Ordinance No. 083 Housing Maintenance Code

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11. Sanitary Maintenance of Fixtures and Facilities. Every occupant of a dwelling unit shall keep all supplied fixtures and facilities therein in a clean and sanitary condition and shall be responsible for the exercise of reasonable care in the proper use and operation thereof. 12. Minimum Heating Capability and Maintenance. In every dwelling unit or rooming unit when the control of the supplied heat is the responsibility of a person other than the occupant, a temperature of at least 681 Fahrenheit or such lesser temperature required by government authority shall be maintained at a distance of three feet above the floor and three feet from exterior walls in all habitable rooms, bathrooms, and water closet compartments from September through May. 13. Removal of Snow and Ice. The owner of a multiple family dwelling or dwelling containing more than two dwelling units shall be responsible for the removal of snow and ice from parking lots, driveways, steps and walkways on the premises. Individual snowfalls of three inches or more, or successive snowfalls accumulating to a depth of three inches, shall be removed from parking lots and driveways within 24 hours after cessation of the snowfall. Individual snowfalls of one inch or more, or successive snowfalls accumulating to a depth of one inch, shall be removed from steps and walkways within eight hours after cessation of the snowfall. 14. Minimum Exterior Lighting. The owner of a multiple family dwelling or dwelling containing more than two dwelling units shall be responsible for providing and maintaining effective illumination in all exterior parking lots and walkways. 15. Maintenance of Driving and Parking Areas. The owner of a multiple family dwelling containing more than two dwelling units shall be responsible for providing and maintaining in good condition paved and delineated parking areas and driveways for tenants. 16. Maintenance of Yards. The owner of a multiple family dwelling or dwellings containing more than two dwelling units shall be responsible for providing and maintaining premises yards. Section 5. Minimum Standards for Basic Equipment and Facilities. No person shall occupy as owner, occupant, or let to another for occupancy and dwelling or dwelling unit, for the purposes of living, sleeping, cooking and eating therein, which does not comply with the following requirements: 1. Kitchen Facilities. Every dwelling unit shall have a room or portion of a room in which food may be prepared and/or cooked and which shall have adequate circulation area, and which shall be equipped with the following: 1. A kitchen sink in good working condition and properly connected to an approved water supply system and which provides at all times an adequate amount of heated and unheated running water under pressure, and which is connected to an approved sewer system. 2. Cabinets and/or shelves for the storage of eating, drinking, and cooking equipment and utensils and of food that does not require refrigeration for safekeeping, and a counter or table for food preparation. Said cabinets and/or shelves and counter or table shall be adequate for the permissible occupancy of the dwelling unit and shall be of sound construction furnished with surfaces that are easily cleanable and that will not impart any toxic or deleterious effect to food. 3. A stove or similar device for cooking food, and a refrigerator or similar device for the safe storage of food, which are properly installed with all necessary connections for safe, sanitary and efficient operation. Provided that such stove, refrigerator, or similar devices need not be installed when a dwelling unit is not occupied and when the occupant is expected to provide same on occupancy, in which case sufficient space and adequate connections for the installation and operation of said stove, refrigerator or similar device must be provided. 2. Toilet Facilities. Within every dwelling unit there shall be an uninhabitable room which is equipped with Ordinance No. 83 Housing Maintenance Code Page 5 of 15