A.
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.
B.
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.
A.
Required. Every dwelling, dwelling unit and rooming house shall have
an adequate supply of hot water properly connected to plumbing fixtures
requiring hot water.
B.
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.
A.
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.
B.
Installation. Required plumbing fixtures shall be installed in accordance
with the Plumbing Code of the City.
A.
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.
A.
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.
B.
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]
[1]
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.
[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.
A.
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.
B.
Rules and regulations. Communal kitchens and dining rooms shall comply
with the following requirements:
(1)
Communal kitchens and communal kitchens used for combined cooking
and eating purposes.
(a)
Communal kitchens: minimum gross floor area, 60 square feet;
minimum width, five feet, where cooking is permitted.
(b)
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.
A.
Required. Every dwelling unit and rooming unit shall have safe and
unobstructed means of egress from the structure.
B.
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.