Ordinances-2013-322

of the building. Dwelling units and/or rooming units in a basement may have access to only one common exit when the occupant load served by that exit does not exceed ten. Escape and rescue windows must be supplied for each sleeping room. Such windows shall comply with the International Building Code specification S2. Existing third floor and attic areas less than 500 square feet may be used as habitable rooms if the following conditions are met: (i) one exit fully meets International Building Code requirements to the outside of the building; (ii) the other exit can be an attic fire escape. If access to the attic fire escape is through a window, such window must meet the International Building Code requirements for escape and rescue windows. 156.18 MINIMUM STRUCTURE STANDARDS FOR ALL RENTAL HOUSING. 4. Early Warning Fire Protection System. All dwelling units and rooming units shall be provided with smoke detectors as approved by the Fire Marshal. Smoke detectors shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Dwelling units shall have smoke detectors located on each floor level, including basements. Multi-family and rooming houses shall have smoke detectors in each dwelling unit or rooming unit and in common corridors, stair towers, and stairways constructed prior to 1978. Smoke detectors shall be operable at all times, and when actuated, the detector shall provide an alarm for the dwelling unit or rooming unit. An owner or owner's agent of a multiple unit residential building, rooming house, duplex, or single-family dwelling shall supply light-emitting smoke detectors, upon request, for a tenant with a hearing impairment. New construction and remodeling shall be in accordance with the International Building Code. 156.19 RESPONSIBILITIES OF OWNERS. 7. 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. 10. 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 backflow, back siphonage, or cross connection. All plumbing newly installed or replaced shall be in compliance with the International Plumbing Code. A minimum water pressure of 15 pounds shall be maintained to all open outlets at all times. 11. Gas Piping and Appliances. All gas piping shall be properly installed, properly supported and shall be maintained free of leaks, corrosion, or obstruction so as to reduce gas pressure or volume. Every gas appliance shall be connected to a gas line with solid metal piping or approved listed metal appliance connector preceded by an approved listed shutoff valve. Gas pressure shall be adequate to permit a proper flow of gas from all open gas valves at all times. All gas piping shall be in compliance with the International Mechanical Code.