Ordinance Establising Minumum Standards for Habitable Buildings and Premises

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(f) Every dwelling unit shall, be .supplied with adequate rubbish storage facilities, the type and location of which are approved by the building commissioner, (g) Every dwelling unit shall have adequate garbage disposal facilities or garbage storage contaihersi type and location of which are approved by the building commissioner. (h) Every dwelling shall have supplied water heating facilities which are properly installed, are maintained in safe and good working condition, are properly connected withhot water lines required under the provision of subsection "e" of this section, and are capable of heating water to such a temperature as to permit an adequate amount of water to be drawn at a required kitchen sink, lavatory, basin, bathtub or shower at a temperature of not less than 1200 F. Such supplied water heating facilities shall be capable of meeting the requirements of this subsection when the dwelling or dwelling unit heating facilities required under the provisions of subsection "e" of Section #7 are not in operation. The exception provided under Section 6 (e) shall also apply to the requirements of this section. (i) Every dwelling unit shall have, safe, unob- structed means of egress leading to safe and open space at ground level, as required by the laws of this state and the City of South Bend, Indiana. Section 7. No person shall occupy as owner- occupant or let to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit, for the purpose of living therein, which does not comply with the following requirements: (a) Every habitable room shall have at least one window or skylight directly facing the outdoors. The minimum total window area, measured between stops, for every habitable room shall be 10 per cent of the floor area of such room. Whenever walls or other portions of structures face a window of any such room and such light- obstructing structures are located less than 3 feet from the window -9-