimum temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit measured at a point three feet above the floor during ordinary minimum winter conditions. In addition, each dwelling unit so equipped shall be provided with sufficient chimney, flues, gas vents and/or fireplaces in accordance with the provisions of the state building codes. Portable or unvented room heaters are not permitted as a primary source of heating. No unvented fossil fuel burning appliances shall be allowed in sleeping areas.
(C) Electrical systems.
(1) Every dwelling and dwelling unit shall be wired for electric lights and convenience receptacles. Every habitable room shall contain at least two floor- or wall-type electric convenience receptacles in each room located on separate walls, and also one electric light switched at each outside entrance, connected in such manner as determined by the National Electrical Code. There shall be installed in every bathroom, toilet room, laundry room and furnace room at least one supplied ceiling or wall-type electric light fixture, with a switch. Electrical outlets in dwellings which have been ordered by the Housing Inspector to be repaired shall conform to the minimum standards set forth in this subchapter.
(2) Every public hall and stairway in every multiple dwelling unit shall always be adequately lighted by switched electric lights when natural daylight is not sufficient.
(3) All fixtures, receptacles, equipment and wiring shall be maintained in a state of good repair, safe, capable of being used, and installed in accordance with the National Electrical Code.
(Ord. passed 9-1-2021)