(B) At least one flush water closet, lavatory basin, and bathtub or shower, properly connected to a water and sewer system approved by the Building Inspector and in good working condition, shall be supplied for each eight persons or fraction thereof, residing within a rooming house, including members of the operator's family whenever they share the use of the facilities, provided that in a rooming house where rooms are let only to males, flush urinals may be substituted for not more than one-half of the required number of water closets. All such facilities shall be so located within the dwelling as to be reasonably accessible from a common hall or passageway to all persons sharing the facilities. Every lavatory basin and bathtub or shower shall be supplied with hot water at all times.
(C) The operator of every rooming house shall change supplied bed linen and towels therein at least once each week, and prior to the letting of any room to any occupant. The operator shall be responsible for the maintenance of all supplied bedding in a clean and sanitary manner.
(D) Every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one person shall contain at least 70 square feet of floor space, and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one person shall contain at least 30 square feet of floor space for each occupant thereof.
(E) Every rooming unit shall have safe, unobstructed means of egress leading to safe and open space at ground level, as required by the laws of this state.
(F) The operator of every 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 shall be further responsible for the sanitary maintenance of the entire premises where the entire structure or building is leased or occupied by the operator.
(G) Every provision of this chapter which applies to rooming houses shall also apply to motels and hotels, except to the extent that any such provisions may be found in conflict with the laws of this state or with the lawful regulations of any state board or agency.
(Ord. 535, passed 6-1-99) Penalty, see § 154.99