151.10 Sanitary Facilities
151.10 SANITARY FACILITIES
No person shall occupy, either as owner or as tenant, or permit another to occupy, any dwelling or dwelling unit for the purpose of living, sleeping, cooking, or eating therein, which does not comply with the following provisions.
(a) Every dwelling unit shall be provided with a kitchen sink in good working condition and properly connected to a water and sewer system approved by the Health Officer or Plumbing Inspector. The kitchen sink shall be located in the kitchen or kitchen pantry, and shall be other than a wash basin.
(b) Every dwelling unit shall have supplied within the dwelling unit a room or compartment which affords complete privacy to a person within it and which shall be equipped with a flush water closet and a lavatory basin in good working condition and properly connected to a water and sewer system approved by the Health Officer or Plumbing Inspector.
(c) Every dwelling unit shall have supplied within the dwelling unit a room or compartment which affords complete privacy to a person within it and which shall be equipped with a bath or shower in good working condition and properly connected to a water and sewer system, approved by the Health Officer or Plumbing Inspector.
(d) The floor surface of every bathroom and toilet room or compartment shall be constructed of material impervious to water, or if constructed of material not impervious to water, it shall be covered with fitted linoleum or painted or varnished so as to make the floor surface reasonably impervious to water. All floors shall be kept in a dry, clean, and sanitary condition by the occupant of the dwelling unit.
(e) Every kitchen sink, lavatory basin, and bathtub or shower required under the provisions of (a), (b), and (c) above shall be properly connected with both hot and cold water lines.
(f) Every dwelling unit shall have access provided from a bedroom to a bathroom, toilet room, or compartment without passing through another bedroom, bathroom, toilet room, or compartment or without going outside the dwelling.
(g) Every dwelling unit shall have a continuous supply of hot water through water heating facilities which are properly installed and maintained in a safe and good working condition. The hot water facilities shall be capable of heating water of such a temperature as to permit an adequate amount of water to be drawn at every required sink, lavatory basin, bathtub, or shower at a temperature of not less than 120°.
(h) All privies are a public nuisance and shall be eliminated not later than one year from the effective date of his chapter. Such privies shall be properly filled with earth so as to meet the requirements of the Health Officer.
(i) Every dwelling unit shall be provided with adequate receptacles to hold all garbage and rubbish and shall at all times be maintained in good order and repair. Garbage and rubbish storage containers shall be of the type required under the provisions of Chapter 93. (‘72 Code, 44.04) (Ord. 2231-1966; Ord. 2425-1969) Penalty, see 10.99
More Categories:
- 151.01 Applicability of Chapter
- 151.02 Definitions
- 151.03 Conflicts With Other Ordinances
- 151.04 Shift of Responsibilities
- 151.11 Heating Facilities
- 151.12 Lighting, Ventilation and Electrical Req.
- 151.13 General Requirements and Maintenance
- 151.14 Minimum Space, Use and Location Req.
- 151.20 Responsibilities of Owners Etc.
- 151.21 Maintenance of Neighborhood Environment
- 151.25 Rooming Houses
- 151.26 Rooming House License
- 151.27 Rooming House Facilities
- 151.35 Designation of Unfit Dwellings
- 151.36 Officials Power to Condem and Remove
- 151.37 Notice to Vacate Dwelling
- 151.38 Immediate Evacuation
- 151.39 Placards
- 151.40 Securing Unfit Dwelling Against Entry
- 151.41 Removal By City
- 151.45 Inspection of Dwellings, Etc.
- 151.46 Issuance of Permits
- 151.47 Prosecution of Existing Violation
- 151.48 Cooperation
- 151.49 Maintenance of Records
- 151.50 Penalties