In addition to the provisions of this section, the International Property Maintenance Code, as modified by the City of Vermillion, the zoning, subdivision and building ordinances of the City of Vermillion and the laws of the State of South Dakota shall apply. Approval of rental registration shall not be construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the provisions of the code, Fair Housing Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, or of any other applicable federal, state or local provision.
(A) No person shall operate a rooming house or shall let to another for occupancy any sleeping room or rooming unit of any rooming house which does not comply with the preceding sections of this chapter.
(B) In dwellings in which rooming units or sleeping rooms are let at least 1 flush water closet, lavatory basin, and bathtub or shower, properly connected to a water and sewer system approved by the Housing Inspector and in good working condition shall be supplied for each 4 persons or multiple thereof. All the facilities shall be so located within the dwelling as to be reasonably accessible from a common hall or passageway to all persons sharing facilities.
(C) The owner or manager of each rooming house shall be responsible for the sanitary maintenance of all walls, floors, and ceilings, and for maintenance of a sanitary condition in every other part of the rooming house, and he or she shall further be responsible for the sanitary maintenance of the entire premises where the entire structure or building is leased or occupied by the owner or manager.
(D) A fire extinguisher approved by the Housing Inspector shall be provided on each floor of every rooming house and be spaced so that no person must travel more than 75 feet from any point to reach the nearest extinguisher.
(E) Any rooming unit failing to comply with the standards of this section shall be declared substandard and the rental registration canceled upon reasonable notice.
(F) For the purpose of calculating occupancy every 4 rooming units shall equal 1 dwelling unit.
(Ord. 1255, passed 8-1-2011)