Amend Chapter 6, Article 8, Section 37 - amend provisions of existing property maintenance code

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the expertise to determine the maximum amount of performance bonds and the average processing expenses which should be required under the Unsafe Building Act. SECTION I. Chapter 6, Article 8, Section 6-37, of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows: Sec. 6-37. Property Maintenance Code. (b) Additions, modifications and deletions. The provisions of the 2000 Edition of the International Property Maintenance Code, adopted by subsection (a) shall be modified, added to or deleted so that the following articles, sections or subsections shall read as follows: (8) Sections 305, 306.3, 306.4 and 306.5 shall be deleted in their entirety. (8.1) Section 404.1 shall be modified to read in its entirety as follows: Privacy. Dwelling units hotel units rooming units and dormitory units shall be arranged to provide privacv~and be separate from public areas or commons areas or any other ad~oinina spaces. ' (8.2) Section 404.4.1 shall be modified to read in its entirety as follows: Prohibited occupancy Kitchens living rooms dlnina rooms, other public or common areas and nonhabitable spaces shall not be used for sleeping purposes (9) Section 602.3 shall be modified to read in its entirety as follows: Heat Supply: Every owner and operator of any building who rents, leases or lets one or more dwelling unit, rooming unit, dormitory or guestroom on terms, either expressed or implied, to furnish heat to the occupants thereof shall supply heat to maintain a temperature of not less than 68° F (20° C) in all habitable rooms, bathrooms, and toilet rooms. Exception: When the outdoor temperature is below the winter outdoor design temperature for the locality, maintenance of the minimum room temperature shall not be required provided that the heating system is operating at its full design capacity. The winter outdoor design temperature for the locality shall be as indicated in Appendix D of the International Plumbing Code.