Chapter 156 – Housing Code

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 Uniform Building Code. 5. Toilets, Lavatory Basins and Baths. A. At least one toilet and one lavatory basin shall be supplied for each eight persons or fraction thereof residing within a dwelling containing a rooming unit or units and/or Type III dwelling unit or units, including members of the operator’s family whenever they share the said facilities; provided, in a rooming house or where rooms or Type III dwelling units are let only to males, flush urinals may be substituted for not more than one-half of the number of required toilets. B. At least one bath shall be supplied for each eight persons or fraction thereof residing within a dwelling containing a rooming unit or units and/or Type III dwelling unit or units, including members of the operator’s family whenever they share the use of said facilities. C. Communal toilets and baths shall be located on the same floor or the floor immediately above or below the rooming unit or Type III dwelling unit. 6. Lead-Based Paint. Every owner or operator of a dwelling unit or rooming unit being let for rent and/or occupancy shall, on forms provided by the City, certify that the dwelling is in accordance with HUD lead-based paint regulations, 24 CFR, Part 35, issued pursuant to the Lead- Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act, as amended. 7. Communal Kitchens. If a communal kitchen is supplied, it shall comply with the following requirements: A. The minimum floor area of a communal kitchen shall be 60 square feet. B. The minimum floor area of a communal kitchen in which roomers are permitted to prepare and eat meals shall be 100 square feet. C. It shall contain a refrigerator with an adequate food storage capacity. D. It shall contain an approved kitchen sink. E. It shall contain a stove or range. F. It shall include at least one cabinet of adequate size suitable for the storage of food and eating and cooking utensils. G. It shall contain at least six square feet of surface area easily cleanable and suitable for the preparation of food. H. It shall contain a table and adequate chairs for the normal use of the facilities if a communal dining room is not supplied. I. Every communal kitchen shall be located within a room accessible to the occupants of each rooming unit sharing the use of such kitchen, without going outside the dwelling and without going through a dwelling unit or rooming unit of another occupant.