Minimum standards of dwellings facilities in the city shall be as follows:

A. Minimum standards for basic equipment and facilities:

1. Every dwelling unit shall contain a kitchen sink in good working condition.

2. Every dwelling unit shall have access to a room which affords privacy to a person within said room and which is equipped with a flush water closet and a lavatory basin in good working condition.

3. Every dwelling unit shall have access to a room which affords privacy to a person within said room, a bathtub or shower in good working condition.

4. Every kitchen sink, lavatory basin and bathtub or shower required under the provisions of this section shall be properly connected with both hot and cold water lines.

5. Every dwelling shall have supplied water heating facilities which are properly installed according to the applicable laws and regulations of the city and state, properly connected with hot water lines required under the provisions of this section and are capable of heating water to such temperature as to permit an adequate amount of water to be drawn at every required kitchen sink, lavatory basin, bathtub or shower at a temperature of not less than one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit. Such supplied water heating facilities shall be capable of meeting the requirements of this subsection when the dwelling or dwelling unit heating facilities required under the provisions of this section are not in operation.

6. Every dwelling, dwelling unit and rooming house shall be supplied with a potable water supply.

7. All plumbing fixtures installed within a dwelling shall be properly connected to sewer lines that discharge into an approved sanitary sewage system.

8. Every dwelling unit shall be supplied with adequate refuse storage facilities as required by Chapter 8.04 of this code.

9. Every dwelling unit shall have safe, unobstructed exits leading to safe and open space at ground level, as required by the laws and regulations of state and city.

B. Minimum standards for light, ventilation and heating:

1. Every habitable room shall have at least one window or skylight which can be easily opened, or such other device as will adequately ventilate or light the room.

2. Every bathroom and water closet compartment shall comply with the light and ventilation requirements for the habitable rooms contained in subsection (A) of this section, except that no window or skylight be required where the bathrooms and water closet compartments are equipped with an approved ventilation system.

3. Where there is electric service available, every habitable room of such dwelling shall contain at least two separate floor or wall-type electric convenience outlets, or one such convenience outlet and one supplied ceiling-type or wall-type electric light fixture; and every water closet compartment, bathroom, laundry room, furnace room, and public hall shall contain at least one supplied ceiling or wall-type electric light fixture. Every such outlet and fixture shall be properly installed, shall be maintained in good and safe working condition, and shall be connected to the source of electric power as required by the electrical code of the city.

4. Every public porch, hall and stairway in every multiple dwelling containing five or more dwelling units, shall be adequately lighted at all times. Every public porch, hall and stairway in structures devoted solely to dwelling occupancy and containing not more than four dwelling units, may be supplied with conveniently located light switches controlling an adequate lighting system which may be turned on when needed instead of full-time lighting.

5. Every dwelling shall have heating facilities which are installed and maintained in accordance with the applicable codes of the city and are capable of safely and adequately heating all habitable rooms, bathrooms and water closet compartments in every dwelling unit located therein. Fuel burning space heaters located in sleeping rooms or rooms generally kept closed shall be connected to a suitable chimney, flue or gas vent. There shall be provided an adequate air supply for combustion through one or more openings to the exterior, or by means of fixed openings to interior spaces which open to the exterior.

6. Every door opening directly from a dwelling unit to outdoor space intended to be used for ventilation shall have supplied screens and a self-closing device; and every door, window or other device with openings to outer space, used or intended to be used for ventilation shall likewise be supplied with screens; provided, that such screens shall not be required in rooms deemed by the building official to be high enough as to be free from insects.

7. Every basement or cellar window used or intended to be used for ventilation and every other opening to a basement which might provide an entry for rodents, shall be supplied with a screen or such other device which will effectively prevent their entrance.

C. Minimum space, use and location requirements:

1. Every dwelling unit shall contain at least one hundred fifty (150) square feet of floor space for the first occupant thereof, and at least one hundred twenty-five (125) additional square feet of floor space for every additional occupant thereof, the floor space to be calculated on the basis of total habitable room area.

2. In every dwelling unit of two or more rooms, every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one occupant shall contain at least seventy (70) square feet of floor space and every room occupied for sleeping purposes for more than one occupant shall contain at least fifty (50) square feet of floor space for each occupant thereof, except that for children under seven years of age, such sleeping room may contain thirty-five (35) square feet of floor space per such child.

3. At least one-half of the floor area of every habitable room shall have a ceiling height of at least six and one-half feet; and the floor area of that part of any room where the ceiling height is less than five feet shall not be considered as part of the floor area in computing the total area of the room for the purpose of determining the maximum permissible occupancy thereof.

4. No basement or cellar shall be used as a habitable room or dwelling unit unless the floor and walls are impervious to leakage of underground and surface runoff water and there are adequate exits as required by state and city laws and regulations. (Prior code § 5-1214)