No person shall erect or cause to be erected or converted, by change or alteration, any building or structure which, or any part of which, shall be inadequate or defective in respect to strength, ventilation, light, drainage or any other usual, proper or necessary provision or precaution, nor shall the builder, lessee, tenant or occupant of any such building or structure cause or allow any matter or thing to be done in or about any such building or structure dangerous or injurious to life or health.
A. 
No owner, agent or lessee of any building, or any part thereof, shall let, lease or hire out the same or any portion thereof to be occupied by any person or allow the same to be occupied as a place in which anyone may dwell or lodge, except when the building or such parts thereof shall have:
(1) 
At least one window or skylight directly to the outside air and a total area of such openings equaling not less than 10% of the floor area of such room.
(2) 
In every room used for sleeping purposes, not less than 400 cubic feet of air space and 50 square feet of floor space for each adult occupant and at least 250 cubic feet of air space and 30 square feet of floor space for each child occupying such room.
(3) 
Potable water at sufficient pressure and quantity for each family unit.
(4) 
Plumbing fixtures consisting of a kitchen sink, bathtub or shower, lavatory and flush toilet properly connected to the water supply for each family unit.
(5) 
Facilities for the discharge of all household waste into a public sewerage system approved by the State Department of Health or into an individual subsurface sewage disposal system approved by the Sanitary Official.
(6) 
In each bathroom or water closet, at least one outside window which can be opened or shall be provided with suitable automatic mechanical means of ventilation, and the floor shall be constructed of nonpermeable material.
(7) 
Provided and accommodated and are in all respects in that condition of cleanliness and wholesomeness for which this chapter or any law of the state provides or in which they or either of them require such premises to be kept.
B. 
The foregoing provisions shall not be applicable to fallout shelters.
No owner, agent or lessee shall let, lease or hire out any building or any part thereof to be occupied by any person or allow the same to be occupied for more than 24 hours, unless an adequate supply of heat is furnished from a permanent installation, except that gas heaters may be installed, but not without permanent connections and proper venting, nor shall kerosene stoves or other fuel-burning devices be used without proper venting.
Whenever it shall be decided by the Board of Health that any building, or part thereof, is unfit for human habitation by reason of the same having been determined by the Board to be in a condition dangerous to health or life or to be likely to cause sickness to the occupant or occupants or to any other person, and notice of such decision shall have been served upon the owner or agent or lessee or occupant, including, where required, an order directing all persons therein to vacate such building or any part thereof, such building or any part thereof shall, within 10 days thereafter, be vacated or, in case of special emergency, within such shorter time as in the notice may be specified.
No privy vault shall be constructed or reconstructed within the Borough.
No building or septic system or other structure shall be erected within the Borough without approval for that purpose being first applied for and notice of such approval being given in writing by the Sanitary Inspector.
Whenever a person maintains a place of business within the Borough and employs one or more persons, it shall be his duty to provide for the use of such persons employed adequate and easily accessible water closets and lavatories of such type and in such condition as shall conform to the Sanitary Code and which shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition so that the same shall not constitute a health menace to the employees or other persons.
Whenever any land in the Borough is to be temporarily occupied for any purpose whatsoever by a person employing more than five persons, it shall be the duty of such person to provide toilet facilities of a type acceptable to the Board of Health for the employees.