Discussion and Review of Tiffin Municipal Code Revisions – Preparation for Setting the Public Hearing — Tiffin City Code - DRAFT

CHAPTER 156 HOUSING CODE Subsection 7 of this section, shall contain a communal dining room which complies with all of the following requirements: A. Every communal dining room shall be located on the same floor of the rooming house as the communal kitchen, and such dining room shall be as nearly adjacent to the communal kitchen as is practicable. B. Every communal dining room shall be located within a room accessible to the occupants of each rooming unit sharing such dining room, without going outside the dwelling and without going through a dwelling unit or rooming unit of another occupant. C. It shall contain a table and adequate chairs for the normal use of the facilities. D. Every communal dining room shall contain not less than 70 square feet of floor area. 9. Shades, Draperies and Window Coverings. A. Every window in rooms used for sleeping purposes in rooming units and furnished dwelling units shall be supplied with shades, draperies, or other devices or materials which, when properly used, will afford privacy to the occupants. B. Every window in rooms used for sleeping purposes in unfurnished dwelling units shall be supplied with hardware necessary to support shades, draperies, or other devices or materials which, when properly used, will afford privacy to the occupants. 10. Kitchen Stoves and Refrigerators. Kitchens or kitchenettes in multiple dwellings, rooming houses, and duplexes shall be supplied with a stove or range and a refrigerator by the owner or operator. 11. Tie-Downs. In the case of manufactured housing, the housing shall be securely anchored by a tie-down device which distributes and transfers the load posed by the unit to appropriate ground anchors so as to resist wind overturning and sliding. 156.19 RESPONSIBILITIES OF OWNERS. 1. Exits. A. Every means of egress shall be maintained in good condition and shall be free of obstruction at all times. Fire escapes, exit corridors, exit stairways, and escape and rescue windows and any other means of egress shall be maintained in a good state of repair at all times. Exit signs, emergency lighting, early warning systems, and sprinkler systems shall be maintained in good condition at all times. Required fire doors shall be maintained self-closing and self-latching. Fire doors for stairway enclosures may be self-closing as provided for in Chapter 10 of the International Building Code. B. Fire drills shall be conducted once per academic semester for all fraternities and sororities as approved by the Fire Department. 2. Plumbing System. Every supplied plumbing fixture, water piping, and waste piping shall be maintained in a good and sanitary condition. All plumbing installed or replaced shall be so designed as to prevent contamination of the water supply through CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 1341 -