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State law references: Plumbing and drainage provisions in
the General City Law, § 40 et seq.
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 230.1]
(a)
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)
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 the Superintendent of Public Works of the city.
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 230.2]
(a)
Every dwelling, dwelling unit and rooming house shall have an adequate
supply of hot water properly connected to plumbing fixtures requiring
hot water.
(b)
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 and shall be so installed that hot
water shall not be reintroduced into the supply system.
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 230.3]
(a)
Every dwelling and dwelling unit shall have a kitchen sink, a toilet,
a bathtub or shower and a lavatory. Kitchen sinks, bathtubs, showers
and lavatories shall be properly connected to both hot- and cold-water
lines.
(b)
Required plumbing fixtures shall be installed in accordance with
the Plumbing Code or other regulations of the city.
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 230.4]
(a)
In every rooming house, the following plumbing fixtures are required
for each multiple of four sleeping rooms or fraction thereof: a toilet,
a bathtub or shower and a 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.
(b)
Required plumbing fixtures shall be installed in accordance with
the Plumbing Code or other regulations of the city.
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 230.5]
(a)
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)
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 applicable regulations of the city.
(c)
No sewage from a plumbing system shall be discharged into the waters
of the state unless specially approved by the authority having jurisdiction
in accordance with Article 12 of the New York State Public Health
Law.
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 230.6]
No privy shall be constructed or continued in operation. The
use of privies shall be discontinued.
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 230.7; Ord. of 4-3-1989, § 7]
(a)
Every dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house and rooming unit occupied
during normal heating periods shall have heating facilities capable
of maintaining a minimum inside temperature of 68° F., based on
outside design temperature, in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and
toilet and shower rooms or compartments.
(b)
Dwellings, dwelling units, rooming houses and rooming units intended
for occupancy when the outside temperature drops below 50° F.
must be provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining specified
temperature requirements. Such temperature requirements shall be measured
at a distance of two feet or more from exterior walls and at a level
of 60 inches from the floor.
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 230.8]
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 230.9]
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 230.10]
(a)
Every commercial 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 Sections 12-132 through 12-137 and 12-153 through 12-160.
(b)
Communal kitchens and dining rooms shall comply with the following
requirements:
(1)
Communal kitchens.
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 lineal feet of shelf storage space.
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 230.11]
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 230.12; Ord. of 4-3-1989, § 8]
(a)
Every dwelling unit and rooming unit shall have safe and unobstructed
means of egress from the structure.
(b)
Exits which cannot be cut off in case of fire shall be regarded as
a minimum essential; these exits shall be of such nature that they
can safely be used by children, the infirm, aged and physically handicapped,
where necessary.
(c)
Every dwelling unit located in a structure containing less 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.
