City of East Orange, NJ Article X Water and Plumbing Facilities for Dwellings

§ 159-102 Connection to water system required.

Every facility using running water for domestic purposes within any building shall be connected to the public water supply system of the City. The water system shall be maintained in good and operable condition at all times so that sufficient and positive pressure shall be available at all installed hot and cold water faucets.

§ 159-103 Hot and cold water.

[Amended 5-27-1968 by Ord. No. 31-1968]

Every kitchen sink, bathroom sink and basin, tub or shower as required under this chapter shall be connected to both the hot and cold water lines. There shall be sufficient and adequate equipment maintained in good working condition to supply water at a minimum temperature of 120º F. at all times to each hot water outlet.

§ 159-104 Required bathroom facilities.

Every bathroom required under this chapter shall be provided with a flush toilet connected to the cold water line and a shower or tub and a washbasin connected to running water as set forth in § 159-103. Bathrooms shall also be provided with adequate light and ventilation as more particularly set forth in § 159-124.

§ 159-105 Maintenance of plumbing facilities.

Every facility required under §§ 159-102, 159-103 and 159-104 shall be maintained in a sanitary condition, free of defect and in operating condition at all times. Where the facility or plumbing fixtures shall be clogged, overflow or otherwise necessitate repairs, such repairs shall be performed forthwith.

§ 159-106 Connections to sanitary sewers.

All plumbing fixtures shall be connected to the sanitary sewer through lines which are free of leaks, corrosion or deterioration and provide unobstructed passage from the plumbing facilities within the dwelling to the sanitary sewer.

§ 159-107 Bathroom requirements for dwelling units.

Every dwelling unit shall contain a bathroom which shall be located entirely within that unit and which shall be completely enclosed, containing the facilities as set forth in § 159-89 in a room which affords privacy to the occupants thereof.

§ 159-108 Bathroom requirements for independent rooming units.

There shall be a bathroom meeting the same requirements as set forth in § 159-107, which shall be directly accessible to a common hallway or areaway which is either on the same floor as or one floor above or below all rooming units it is designed to serve, and which hallway is directly accessible to the occupants of all such rooming units without passing through any other dwelling unit or rooming unit. The number of bathrooms required for persons who do or may occupy the rooming units shall be as follows:

Number of Bathrooms	Occupants to Be Accommodated
1	1 to 8
2	9 to 16
3	17 to 24
4	25 to 30