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City of Newburgh, NY
Orange County
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Required. Every dwelling, dwelling unit and rooming house shall be supplied with a potable water supply. There shall be adequate water supply and pressure at all installed hot- and cold-water outlets.
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Rules and regulations. All required facilities in every dwelling unit and rooming house shall be connected to a source of potable water. The supply and pressure shall be sufficient at all times for the operation of all installed plumbing fixtures and equipment. Where water is not supplied from a public source, the source and system utilized shall be approved by responsible authorities in the City.
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Required. Every dwelling, dwelling unit and rooming house shall have an adequate supply of hot water properly connected to plumbing fixtures requiring hot water.
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Rules and regulations. Water-heating equipment shall be installed according to the applicable regulations of the City. Such equipment shall be properly maintained and capable of delivering water at a constant minimum temperature of 120° F. at all times at each hot-water outlet. The system shall be capable of delivering an adequate supply of hot water to each dwelling, dwelling unit and rooming house.
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Enumerated; connection. Every dwelling and dwelling unit shall have the following plumbing fixtures: a kitchen sink, toilet, bathtub or shower and lavatory. Kitchen sinks, bathtubs, showers and lavatories shall be properly connected to both hot- and cold-water lines.
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Installation. Required plumbing fixtures shall be installed in accordance with the Plumbing Code of the City.
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Enumerated; connection; location. In every rooming house, the following minimum plumbing fixtures are required for each multiple of four sleeping rooms or fraction thereof: a toilet, bathtub or shower and lavatory. Bathtubs, showers and lavatories shall be properly connected to both hot- and cold-water lines. All fixtures shall be so located as to be accessible to the occupant of each rooming unit sharing the use of such facilities without going through a dwelling unit or rooming unit of another occupant. Where sleeping accommodations are arranged as a dormitory, the same plumbing fixtures are required for each multiple of 10 persons or fraction thereof. Where toilet rooms are provided for the exclusive use of males, urinals may be substituted for not more than 1/3 of the required number of toilets.
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Installation. Required plumbing fixtures shall be installed in accordance with the Plumbing Code of the City.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 230, Plumbing.
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Required. All plumbing fixtures installed within a structure used for human habitation shall be connected to sewer lines that discharge into a public sewerage system or other approved means of disposal.
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Alternate disposal. Plumbing fixtures not connected to a public sewerage system shall be connected to an approved sewage disposal system. Such private sewage disposal systems shall be constructed and repairs or additions made in accordance with the applicable regulations of the City. No sewage from a plumbing system shall be discharged into the waters of the State of New York, unless specially approved by the authority having jurisdiction in accordance with Article 12 of the New York State Public Health Law.[1]
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Editor's Note: Art. 12 of the Public Health Law was repealed by L. 1972, c. 664. See now Art. 17, Water Pollution Control, of the Environmental Conservation Law.
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Approval required. No privy shall be constructed or continued in operation without the written approval of responsible local authorities.
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Discontinuance of use. The use of privies shall be discontinued except where expressly permitted by the applicable regulations of the City.
[Amended 6-13-1988 by L.L. No. 4-1988]
Every dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house and rooming unit shall have heating facilities capable of maintaining, supplying or furnishing heat to the occupants thereof at the levels required by § 190-113 of this chapter.
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Required. Every dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house and rooming unit shall be provided with electrical service.
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Connection. Every dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house and rooming unit shall be properly connected to a source of electric power.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 155, Electrical Standards.
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Required. Every dwelling unit shall be provided with installed cooking facilities or utility connection for such facilities.
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Space and connections. Where cooking facilities are not supplied, adequate space and utility connections shall be provided where such connections are necessary.
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General conditions. Every communal kitchen and dining room located in a rooming house shall have adequate floor space and facilities and shall be so located as to be accessible to the occupant of each rooming unit sharing the use of such facilities without going through a dwelling unit or rooming unit of another occupant. The preparation and eating of meals in rooming units is prohibited. Communal kitchens and dining rooms shall comply with the applicable provisions of Articles X and XII of this chapter.
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Rules and regulations. Communal kitchens and dining rooms shall comply with the following requirements:
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Communal kitchens and communal kitchens used for combined cooking and eating purposes.
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Communal kitchens: minimum gross floor area, 60 square feet; minimum width, five feet, where cooking is permitted.
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Communal kitchens used for combined cooking and eating purposes: minimum gross floor area, 100 square feet, minimum width, seven feet. Dining space and eating facilities shall comply with requirements for communal dining rooms.
(c) 
Required facilities: at least one kitchen sink; at least one kitchen gas or electric stove containing at least two top burners and an oven; at least one electric, gas or other mechanical or suitably constructed ice refrigerator with adequate food storage capacity; at least 12 linear feet of shelf storage space.
(2) 
Communal dining rooms:
(a) 
Minimum gross floor area: 70 square feet.
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Required facilities: at least one dining chair and two linear feet of dining space for each occupant permitted in dining room at any particular time.
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Required. In every dwelling unit where perishable foods are kept, refrigerator space for their storage or appropriate utility connections shall be provided.
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Space and connections. Where refrigeration equipment is not provided, adequate space and utility connections shall be provided.
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Required. Every dwelling unit and rooming unit shall have safe and unobstructed means of egress from the structure.
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Rules and regulations. Exits, which cannot be cut off in case of fire, shall be regarded as a minimum essential. These exits shall be of such a nature that they can safely be used by women, children, the infirm, aged and physically handicapped where necessary. Every dwelling unit located in a structure containing fewer than three dwelling units shall have exits which comply with the regulations of the City. Structures containing three or more dwelling units or where rooms are let to five or more persons shall have exits which comply with the requirements of the Multiple Residence Law.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Sec. 14-132, which immediately followed this section and dealt with compliance with the Multiple Residence Law, was repealed 6-13-1988 by L.L. No. 4-1988.