Code of Ordinance
› Chapter 18 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS › Article III — PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Section 304.14
Insert: April 1 to October 31
Adopted August 30, 2015
Section 404, entitled OCCUPANCY LIMITATIONS, insert the following additional subsections: 404.8 Water closet, lavatory, and bath. Every dwelling unit shall contain a room which affords privacy to a person within said room and which is equipped with a Flush water closet, a lavatory basin, and a bathtub or shower in good working condition and properly connected to a water and sewage system. The room shall be located as to afford privacy to access and shall not require passage through a bedroom or other room. 404.9 Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Smoke detectors required per code and one located in each bedroom. One
- (1) carbon monoxide detector is required per unit. 404.10 Water connections. Individual water meter hook up for each unit is left to the landlord's discretion. Every kitchen sink, bathtub, and shower shall be connected with both hot and cold water. 404.11 Rubbish and garbage storage facilities. Every dwelling unit shall have adequate rubbish storage facilities whose type and location are approved by the code official. 404.12 Means of Egress. Every building containing dwelling units shall have two
- (2) remote means of egress. 404.13 Heating facilities. Every dwelling shall have heating facilities which are properly installed and contain an individual control for each unit. Heating 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. 404.14 Electrical outlets. Each unit shall have its own meter. All wiring, outlets, lighting fixtures, etc. shall comply with current state codes. Cords to appliances and devices shall not be run through doorways, under rugs, or stapled to wood baseboards, door casings, or through holes in partitions or floors. 404.15 Natural gas or propane. Any unit equipped with natural gas or propane for the use of heating, cooking, etc. shall be individually metered and installed to meet all current state codes. 404.16 Public hall and stairways. Every public hall and stairway in every dwelling containing two or more dwelling units shall be adequately lighted per building codes. Each shall also contain a smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector.