Ordinance Establising Minumum Standards for Habitable Buildings and Premises

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shall be connected to the source of electric power in a safe manner. (e) Every dwelling shall have heating facilities which are properly installed, are maintained in safe and good working condition, and are capable of safely and adequately heating all habitable rooms, except those used for sleeping purposes exclusively, bathrooms, and water closet compartments in every dwelling unit located therein to a temperature of at least 700 F., at a distance three feet above floor level, under zero weather conditions. (f) Every public hall and stairway in every multiple dwelling containing five or more dwelling units shall be adequately lighted at all times. Every public hall and stairway in structures devoted solely to dwelling occupancy and containing not more than four dwelling units may be supplied with conveniently located light switches, control- ling an adequate lighting system which may be turned on when needed, instead of full -time lighting. (g) During that portion of each year from April 1st to October 1st, for protection against mosquitoes, flies and other insects, every door opening directly from a dwelling unit to outdoor space shall have supplied screens with metal or plastic screen wire of not less than 16 meshes to the square inch, and a self - closing device; and every window or other device with openings to outdoor space, used or intended to be used for ventilation, shall likewise be supplied with such screens, provided that such screens shall not be required during such period in rooms deemed by the health officer or building commissioner to be located high enough in upper stories of buildings as to be free from such insects. (h) Every basement or cellar window used or intended to be used for ventilation, and every other opening to a basement which might provide an entry for rodents, shall be supplied with such a screen or such other device as will effectively prevent their entrance. - 11 -