No person shall occupy as owner-occupant or let or sublet to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit designed or intended to be used for the purpose of living, sleeping, cooking, eating therein, nor shall any vacant dwelling be permitted to exist which does not comply with the following requirements.
(A) Sanitary facilities required. Every dwelling unit shall contain not less than a kitchen sink, lavatory, tub or shower and a water closet, all in good working condition and property connected to an approved water and sewer system. Every plumbing fixture and water and waste pipe shall be properly installed and maintained in good sanitary working condition, free from defects, leaks and obstructions.
(B) Location of sanitary facilities. All required sanitary facilities shall be located within the dwelling unit and be accessible to the occupants of the same. The water closet, tub or shower, and lavatory in at least one bathroom shall be located in a room affording privacy to the user and such rooms shall have minimum floor space of 30 square feet.
(C) Hot and cold water supply. Every dwelling unit shall have connected to the kitchen sink, lavatory and tub or shower an adequate supply of both cold water and hot water. All water shall be supplied through an approved pipe distribution system connected to a potable water supply.
(D) Heating facilities.
(1) Every dwelling unit shall have heating facilities which shall be installed in accordance with the appropriate building, gas or electrical code and shall be maintained in safe and good working condition, and are capable of safely and adequately heating all habitable rooms, bathrooms and water closet compartments in every dwelling unit therein to a temperature of at least 68°F at a distance three feet above the floor during ordinary minimum winter conditions.
(2) Where a gas or electric central heating system is not provided, each dwelling unit shall be provided with sufficient fireplaces, chimneys, flues or gas vents, whereby heating appliances may be connected so as to furnish a minimum temperature of 68°F measured at a point three feet above the floor during ordinary minimum winter conditions, and in safe and proper working order.
(E) Cooking and heating equipment. All cooking and heating equipment and facilities shall be installed in accordance with the appropriate building, gas or electrical code and shall be maintained in a safe and good working condition.
(F) Garbage storage or disposal facilities. Every dwelling unit or multi-family dwelling shall be supplied with an approved garbage disposal facility; which may be an adequate mechanical garbage disposal unit (mechanical sink grinder) in each dwelling unit; or an incinerator unit, to be approved by the Inspector, in the structure for the use of the occupants of each dwelling unit; or an approved outside garbage can.
(Ord. passed 11-1-1988) Penalty, see § 150.999