HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966 Ordinance No. 017Introduced by Councilllan Rice
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!'he llUDicipal Cod• of the City of Bnglewood, Colorado, is hereby amended by
the .&lition thereto of a new Chapter 13A reading, in word• and figures, as follows:
·CllAP'l'D 13A
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llJA.l. PUUOSB QI' OBDIDEB, LBGISIATJ:VB l'Dl>DGI AllD DBl'IBITI<BS •
• al3A. l-l Stat•ent of Purpo••·
a. Council declarH the purpoH of thia Chapter ia to protect, preserve
and pZOllOte the pbyaical and mental health of the people, to investigate and control
cc unicabl• diaeaaea, to regulate privately and publicly owned dwellings for the
purpoH of aanitation and public health, to protect the aafety of the people and
to pZOllOt• the general welfare by legialation which ahall be applicable to all
4'MllinCJ• now in exiatence or hereafter conatructed, and which1
(1) ••tabli•h•• minimum atandarda for baaic equipment and facilities
for light, ventilation and heating, for aafety from fire, for the
uae an! location and amount of aptace for human occupancy, and for
aafe and aanitary -intenancer
(2) determine• the reaponaibiliti•• of ownera, operators and
~mu of dwelling•r
(3) provide• for the 'M!miniatration and enforcement of this Chapter.
lllA.1-2 1e!9ialative l'indins•
'l'b• council f inda that there exiat, in the City of Bnqlewood, numerous
4'Mllinga which are aubatandard in one or 110r• illlpOrtant features of structure,
equi1••nt, aanitation, -intenance or occupancyr and that in the absence of the
regulat:J.ona ••t forth herein .any 110re now atandard dwelling• will become sub-
atandard in one or 110re of th••• illportant featurea. Such aubstandard conditions
adveraely affect the pbyaical and mental health of th• people, the control of
cc anicabl• dia•aa•• and th• aaf ety and general welfare of the people ~d
therefore require the ••tabliahmen~ and enforc .. ent of minimum housing standards.
lllA.1-3 Title
!'hi• Chapter of the Municipal Cod• ahall be known and may be cited as
th• Bouaing Code, or th• Bouain9 Code of th• City of Bnglewood.
lllA.1-4 G!neral p!finitiona
ror the purpoH of thia Chapter, "°rda uaed in th• plural shall include
th• aingular and worda uaed in th• •incJular aball include the plural. Words used
in the wculin• 9mder ahall include the fwtnine, and "°rda uaed in the feminine
gmder aball include the wculine. Wh•ever the "°rda •ttwelling, dwelling unit,
zooming houae, zooming unit or pr-1•••• are uaed in thi• Chapter, they shall be
conatrued aa thoUCJh tb9)' w.re followd by the "°rda •or any part thereof." Be
tena •uaect• ahall include •deaiC)Ded• or •intended to be uaed.•
llJA.1-s specific Definition•
1.Jnl••• the context clearly indicate• a different meaning, the following
"°rda and phruea, when uaed in thi• Chapter 13A, ahall be construed to carry the
followinCJ -aninCJ••
•Approved.• Shall -an approval by th• Building Department as a result
either of iiiveatlgationa and teata conducted by it or by application of accepted
principlH or teata eatabliahed by recognised authoritiea, or in accordance with
atandarda ••tabliahed within thia Bouaing Code.
·aaa-ent.• Shall -an that portion of a bullding between floor and
ceiling miCh la partly below and partly above grade and ao located that the
vertical diatanc• froa grade to th• floor below i• l••• than the vertical distance
from grad• to ceiling.
•!f1ldins.• Shall .. an a atructure, including utilities, enclosed with
a roof and Ehli exterior wall• built, erected and fraaed of component structural
parta, deaigned for the houaing, ahelter, mcloaure and aupport of individuals,
ani•l• or property of any kind.
•aathrooa.• Shall .. an an encloaed apace containing one or more
bathtuba, or a'hOWn, or both, and which -y alao contain fluah water closets,
lavatori•• or fixture• ••rving aiailar purpo•••·
•cellar.• Shall .. an that portion of a building between floor and
ceiling whiCh ia wholly, or partly, below grade and ao located that the vertical
diatance f rca grade to th• floor below ia equal to or greater than the vertical
diatance from grade to ceiling •
• , on Ball!f!Y• Stai~• and , ... .,.,.xa.• Shall mean hallways, •tairway• an puaagewaya located • awe ilftg and uaed by the occupants of more
than bo dwelling unite or rooming unite.
•J>wellincr.• Shall mean any building or atructure which is wholly, or
partly, u.ed or Intended to be uaed for living or aleeping by human occupants.
11\a-'""rary houaing, aa hereinafter defined, ahall not be regarded aa a dwelling.
•J>wellins UAit.• Shall mean one or 110r• rooma located within a dwelling,
mich are occupied or aitch are intended or deaigned to be occupied by one family
with faciliti•• for living, aleeping, cooking and eating.
••l•anta.• Shall -an wind, rain, anow, hail or aleet, or surface
run-off water.
•Jbcteraination.• Shall mean the control ud elimination of insects,
rodente, veiidii or other peata by eliminating their harborage placea1 by removing
or --king inacceaaibl• -teriala that -Y ••rve aa their foodJ or by poiaoning,
apraying, fumigating, trapping or aiailar ---·
•J'milx.• Shall .. ans (a) uy nUllber of peraona related by blood,
marriage or adOption -intaining a ca;p;->n houaehold •• a aingle dwelling unitJ or
(b) peraon• of the .... aex, who need not be related by blood, marria9e
or adoption, living together u a aingle houaekeeping unit in a aingle dwelling unit.
•G!Ebage.• Shall mean the animal and vegetable waate resulting from the
handling, preparation, cooking or aerving of food.
•Grade.• Shall .. an th• average of the finiahed ground level at the
center of &Ii wall• of a building. In caa• wall• are parallel to and within
five (5) f-t of a aid9Wlllk, alley or other public way, the above ground level
ahall be -aaured at the elevation of aaid aid.walk, alley or public way.
•Jlabitabl• aoc.a.• Shall mean any mcloaed floor apace meeting the
requir .. anta of thla C!hilpt•r ·for aleeping, living, cooking or dining purpoaea,
excluding auch apace• •• cloaete, pantriea, bath or toilet roou, aervice rooms,
caanecting corridor•, laundriea, unfiniahed attic•, foyera, atorage spaces,
utility rooma and aiailar non-habitable apace.
•aot Water.• Shall mean water at a t911perature of not leas than
120 degree• l'ahrenheit.
•1nfeatation.• Shall .. an th• pr•••ce within or around a dwelling of
inaecta, rodm&, veiiiin or other peate of auch kind, or in auch numbers, as to
cauae a hazard to health.
•JSi!f'•·· Shall mean a room uaed, or deaigned to be uaed, for the
preparation an cooking of food.
•Livins.• l'or purpo••• of th• definition of a •habitable room", the
tera •living• ah&ll -an each and every activity no™lly carried on within a
h\Dlall habitation.
•11ultipl• Dwellins.• Shall mean my dwlling containing more than two
dwelling uni& or roo-lng unite.
•11on-habitabl• a-·· Shall mean apace uaed aa pantriea, bath, toilet,
laundzy, reaE, ctreaaing,er, atorage, utility, heater and boiler rooma, cloaeta,
and other apacea for ••rvic• and -intenanc• of the building, ud thoae apace• uaed
for acceaa, and horizontal or vertical travel betw.• atori••·
·~t.• Shall include any peraon liviDg, aleeping, cooking or eating
in, or haviiiCj&CUal po•••••ion of, a dwellin9 unit or l'OOllin9 unit.
•Operator.• Shall include uy peraon "'° baa oha19e, care or control of
a building, or par£ thereof, in which dwellin9 unite or roomin9 unite are let.
•owner.• Shall include uy peraon "'°' alone or jointly, or aeverally,
with otheraa
(a) au a legal or equitable intenat in a cMllint or .SW.lling unit,
with or without acC0111>aDyin9 actual .,_••••ion tllenof r or,
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(b) Acta u the agent of a peraon having a legal or equitable interest
in a .SW.lling or .SW.lling unitr or,
(c) I• the general repreaentativ• or fiduciary of an estate through
mich a legal or equitable intereat in a dwelling unit ia ad-
lliniatered.
•nr ... • Shall -an a natural peraon for purpoaea of the occupancy
atandarda hereo~ and for other purpoa•• •hall •• and include any individual,
firm, corporation, uaociation or partnerahip.
•11tabl• water.• Shall mean water which, without further treatment,
i• auitabl• or di'liiJtliig, culinary, and daaeatic purpo•••·
•rr-1•••·· Shall .. an a lot, plot, or parcel of land, including the
building•, aEr\ietur•• and other illprov•mta thereon. ·mi:!!·· Shall .. an caapletely enclo•ed by rigid partitions, doors
or opaque v , from floor to ceiling and wall to wall •
... fuae.• Shall .. an all putreacibl• or non-putreacible waste, including
garbage, rUiblih, uhea, atr .. t cleanin9a, dead animal•, offal, droppings, abandoned
and/or non-operational appliwea, vehicle• and machinery, or parts therefrom.
·~·unit.• Shall .. an any rooa or group of rooma forming a single
unit ued o~~ to be uaed for living and aleeping, but not for cooking or
eating, purpo•••·
•11ooetns Bouae.• Shall •an any dwelling, or that part of any dwelling,
containing one or more rooming unit• in which apace i• let to three or more persona
~ are penument gueata.
•aubbiah.• Shall mean all non-putreacibl• waate, conaiating of both
callbuatibl• and non-cc:mbuatibl• vaatea, auch u paper, vrappinga, cigarettes,
cardboard, tin cana, yard clipping•, leavea, branch••• 1'004, waste building
-teriala, glua, bedding, crockery, unuaed houaehold furniahinga and similar
-teriala.
•scr6f M?tor Vehicle•.• Shall mean motor vehicle• not capable of being
operated on pub le atr .. ta under the lm of th• State of Colorado.
•t•rvic• aoom.• Shall mean any room uaed for atorage or utility purposes,
and not inc ua;a ID & definition of habitable room.
·~.· Aa uaed in thia Ordinance and in th• rules and regulations
punuant to---ei'Ii Ordinance i• mandatory.
•sto3.• Shall mean thu portion of a building included between the
upper aurface o any floor and th• upper aurface of th• next floor, except
baa•mta and cellara, of a building included bebMen the upper surface of the
toi-o•t floor and the ceiling or roof above. Jf th• finiahed floor level directly
over a baa...nt i• more than five (5) feet above grade, auch baaement shall be
conaidered a atory.
•plied.• Shall mean paid for, furniahed, provided by or under the
control of • owner or operator.
•'l!rfr~ Bouains.• Shall mean any tent, trailer coach, or other
atructure ua oruman •helter which i• d••iCJDed to be tranaportable and which
i• not attached to the ground, to another atructure, or to any utilities system,
or which i• aituated in a licenaed trailer park.
•ventilation.• Shall mean the aupply and removal of air to and from a
apace by naEUiil or Mchanical -an•.
alA. 2. ADllDISTRATJQB OP BOUBDG CCl>E
lllA.2-1 Bnforce11eDt AtJencx
Por th• purpo•• of inauring proper COJll)lianc• with the provisions of
tbia Chapter, the Chief Building Inapector of the City of Bnglewood, and hia
autboriaed deaign .. a, are hereby empowered and directed to adminiater and enforce
th• proviaiona of thia Chapter in the manner herein provided, and any rules or
regulationa adopted purauant thereto, aubject to the general aupervision and
control of th• City Jlmlager of the City of Bn9lewood.
Jn llddition to auch other power• and duti•• which may be reaaonably
neceaaary or deairabl• to inaure proper cempliance with th• proviaiona of this
Chapter, th• Chief Building Jnapector, and any other peraon ao deaignated by him,
or the City ... nager, i• hereby ••powered and directed to make auch inapectiona,
inveatigationa and aurveya to detenlin• th• condition, uae and occupancy of
.SW.llinga, ctw.lling unita, rooaing unit• and th• pr-1••• upon which the same
are located u he believe• -Y be neceaaary. ror the purpoae of making auch
inapectiona, inveatigationa and aurveya th• Chief Building Jnapector, and other
authorized deaigneea, are hereby authorized to •ter, examine and survey all
dwallinga, dwlling unite, rooaing unite and pr-1••• upon which the same are
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located, at all re&80nabl• timea, provided, however, that identification of the
Chief Building Inapector or any authorised deaipH, •hall be ••tablished by a
1*t9• of off ic• which ahall be cliaplayed upon 4•and. In th• event of any
refuaal of any peraon to allow the Chief Builclin9 Inapector, or any authorized '
deaignH, to Mk• auch entrie•, inapectiona and inveati9ationa, the Chief
Building Inapector i• hereby eaapowered to apply to any court of competent ·
juriacliction to procure a court order authorlsiDCJ auch entry, in•pection or
aurv.y.
113A.2-2 unlawful to Binder or Cl>atruct
'l'h• owner, operator or occupant of every dwelling, dwelling unit or :::
EOORing unit ahall, upon pr••entation of proper identification, give the Chief
Building %napec:tor, and any authorised deaignee, free ace••• to •uch dwelling,
dwelling unit or EOORing unit and it• pr--1•••• for the purpoae of such inspection,
in,,..tigation and aurvey. BY•ry occupant of a dwlling, dwelling unit or rooming
unit ahall give the cnimer thereof, or hi• agent or employee, ace••• to any part of
auch dwelling or ita preai••• at all reaaonabl• tim9a, for the purpose of making
auch repair• or alterationa u are n•c•••&ry to effect compliance with the pro-
viaiaaa of thi• Chapter or with any rule or regulation or any order issued pursuant
to t:be proviaion of thi• Chapter. Bo peraon ahall in any manner hinder, obstruct,
delay, reaiat, prevent or in any way interfere or attempt to interfere with the
Chief Building Inapector, or any authorised deaignH, in the performance of the
duti• ••t forth in thi• Chapter or refuae to penit hia to perform these duties
by refuaing entrance to th• premi••• under the condition• pre•cribed herein, nor
ahall any peraon r•fua• reuonable ace••• to the owner of any premises, or his
99mt or employ .. , for the purpo•• of making auch repair• or alterations as may
be required or ordered purauant to the proviaiona of the Chapter. Any violation
by any owner, operator or occupant of thi• •ection •hall •ubject such person to
a proaecution for a violation of a municipal ordinance,· .. provided by other
proviaiona of thi• Municipal Code, and to •uch fine or other penalty aa may be
authorised for •uch a violation, in addition to •uc:h other and further r•edies
u may be available to the Chief Building In•pector or to the City of Englewood.
lia&:r2•3 Procedure for Bnforc-•t
•ennera
'lb• proviaiona of thi• Chapter •hall be enforced in the following
(a)_ llotic• of Violatioy
1ftlenever the Chief BuildincJ Inapector, or any authorized deaignee, .•
deteDlin.. that there hu been a violation of any proviaion of ·
thi• Chapter, or of any rul.• or r9CJ111at:ion adopted purau.nt hereto, 1 he ahall ••rve notice of •uch alleged violation• to the peraon or
peraon• who are or may be r••ponaibl• therefor, a• enumerated in \
113A.7. Such notice •hall be aigned by the Chief Building In•pector,
or any authorised deaignee, and ahall1
(1) be in writings
(2) particularise the violation• alleged to exiat or to have been
cc ittedr and
(3) provide a reuonable time, but not l••• than thirty ( 30) days in
any event, for th• correction of th• violation• particularized.
Service •ball be u provided for peraonal ••rvice by Rules of civil
rzocedure for court. of Record in Colorado or by regiatered or certified
-il, return receipt requeated, delivered to addr••••• only. If one or
more permona to whoa th• notice i• addreaaed cannot be found or served
after dili9•t effort •o to do, ••rvic• -y be made upon such person or
peraona by poating a notice in a con•picuou• place in or about the
dwelliDg, dwelling unit, rooming unit or premi••• affected by the notice.
(b) pt1i1Mtiop of I inent Buarda
1'h•ewr th• Chief Building Inapector, or any authorized designee,
deter.unea that a 4'Mlling, 4'Mlling unit or rooming unit does not
oonfom to the atandarda ••tabli•hed by thi• Chapter, or does not
ooefom with th• rule• and regulation• adopted and promulgated
hereunder, and which by reaaon of auch nonconformity presents an
i tn•t hasard to public health, •afety, or welfare or to the
phyaical or mental health of the occupant• therein, the Chief
Buildin9 Inapector, or any authorised d••ignee, without prior
notice or hearing, -Y deaignate •uch dwelling, dwelling unit
or EOORin9 unit u unfit for human h-1>itation.
(c) rlacardingr Order to Vacate
Any dwelling, 4'Mllin9 unit or rooming unit deaignated as unfit
for human habitation by the Chief Building Inspector, or any au-
thorised d••ignee, •hall be appropriately placarded as such and
•hall be vacated by the occupant. thereof within the time speci-
fied in auch placard. Such placard •hall be deaned an order
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directing vacating, and •hall provide, not l••• than ten (10) days
froa th• date of auch placarding~ for the vacating of such dwelling,
dwelling unit or rooming unit unl••• a leaaer time is •tated in the
order u in the judgment of the Chief Building In•p•ctor, or any
authorized deaignee, i• r ... onable and proper in view of the facts
of th• aituation and the hazard involved.
(d) correction of Defecta
llo dtMlling, dwelling unit or roo-tng unit which haa been deaignated
u unfit for human habitation and placarded u auch ahall again be
uaed for human habitation until written approval ia ••cured from and
auch placarding removed by the Chief Building Inapector, or any
authorized deaignee. '!he Chief Building Inapector, or any authorized
deaign .. , ahall re.>ve auch placard whenever the defect or defect•
upon which the de•ignation and placarding wen bu~ have been
eliainated and the dwlling, 4'Mlling unit, or rooming unit ha•
been ...Se to conform to the atandarda eatabliahed by thia Chapter
and the proviaiona of the rule• and regulation• adopted and promul-
gated hereunder.
(e} unlawful to Deface Placard
(f)
It ahall be unlawful for any peraon to deface, remove or obacun
any placard affixed under the proviaiona of thi• Chapter.
-rs-ex rroceedigl•
If any o'Wler nfuaea or neglect• to comply with a final order of the
Chief Building Inapector, or of any authorized deaignee, or with any
deciaion of the Board of AdjuatMnta and Appeala, and if an imminent
hazard to public health, aafety or welfare exi•ta, the Chief Building
Inapector, or any authorized d••ignee, ahall, with the approval of
the Board of Adjuatment and Appeal• given upon an ex parte application
therefor, cauae to be done whatever i• neceaaary to obviate ••id
i inent hazard, including the demolition of any dwelling, or any
part thereof, concerned. Demolition •hall be accomplished by
inatituti-ng appropriate proceeding• in the Di•trict.court in and for
th• County of Arapahoe and State of Colorado under theae provisions •.
In auch proceeding• there ahall be joined •• defendants the _owner
of the property and the tenant of the dwelling, if there be one.
'lh• coat• of auch proceedinga, together with the reasonable attorney's
f .. a, and expena•• of demolition, ahall be collected in the action.
'l'h• coata, feea and expen••• enumerated above, if not otherwise
paid by the defendanta, or collected .upon execution in the manner
provided by law, ahall conatitute a lien against the premises. In
thia event, the Chief Building Inapector, or any authorized desiqnee,
ahall certify a atat~t thereof to the Clerk of the City of Englewood,
who ahall record a notice of auch lien in the manner provided for the
recordation of inatrumenta affecting title to real property. '!he City
Clerk ahall aa•••• and charge the •ame again•t the property involved,
and collect the auma due, together with intereat at the rate of
intereat ••tabliahed by law for. delinquent real property taxes. If
neceaaary, the property involved ahall be aold in the manner prescribed
for aal•• of property for delinQuent property taxes. The lien created
hereby ahall be auperior and prior to all other liens, regardleaa of
the nature and the date• of their reapective recordation, eX:cept
lien• for general and apecial tax••·
llU.3 AU'l!lcarlY OP BOUD OF ADJ1J8'1'JIBft MID APPBAIB
lllA.l-1 Appeal to Board of Ad:tuatment
Any peraon aggrieved by any notice or order iaaued pur•uant to the provi-
aiona of llJA.2 .. Y appeal the .... to the Board of Adjuat:m.nt and Appeals, created
by ::. Section 59 of the Chapter of the City of Bnglnood, within .thirty (30) days
froa the date of receipt of the notice of any alleged violation, or within seventy-a.o (72) houra from the time of placarding of any unit, by preaenting written notice
of auch appeal to the Secretary of aaid Board in the manner provided by the Charter
of the City of Englewood and the Rule• of Procedure adopted by aaid Board.
lllA.l-2 Authority to Interpr•-
In the determination of any auch appeal the Board of Adjustment and
Appeal• ia hereby granted the authority to interpret, conatrue and apply the
proviaiona of thia Chapter. llo peraon ahall have the right to aaaert any claim
againat the Chief Building Inapector, or any authorized deaignee, or against the
City of Bngl.e1«>od, ari•ing out of the enforc...nt of the proviaion• of this
Chapter, unl .. • auch claim hu fir•t been aubaitted to the ••"id Board of Adjustment
and ADDeala in the ••nn•r herein provided.
lllA.l-3 Adoption of Rulea and R!l!lationa
'1'h• Board ahall adopt rule• and regulationa d•-d neceaaary for the
proper and effective •forc-ent of the proviaion3 of thia Chaptez-and for
proc:eeclinga before it ariaing out of the enforc-ent of thia Chapter. Such rules
ad regulation• ahall be conaiatent with the proviaiona of thia Chapter and the
atandarda eatabliahed herein and ahall be promulgated in publiahed form and made
available for purchu• by anyone wiahing to acquire ••e, provided, however, that
three (3) copi•• of aaid Rule• and a.gulationa ahall be kept on file in the office
of the Secretary of the Board of Adjuatment and Appeal• and ahall be open to public
inapection.
lllA.3-4 Variance
'lh• Board may authorise, upon appeal in apecific caaea, and subject to
tezma and conditiona fixed by th• Board, auch variance from the terms of this
Chapter or the rul• and regulation• adopted purauant hereto, •• will not adversely
affect th• public health, when, owing to exceptional and extraordinary circumstances,
literal enforc-•t of applicable proviaiona will reault in unnecesaary hardship to
the appellant. 'l'h• burden of proof ahall be · upon th• appellant to show by clear
and convincing evidence thats
(a) 'l'h• variance will not aubatantially or pezmanently injure the
appropriate uae of the other portion• of the dwelling involved,
or other property r and
(b) 'th• variance will be in harmony with the apirit and purpose of this
Chapterr and
(c) 'th• variance will protect, preaerve, and promote the physical and
mental health of the people of th• City of Bnglewood in the same
••nn•r and to th• •-• extent u 1«>Uld literal enforcement of the
proviaiona applicable to each particular cue.
In no event ahall any variance granted by th• Board conatitute, or be construed as,
a precedent, ground or cauae for any other variation or modification by the Board.
'lb• Board'• DC>Wer to vary or modify ahall be atrictly conatrued.
lllA.3-5 Repreaentation at BearinG
At any hearing, any party may appear in peraon or by a repreaentative of
hi• chooaing.
lllA.3-6 llinutea of the Board
ft• Board shall keep minute• of ita proceeding• ahowing the vote of each
a-her upon each queation or, if abaent or failing to vote, indicating auch fact,
and ahall keep record• of ita exami.nationa and other official actiona. The record
of an appeal to the Board ahall include the Board'• deciaion, and ita findings of
fact and concluaiona of law.
lllA.3-7 Deciaiona Baaed on Pindinsa
Bvery deciaion ahall be baaed on f indinga of fact and every finding of
fact ahall be aupported in the record of the hearing. All teatimony •hall be
preaented publiclyr provided, however, that th• Board ahall not take notice of any
fact and ahall not conaider the peraonal knowledge of any member unle•• the fact
of which notice ia taken ia mad• a part of the record, and unl••• the peraonal
knowledge of the Mmber ia pna•ted publicly •• teatimony by auch member.
llJA.3-8 Vote of Pour !!quired to Revera• Deciaion or Grant Variance
'lb• concurring vote of four (4) -i>era of the Board ahall be necessary to
reverae any order, requirement, deciaion or detezmination of the Chief Building
Inapector, or any authorised deaignH, or to decide in favor of granting a variance
from the atrict application of th• proviaion• of thi• Chapter.
lllA.3-9 B•arincr sx .. iner
'lb• Board llllY deaignat• on• or more of ita own members to act as a
Bearing sx .. iner. Upon the approval of City council, and within the limits of the
appropriation• therefor, the Board may be provided with a Bearing Examiner, stenog-
rapher and auch other mployHa u shall be neceaaary to carry out the terms and
functiona of thi• Chapter. 'th• Board may delegate to the Bearing lbcaminer'"th• -
hearing of all -tten, appeal• and cu•• which the Board can hear under the pro-
viaiona of thia Chapter. Said Bearing Bxaainer ahall hear all teatimony and prepare
a written atatwnt of hi• finding• and recCll"Mndationa to the Board. The Board
ahall review all matter• contained in the record and conaidered by the Bearing
sx .. tner u ••t forth in hi• written findinga, and thereupon make a final decision
and detendnation. 'the Board may approve, modify or reject the written findings
and recc endationa of the Bearing Bxaminer.
lllA.3-10 Final ()rder
If no appeal i• takm, the notice iaaued by the Chief Building Inspector,
or any authorised deaignee, ahall becon. a final order when the time for appeal to
the Board baa elapaed. Any auch final order of th• Board may be enforced in any
Court of competent juriadiction, after the time for compliance with such order baa
elapaed.
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t13A.3-11 Judicial Review
Any per80D aggrieved by a final deciaion of the Board may seek relief
therefrc:m in a Court of cc:mpetent juriadiction within thirty (30) days thereof.
113A.4 llBCORDillG or .:>TICBS, ORDBRS AllD DBCISIORS
113A.4-1 1!c9rdiD9 of ltoticea and Order•
Whenever the Chief Building Inapector, or any authorized designee, issues
a notice of violation in accordance with ll3A.2-3 (a) or an order to vacate in
.ccordance with 113A.2-3 (c), and no appeal therefrca i• taken to the Board of
Adjuatllent and Appeal• within the tille liait• •et therefore, the Chief Bullding
Inapector or any authorised de•iCJD .. , ia hereby authorized, in his discretion,
to cauM to have recorded with the Clerk and Recorder of the county of Arapahoe
a aworn certificate certifying that auch a notice or order has been given and
that the defect or •ub•tandard condition ha• not been corrected. If an appeal
i• taken to the Board of Adjuatllent and Appeal• frca any auch notice or order,
and auch notice or order i• affirmed and auatained by the Board, the Secretary
of the Board -y, upon the direction of the Board, cauae to have a similar sworn
certificate ao recorded, which certificate •hall contain, in addition to a
deacription of the defect or aubatandard condition involved, a awmnary of the
deciaion of the Board and the date of auch deciaion.
113A.4-2 l!l•tM of llOtic•• and Order•
When the defect or aubatandard condition upon which any notice or order
i• baaed ha• been corrected and aati•factory proof of such correction shall have
been preMnted to the Chief Building Inapector, or any authorized designee, he
ahall execute a certificate atteating to that fact and, in those cases where a
certificate ha• b .. n recorded, a aworn certificate certifying to such correction
ahall be recorded with the Clerk and Recorder of Arapahoe county, provided,
however, that the coat of recording all certificate• of defects and certificates
of correction ahall be the reaponaibility of the peraon requesting the issuance
of a certificate of correction and no auch certificate •hall iaaue until all
recording coat• incident to the certificate of defect and certif:icate of
correction ha• been paid by the per80D ... king the iaauance of auch certificate.
113A.4-3 B!cordi99 of Variance•
Whenever the Board of Adjuatment and Appeal• •hall, pursuant to the
authority granted to it by thi• Chapter, grant a variance from the specific
teraa of thia Chapter, a notice of the granting of auch variance, which shall
atate th• nature, tenaa and condition• of th• variance granted, •hall be
recorded with the Clerk and Recorder ·of the County of Arapahoe by the Secretary
of the Board. '1'h• expenae for the recording of auch notice •hall be borne by the
applicant therefore and no deciaion of the Board which grant• auch a variance
aball becale final or effective until auch coat• •hall have been paid •.
113A.5 PmL'l'Y POR VIOLATIQR
'1'h• violation of any proviaion of thi• Chapter ahall be deemed to be
a violation of a municipal ordinance and any peraon guilty of a violation may,
in additicm to aubjecting hilaaelf or heraelf to auch other penalties or remedies
contained herein, be proaecuted in the Municipal Court of the City of Englewood
and ahall be aubject to thoM fin•• and other penaltie• a• may be imposed for
a violation of thi• Code pur•u8"t to the proviaion• of Chapter 27 of this Code.
113A.6 APPLICATIOll AllD C<»IPLIAllCB
113A.6-1 U»lawful Occupancy
Ro peraon •hall occupy or let to another for occupancy any dwelling unit
or roaaing unit which doe• not ca.ply with th• proviaiona of this Chapter.
lllA.6-2 Application of Proviaiona
All dwelling• now in exiatence or hereafter constructed shall be
.. intained in accordance with the proviaiona of thi• Chapter and amendments
heretor provided, however, that dwelling• hereafter conatructed shall be main-
tained in accordance with applicable proviaiona of Chapter 13 governing such
conatruction when th• proviaiona of Chapter 13 .. t forth a more stringent
atandard and are in conflict with correaponding proviaion• of this Chapter.
l13A.7 RBSPOllSIBILUIBS OP OllBBRS AllD OCCUPAll'l'S
lllA.7-1 G!ft•ra1 ReaponaibilitY
'1'h• owner of a dwelling •hall be reaponaible for ccapliance with the
proviaiona of thi• Chapter unl••• otherwiae apecifically aet forth herein.
lllA.7-2 Shared and Public Ar•••
'1'h• owner of a dwelling containing more than two (2) dwelling units
ahall be reaponaibl• for -intaining in a clean, aanitary and atructurally sound
condition the ahared or public area• of the dwelling and premises thereof.
Said •hared or public area• •hall include, but not be limited to, areas used for
garbage and rubbiah atorage, hall•, paaaagewaya, atairwaya, porches, yards, side-
walk•, ba....at• or cellar• and any other area• which are, or may be, jointly
uaed by the occupant• of two (2) or 110re dwelling units.
lllA.7-3 A£••• controlled bx OCc:upant
'fh• occupant of a dwelling unit ahall keep in a clean and sanitary
condition that part of the dwelling, dwelling unit and premises thereof which
be occ:upiea or control•. A clean and aanitary condition shall mean free fran
filth, garbage, debria, litter, decayed or decaying organic matter, dust gar-
den80il, grea .. , anything offenaive to aight or amell, and anything that may
.. rve aa an attractant, food or harborage for vermin, inaects and rodents.
ll3A.7-4 l!!bbiah Diapoaal
'fhe occupant of a dwelling unit •hall diapoae of all his rubbish in
a clean and aanitary .. nner by placing it in the rubbiah containers required by
lllA.13-ll(c). A clean and aanitary manner of rubbish disposal shall be the
placing of ccmbuatible and noncombuatible waate materials, household and yard
debria, and aahea, but in no caae garbage, in approved rubbish containers in the
dwelling unit which the occupant occupie• or in areas which are designated by
the owner aa rubbiah storage areas.
lllA.7-5 Garbase Diapoaal
'fh• occupant of a dwelling unit shall, in a clean·and sanitary manner,
diapoae of all hia garbage and other organic waate which may serve as an attractant,
food or hamorage for verain, insects and rodents, by placing it in the garbage
diapoaal facilities or farbage storage containers required by ll3A.13-ll(f). A
clean and sanitary manner of garbage disposal shall be the placing of animal and
vegetable vaate reaulting frca handling, preparation, cooking or serving of food,
but in no caae rubbiah, in approved garbage containers, grinders or gas-fired
incinerators in the dwelling unit which the occupant occupies or in areas which
are designated by the owner as garbage storage areas.
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Bvery occupant of a dwelling unit 8hall keep all plumbing therein in a
clean and sanitary condition and ahall be reaponaible for the exercise of reason-
able care in the proper uae and operation thereof. A clean and sanitary condition
ahall be the aaintenance and keeping of all plmlbing within the dwelling unit free II
frcm filth, debris, garbage, litter, decayed and decaying organic matter, dust, l1
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garden 80il, grea .. , and anything offenaive to aight or •ell or anything that may
aerve as an attractant, food or harborage for insects, vezmin 9r rodents. '
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111A J 7•7 Bxtenaination
Bvery occupant of a dwelling containing a aingl• dwelling
unit ahall be reaponaible for the extend.nation of any insects, rodents or other
peat• or venain thereon or on the pr9lli•••1 and every occupant of a dwelling unit
in a dwelling containing more than one dwelling unit •hall be responsible for
auch extend.nation whenever hi• dwelling unit is the unit primarily infested.
llotvithatanding the foZ990ing provision• of this Section, whenever infestation
i• cauaed by failure of the owner or operator to maintain the dwelling in a
venain-proof or reaaonably insect-proof condition, extezmination •hall be the
reaponaibility of the owner and operator. Whenever infeatation exists in two
or aore dwelling unit• of any dwelling, or in the •hared or public parts of any
dwelling containing two or aore dwelling units, extezmination thereof shall be
the reaponaibility of the owner.
lllA.8 llDDml SPACB UQUimlftS
113A.8-l Detenli.nation of Maximum Occupancy
In dwelling unit•, the maximum number of occupants shall be limited to
the nmlber detenli.ned on the baaia of the floor area• of habitable rooms, as
followa1
(a) Bvery dwelling unit ahall contain at leaat one hundred
fifty (150) aquare feet of floor apace for the first
occupant thereof.
(b) At leaat one hundred (100) additional square feet of floor space
ahall be provided for every additional occupant of said dwelling
unit1 provided, however, that nonhabitable area up to 10 per ·aant
of the total habitable roca area shall be counted in determining
the aaxillum peraiaaible occupancy of the dwelling unit.
lllA.8-2 Jliniaua Ceiling Height
At leaat on-half (1/2) of the floor area of every habitable roan shall
have a ceiling height of at leaat aeven (7) feet1 the floor area of any space l
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havin9 a ceilin9 heiCJht of le•• than five (S) feet, or the floor area of any closet
or atoraige compartllent, ahall not be conaidered a• part of the floor area in com-
putiDCJ the total floor area of the roan for the purpoae of determining the maximum
peraiaaible occupancy of the dwelling unit.
113A.8-3 Prohibited Sleeping Area•
It ahall be prohibited to uae for aleepin9 purpoae• any kitchen, non-
babitabl• apace or public apace.
ll3A.8-4 b-nt• or Cellar• a• Habitable Ar•••
Bo baa ... nt or cellar apace ahall be uaed a• a habitable rOOlll, or •• a
dwelliDCJ unit or rooming unit unle••s
(a) !'be floor and wall• are iaperviou• to leakage of under9round
and aurface run-off water1
(b) Said apace i• rodent-proof and vermin-proof, a• more
apecifically .. t forth in 113A.13.
(c) 'l'h• total 1110Unt of liCJht provided in each roan i• at leaat
equal to th• ainiaua ..ount of li9ht, a• required in 113A.9.
(d) Ventilation for aaid apace complie• with the requirement•
Mt forth in 113A.91 and
(•) '!he occupancy of aaid baa ... nt or cellar apace complies in all
other reapect• with the proviaion• of thi• Chapter.
113A.9 llDfDltM LIGB'l'DG ABD VBRTILA'l'IOll RBQUIRBMBll'l'S
113A.9-l Lighting of Blbitabl• Roell•
All habitable rOOlll• in dwellin9• •hall be provided with natural light
through one or 110re window•, akylighta, tranaparent or translucent panels, or
any CCllbinationa thereof, or by any other approved method of providing natural
light to auc:h apace. Such habitable roan •hall have a minimum of ten (10)
foot-candle• of natural dayli9ht illumination, meaaurable at the epicenter of
the roaa, thirty (30) inch9• above floor level with an approved standard light
-ter.
lllA.9-2 Location of Windowa
Windowa, akyliCJht•, tranaparent or tranalucent panels, used for
providin9 natural liCJht or ventilation to any habitable roan, shall open directly
on a atreet, court or yardr provided, however, that the Department may approve
an indirect -an• of aupplyin9 ten (10) foot-candle• of natural light to habitable
romaa without direct openin9• on the above-apecified areaa if that ventilation as
required by llA.9-3 i• aupplied. ·
113A.9-3 Ventilation of Babit!ble Rocm•
At leaat one window or akyliqht or other mean• of providing natural
liCJht to a habitable roan, a• required in 113A.9-l, •hall be easily openable,
unl••• there i• acme other coapar"1:>le method of ventilating said habitable roan.
113A.9-4 Ventilation of Bathroc:ma and Water Cloaet Compartments
Bvery bathroaa, and every water closet compartment shall have at least
one openabl• window or akyliCJht facing directly to the outside in order to
provide adequate ventilation1 provided, however, that bathroom• and water closet
caapartllent• ventilated in accordance with 113A.9-9, may be provided with arti-
ficial liCJht.
lllA.9-5 Lial!ting of Cawa>n Ballwax•. Stairwax• and Pa••ageways
C• on hallway•, atairwaya and paaaageway• in dwellings containing
thr .. (3) or 110re dwellin9 unit• or rOC1Ding unit•, ahall be provided at all times
with a llinillUll of a.o (2) foot-candle• of natural or artificial light measurable
at th• center of such atairway, paaaageway or hallway at any point along its
leDCJth, thirty inch•• above floor or tread level.
113A.9-6 Lia!!tina of Service Roell• and Private Stairway•
All aervice roam• and private stairways shall be provided with natural
or artificial li9ht of aufficient intenaity to allow the aafe use thereof.
ll3A.9-7 Ventilation of Service Roam•
All .. rvice rOClla ahall be provided with ventilation sufficient to
provide for th• aafe use of aaid nonhabitable apace. Such ventilation shall
be inatalled and llaintained in an approved 11anner.
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havin9 a ceilin9 heiCJht of le•• than five (5) feet, or the floor area of any closet
or ator-.ge c:ampartment, ahall not be conaidered aa part of the floor area in com-
putiDCJ th• total floor area of the roam for the purpoae of determininq the maximum
peraiaaible occupancy of the dwelling unit.
113A.8-3 Prohibited Sleeping Area•
It ahall be prohibited to uae for aleeping purpoaes any kitchen, non-
habitable apace or public apace.
lllA.8-4 ...... nt• or Cellar• aa Habitable Area•
•o baa ... nt or cellar apace ahall be uaed a• a habitable room, or as a
dwelling unit or rOOllinq unit unleaa1
(a) 'fhe floor and wall• are impervioua to leakaqe of underqround
and aurface run-off water1
(b) Said apace ia rodent-proof and vermin-proof, as more
apecifically aet forth in 113A.13.
(c) t'h• total 11DOUnt of liCJht provided in each room is at least
equal to the ainimum mDOUnt of liqht, aa required in 113A.9.
(d) Ventilation for aaid apace complie• with the requirements
Mt forth in 113A.91 and
(•) t'h• occupancy of aaid baaement or cellar apace complies in all
other reapecta with the proviaiona of this Chapter.
113A.9 llUDUI LIGBTIBG ARD Vlll'l'ILA'l'IOR RBQUIRBMDTS
lllA.9-1 Lighting of Habitable Roaaa
All habitable rOCllla in dwellinqa •hall be provided with natural liqht
through one or 110re window•, akyliqhta, tranaparent or tranalucent panels, or
any ccmbinationa thereof, or by any other approved method of providinq natural
liCJht to auc:h apace. Such habitable room ahall have a minimum of ten (10)
foot-candle• of natural dayliqht illumination, meaaurable at the epicenter of
the roca, thirty (30) inchea above floor level with an approved standard liqht
•eter.
113A.9-2 L9cation of Windowa
Windowa, akyli9hta, tranaparent or tranalucent panels, used for
providin9 natural light or ventilation to any habitable room, •hall open directly
on a atreet, court or yardr provided, however, that the Department may approve an indirect -an• of aupplying ten (10) foot-candle• of natural liqht to habitable
rocaa without direct openin9a on the above-apecified areaa if that ventilation as
required by 13A.9-3 i• aupplied. ·
lllA.9-3 Ventilation of Habitable Roca•
At leaat one window or akyliCJht or other mean• of providinq natural
light to a habitable rOClll, aa required in 113A.9-l, •hall be eaaily openable, unl••• there ia 8Cll8 other cc:mDarll{ble aethod of ventilatinq aaid habitable room.
113A.9-4 Ventilation of Bathroaaa and Water Cloaet Compartments
Bvery bathrOCll, and every water cloaet caapartment shall have at least
one openabl• window or akylight f acinq directly to the outside in order to
provide adequate ventilation1 provided, however, that bathroom• and water closet
c:aapartllenta ventilated in accordance with 113A.9-9, may be provided with arti-
ficial light.
lllA.9-5 Liahting of Cc oin Hallwaya, Stprwaya pd Paaaagewaya
Cc on hallway•, •tairway• and pa••agewaya in dwellinqs containinq
three (3) or 110re dwellinq unit• or rooming unit•, •hall be provided at all times
with a mniawa of two (2) foot-candle• of natural or artificial liqht measurable
at the center of auch atairway, paaaagMfay or hallway at any point alonq its
leDCJth, thirty inch•• above floor or tread level.
lllA.9-6 Lighting of Service ROCll• and Private Stairwax•
All ••rvice rOCllla and private atairwaya •hall be provided with natural
or artificial liqht of aufficient intenaity to allow the aafe use thereof.
lllA.9-7 Ventilation of Service ROClll•
All Mrvice rocma ahall be provided with ventilation sufficient to
provide for the •afe u .. of •aid nonhabitable •pace. Such ventilation shall
be inatalled and maintained in an approved aanner.
lllA.9-8 Other ven•ilation R!q!lir ... nt•
(a) Space• in aultiple dwelling• which contain central heat producing,
air conditioning and other equipment, •hall be ventilated to the outer air, and
air frc11 theae apace• ahall not be re-circulated to other parts of the building.
(b) Ventilation ahall be provided in unheated attics, spaces below
flat roof• and crawl space•. Location and net areas of ventila-
tion opening• ahall be auch as to minimize deterioration of
atructural •-.bera fram condensation or other causes.
113A.9-9 llec:h19ica1 Ventilation
Por the purpoae of determining campliance with the ventilation require-
.. nt• of thia Chapter, an approved ayatem of mechanical ventilation installed and
llaintained in a aafe 111nner will be acceptable in lieu of openable windows. Such
ayat .. of ventilation ahall be capable of providing not leas than two (2) changes
of air per hour, except that in bathroam• and water clo•et compartments such
ay•t .. •hall be capable of exhauating not le•• than twenty-five (25) cubic feet
of air per llinute.
lllA.10 llDIDlml STNIDARDS POR BLllC'l'RZCAL BQUIPMBllT
113A.10-l CcapulfOrY Blectrical Inatallation
Bvery dwellin9 ahall be connected to electrical power.
lllA.10-2 llectric Light• and Outlet• in Habitable Room•
Bvery habitable rOOlll •hall contain at lea•t two (2) supplied electrical
convenimc• outleta, which outlet• ahall be no leaa than ten (10) lineal feet fran
one another .. aaured along the baseboard line, or one •uch convenience· outlet and
one aupplied electric light fixture.
lllA.10-3 Blectric Li91!t• and Outlet• in llonhabitable Space
Bvery water cloaet ccapartllent, bathroam, laundry room and furnace room
ahall contain at leaat one aupplied electric light fixture and one electrical con-
venience outlet. C~ on hallwaya, atairvaya and pa••aqewaya shall be provided
with light fixture•, aufficient in number to aupply the minimum liqhting required
by lllA.9-5.
lllA.10-4 lxit Lighta
In •ultiple dwellin9• having a mean• of eqreaa camnon to more than two
dwelling unit• or rOOlling unit•, every exit doorway •hall be provided with an
exit light having letter• at leaat four (4) inch•• high. 'l'he letters of such
aign ahall be white on green field. All exit light• ahall be installed in such
a •anner ao that th• lettering, indicatinq •exit• can be •een fran any angle.
'fh• Chief Building Inmpector, or any authorized deaignee, shall have the
authority to require additional exit light• whenever nece•s~y to provide for
the aafety of th• occupant• and othera.
lllA.10-5 Inatallation Requirement•
Blectrical Wiring and equipaent •hall be so in•talled as not to be a
potential source of ignition of cCllbu•tible material or a potential source of
electrical hazard. Blectrical wirinq and equipnent shall be secured in an
approved •anner to th• aurface on which it ia mounted.
lllA.10-6 unaafe OUtleta and Wiring
All non-atationary outlets, make•hift outlets that have at any time
been added to the building without reqard to the total circuitry, tacked extension
cording, and •akeahift wiring ahall be con•idered unsafe and unlawful. No exten-
aion cord frca any electrical convenience outlet ahall extend or pass from one
roa11 into another or be located where foot traffic passes directly over said
exten•ion cord.
lllA.10-7 Loc:ation of Blectrical Wiring and Bguipaent
llectrical wiring and equipment inatalled in damp or wet locations or
where exposed to exploaive or fl.,..able ga•ea, or to excessive temperatures, shall
be of a type approved for that purpo•e and location.
ll3A.10-8 Service Bntrance Capacity and Branch Circuits
Service entrance facility shall be of an approved type and a sufficient
•iae to carry the full-caaputed load. Bach outlet and electrical fixture shall be
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113A.10-9 Protection A9ainat Bxceaaive eurrent
Blectrical wiring and equipment ahall be protected against excessive
current by properly rated overcurrent devicea.
lllA.10-10 Protection of Wiring and Bquipaent
Blectrical wiring and equipment ahall be grounded and otherwise
protected by inaulation, iaolation, or guarding •o a• to minimize the danger of
high voltage• froa lightning or other cauaea.
lllA.10-11 Protection Agfin•t Arca or Spark•
Blectrical equipment which in ordinary operation produces arcs or
•park• ahall be encloaed unle•• aeparated and iaolated from all combustible
exploaive and fl ... able material•.
lllA.10-12 Defective Maintenance or Repair
Prayed and expoaed wiring, wiring unprotected by proper conduit or
covering, fixture• in diarepair, and wiring or fixture• repaired in makeshift
faahion ahall not be pemitted.
lllA.10-13 Pull-chain• Prohibited
Blectrically conductive pull-chain• •hall not be permitted in any
kitchen, bathroom, ahower roan, water cloaet compartment, or laundry roan.
113A.10-14 L9cation of Service Bquipaent and Overcurrent Protection Devices
Service equipment and overcurrent -protection devices shall be
inatalled and llaintained in a readily acceaaible location and not closer than
three (3) f .. t to any plmlbing or other grounded object.
ll3A.ll llIRDlml ftAllDAIU>S POR WAHR SUPPLY AID> PRO'l'BCTI<ll DEVICES
113A.ll-l Potable Water Supply
Potable water from an approved aource •hall be available at all
time• in all dwelling•. The d01Deatic water aupply system of the dwelling
ahall be connected to auch approved aource, and •hall not be subject to con-
tallination. 1'hen aupplied from a public source, the potable water supply system
•hall not be connected to private or unaafe water aupplies.
113A.ll-2 Private Water Supply Syat .. •
Uhl••• otherwiae prohibited by the provision• of another applicable
ordinance or atatute, private water supply ayatema •hall be constructed, installed
and aaintained in accordance with the regulations of, and shall be approved as a
aanitary aource of water supply by, the health department having jurisdiction
over the area wherein the private water aupply,ia located.
lllA.11-3 Deaign of Plumbing Pacilitie•
Dwelling• and portions thereof ahall be provided with plumbing
ayat... deaigned to diapoae of the aewage from all fixture• and to furnish cold
water to every water cloaet and urinal, and hot and cold water to every sink,
lavatory, bathtub, and ahower required therein.
lllA.11-4 Volume and Preaaure Provided by Water Supply Systems.
Water aupply ayatema •hall be inatalled and maintained so as to
provide at all tille• a aupply of water to plumbing fixtures, devices and
appurtenance• in aufficient volume and at preaaure• adequate to enable them to
function aatiafactorily under all normal conditions of uae.
lllA.11-5 Reintroduction into Domeatic Water Supply
Water aupply ayat .. • •hall be deaigned, inatalled and maintained
ao that water uaed for purpo••• of cooling or heating shall not be reintroduced
into the dcaeatic water aupply ayatmaa nor be distributed through such equip-
.. nt to plUllbing fixtures.
113A.ll-6 Water Supply Tank•
Water aupply tank• •hall be conatructed, installed and maintained in
accordance with the following provisionas
(a) Water aupply tank• •hall be installed and maintained so as to be water-
tight, vezainproof, rodentproof, reaiatant to corrosion, and capable of
withatanding working preaaures under normal operation.
(b) Support• for tank• ahall be of noncombuatible conatruction.
(c) 'l'anka and their aupporta ahall not be uaed to aupport equipment or
atructurea other than for tank uae, except .where specially designed
for auch other uM.
(d) Mean• for eaptying water aupply tank• ahall be provided and maintained
in proper working condition.
(e) Potable.water aupply tank• for dcmeatic aupply systems shall be installed
and aaintained to furniah water in aufficient quantity and pressure for. such
ayat ....
lllA.11-7 Maintenance of Plumbing Syat .. a
PlUllbing ayat .. a shall be maintained in a sanitary and serviceable
condition, free from leaks and obstruction•. Plumbing syat .. s shall be main-
tained ao aa not to weaken atructural members nor cause damage or deteriora-
tion to any part of the building through fixture usage.
lllA.11-8 Drainage of Plumbing Pixturea
PlUllbing fixture• shall be drained to a aewage drainage system and
auch ay•t-ahall be connected to a public aewer or to an ·adequate and approved
ay•t-of aewage diapoaal. Where a public sewer is not available, a system
ahall be provided to receive and diapoae of aewage without health hazard of
nuiaanCM. Bach fixture directly connected to the aewage drainage system shall
be equipped with a water aeal trap. '!he drainage ayatem and its attendant vent
piping ahall be aaintained ao as to provide adequate circulation of air in all
pipe• in order that aiphonage, aspiration, or preaaure will not cause a loss of
trap aeal under ordinary conditions or uae. Rothing herein shall authorize a
private ayat-of aewage diapoaal where the aame is prohibited under the
provision• of any other applicable ordinance or statute.
lllA.11-9 Private S!waqe Diapoaal Systmna.
Private sewage disposal systems shall be constructed, installed and
.. intained in accordance with the regulation• of, and shall be approved ~s a
sanJ.tary aethod of sewage disposal by, the health department having juris-
diction over th• area wherein the private sewage disposal system is located.
Bo peraon ahall conatruct, keep, use or maintain any sewage vault, closet,
privy, ceaapool or aeptic tank at any place within the City except in accordance
with the proviaiona of other applicable ordinance• and atatutes.
lllA.11-10 Cleanouta
Adequate cleanouta ahall be provided and maintained so that the pipes
.. Y be readily cleaned.
lllA.11-11 Vent Tenli.nala
Bach vent terainal to the outer air ahall be installed and maintained
ao a• to ainillise the poaaibilitiea of clogging, frost closure, the return of
foul air to the building, and the creation of a nuiaance to adjacent premises.
lllA.11-12 Drain•
Drain• provided for fixturea, devicea, appliances, or apparatus
containing food, water, aterile good• or aimilar materials, shall be equipped
with air breaks, adequate to prevent contaaination of such contents fran any
poaaible backup of sewage through direct or indirect drainage piping. .
113A.12 llillIIUI BBA'l'IllG RBQUIRBllBlft'S
lllA.12-1 General Requir ... nta
Bvery dwelling shall have heating facilities which are installed in
an approved aanner and are aaintained in safe and good working condition, and
are capable of aafely and adequately heating all habitable rooms, bathrooms,
water cloaet caapartllenta and laundry rocma located therein to a temperature
of at leaat .. venty (70) degr .. a Fahrenheit when the outside temperature is
ainua five (-5) degrH• Pahrenheit.
113A.12-2 S.oke Control
Puel-burning, heat-producing equipment shall be installed and main-
tained ao that the -i•aion or diacharg• into the atmoaphere of smoke, dust,
particles, odors or other products of COllbuation will not create a nuisance
or be detrillental to the health, comfort, aafety or property of any person.
lllA.12-3 Prohibited Beating Device•
unvented or open fl ... heatera, except fireplaces, shall be
prohibited.
lllA.12-4 Qa• Piping lvat ...
Oaa piping ayat .. a ahall be installed and maintained so as to remain
gaatight, aafe and operative under conditions of uae. Rubber tube or armoured
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rubber tube connection• •hall be prohibited on any gaa heating fixtures. All gas
piping ayat... aball have at leaat one acceaaible .. an• for •hutting off all gas
aupply and auch .. ana aball be llaintained in good operating condition. An easily
.:ceaaible abutoff valve or cock aball be provided in the piping in close proximity
to, and ahead of, every outlet for 9aa appliance•.
lllA.12-5 Liqgid Puel tpd Solid Fuel Beatigg pevice•
Bquii-ent for burning 80lid or liquid fuel ahall be connected to
auitabl• cbteneya or flu•• and ahall not be connected to gaa vents.
lllA.12-6 Puel-burni99 Space Beater•
Puel-burning apace heater• •hall be pft>hibited in aleeping rooms and in
rca1• normally kept cloaed, except apace heater• which have aealed ccmbuation chmn-
bera, which take air frcm outaide the buildin9 and which are vented to the outaide.
lllA.12-7 Gaa-fired lq!li1!9!nt
Gaa-fired equipment ahall be properly connected to a •~itable chimney,
flue or ga• vent.
lllA.12-8 Safety Device•
(a) Bquip19nt ca~l• of developing haaardoua preaaure• or temperature•
ahall be provided with ••an• to relieve aafely auch preaaurea and
t1nperaturea.
(b) Control• for the aafe opera~ion of autcaatically operated heat
produciDCJ equip19nt ahall be provided to function aa follow•1
When failure or interruption of fl .. e or ignition occur•, the
fuel aupply •hall be cut off autc:aatic•lly. When a prede-
tenained t parature or preaaure ia exceeded, the input of
additional heat •hall be prevented or reducecS to a aafe rate.
When the water level in a ate .. boiler ~rop• below a pre-
detenained level, the fuel aupply ahall be cut .off automatically.
When failure or interruption of pilot light or aain burner of
liquefied petrolewn ga• equipment occura, the fuel aupply to
each pilot light and aain burner ahall be cut off automatically.
lllA.12-9 G!fttra1 l!q!!ir ... nta for"c::hillneya, Flut• apd Ga• Vent•
(a) Chianeya, flue• and gaa vent• •hall be conatructed, installed
and aaintained in a aafe, durable, m10ke-ti9ht and noncanbuatible
•anner. Puel-burning equipaent and fireplace• located in different
tenancit• ahall not be connected to the •-flue.
(b) Chianeya, flu•• and 9a• vent• and their aupporta •hall be capable
of withatandin9 the action of flue gaa without aoftening, cracking,
corEOding, . or •palling. , .
(c) llaaonry chillneya, except approved prefabricated chianeys, shall have
noncc:mbuatible foundation•. . .
(d) Opening• for amoke pipe 9r gaa vent connec~iona •hall be provided
with .. an• for •••Y connection without reatriction of ~lue.
(•) Ro flue ahall have mDOke pipe or gaa vent connections in more than
one atory of a building, unleaa proviaion is aade for effective
incaabuatible cloaing device• to ahut off unuaed connections.
(f) lla80nry chianeya that are unlined •hall have acceaaible cleanouta,
which cleanout• •hall not ~· located rn crawl spaces or leas than
12 inch•• below the loweat flue vent opening.
lllA.12-10 Spark Arr••t•r•
A chianey or flue connected t9 an incinerator and a chimney or flue
which -Y emit •parka, •hall be provided with a •park arreater of nonccmb1i1stible
conatruction. Spark arreatera •hall have aufficient total clear area to permit
unreatricted paaaage of flue gaaaea. Opening• in apark arreaters shall be of
auch aiae a• to prevent paaaage of ember• and to ainimize clogqing by soot.
lllA.12-11 Incinerator•
Incinerator• •hall be of adequate capacity for the intended use: shall
be conatructed, inatalled and aaintained in a aafe, durable and noncanbuatible
aanner1 and •hall be uaed in confozaance with all applicable local and State air
pollution control atatutea, ordinance• and regulation•.
lllA.12-12 Inata1lation and Clearance
Bvery gaa appliance aball be located with reapect to building construc-
tion and other equipaent ao •• to peaait ace••• to the appliance. Sufficient
clearance aball be -intained to peaait cleaning of heating aurfacea: the replace-
aent of filter•, blower•, aotora, burner•, control• and vent connections: the
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lubrication of 110ving part• where requiZ9d and the adjuataent and cleaning of
burner• and pilotar provided, however, that where any heat producing equipment
ia inatalled on, or adjacent to, COllbuatible aateriala, the location, inaula-
tion, clearance and the control of the equi199nt ahall be auch that the temper-
ature on the aurface of the cOllbuatible material• will not exceed a safe
t .. perature.
ll3A.13 * lll STAllDUDS POR BASIC BQUIPMBllT AID> PACILI'l'IBS
113A.13-l Kitchen Sink
Bvery dwelling unit ahall contain a kitchen aink therein, in good
working condition and properly connected to an approved water and sewer system.
Said kitchen aink ahall be located and designed excluaively for the washing of
utenaila and for the preparation of food, and ahall be located in an area or
roma uaed for cookery. Stone and concrete laundry tuba, lavatory basins or
bathtub• •hall not be acceptable aubatitutea for kitchen ainka. The required
kitchen •ink ahall be of ••11111••• conatruction with rounded internal angles and
corner•, and •hall be of lllOOth conatruction, unbroken and free from cracks,
eaaily cleanable and iapervioua to water and greaae.
113A.13-2 Cooking Pacilitiea
Bvery dwelling unit ahall contain, in a roan uaed for cookery, cooking
equipment ao conatructed, inatalled and aaintained that it will function safely
and effec:tivelyr gaa burning cooking equipment ahall be permanently fastened and
connected in place. Ga• aupply connection to auch equipaent ahall be made of
approved rigid or ... i-rigid pipe or tubing, the connection ahall not pass
throagh a partition and ahall not be dented or kinked. Solid fuel-burning equip-
-nt ahall be appropriately vented. Portable cooking equipaent employing flame
ia prohibited.
lllA.13-3 Refrigeration Bq!liJP!nt
Bvery dwelling unit, when occupied, ahall contain appropriate refrigera-
tion equiiaent in proper working condition, capable of maintaining a temperature
of fifty (50) degree• Pahrenheit or le•• under normal operating conditions.
lllA.13-4 Maintenance of Cooking and Refrigeration Bquipaent
Ga• cooking rangea, plate• and refrigerators shall be installed free
fraa leak•, or other defect• that would render them a hazard to occupants, and
all orifice•, burner• and control• •hall be kept in aound condition and good
repair, and in no caae constructed, installed or maintained in a manner that
would perait carbon 11e>noxide production during operation.
lllA.13-5 L!•atorx Blain•
Bvery dwelling unit, except as otherwiae permitted under 113A.13-8,
aball contain within it• wall• a lavatory baain in good working condition and
properly connected to an approved water and aewer ay•t-and located in the
.... roaa •• the required fluah water cloaet or aa near to that room as practi-
cable. Said lavatory baain ahall be deaigned, intended and located exclusively
for peraonal cleanaing. Stone and concrete laundry tuba and sinks used as kitchen
ainka ahall not be .cceptable aubatitutea for lavatory baaina. Lavatory basin
nrf.cea ahall be of aooth conatruction, unbroken, eaaily cleanable and imper-
vioua to water and qreaae.
lllA.13-6 Pluab Water Cloaeta
Bvery dwelling unit, except •• othervi•• peraitttld in ll3A.13-8, shall
contain a roaa which afford• privacy to a peraon within aaid roan, and which is
equipped with a fluah water clo .. t in good working condition and properly connected
to an approved water and aewer ayatea. Such fluah water cloaet shall have an
integral water ... 1 trap and be provided with an integral fluahing rim constructed
ao aa to fluah th• entire interior of the bowl. Pan, valve, plunger, offset,
waabout, latrine, froat-proof hopper and other water cloaeta having an invisible
.. ai or an unvmted •i-c•, or having interior wall• which are not thoroughly
waabed ate.ch diacharge .•r• prohibited. Direct fluah valve• connected to water
cloaeta ahall be equipped with vacuum brakera. Water cloaet• shall have smooth,
iapervioua, eaaily cleanable aurface• free frClll cracks, breaks, leaks and makeshift
repaira. Water cloaeta ahall be ·~ with •••t• and covers of smooth material,
illperviou• to water.
lllA.13-11 Storage and -..oval of Rubbi•h and Garbage
Bvery dwelling unit •hall have adequate, safe and sanitary facilities
for the atorage or di•po•al of all rubbiah, aahea, garbage, and other waste. All
aach atorage or diapoaal f.ciliti•• ahall be of an approved type and have an
approved location.
(a) All caabuatible and non-cCllbuatible waate material, household
and yard debris and aahea •hall be stored in auch a manner as
to be inoffenaive to aight and ... 11 and in a manner and
condition which is not conducive to the propagation and har-
borage of rodent• and inaect• or to the creation of fire or
any other hazard.
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(b) A•h•• •hall be atored only in .. tallic or earthen containers
provided by the owner.
(c) Rubbiah ahall be atored in 80und, aturdy, rodentproof containers
conatructed of aetal or equivalent nonabaorbent material and
ahall have tight-fitting lida. Rubbiah containers shall be
provided in aufficient aize and number ao that rilbbish does
not accumulate in other than approved receptacle•.
(d) Garbage •hall not be placed in aah pita or rubbish containers.
(•) Loo.. garbage or rubbiah •hall not be atrewn about on the floor
of any ba .... nt or cellar or any other part of any dwelling, or
on the ground aurrounding any dwelling.
(f) GU:bage container• •hall be fly-tight, waterproof and rodent-
proof with tight-fitting lid•. llo lye, aahea, poison, broken
diahea, bottle•, glaaa, cana, or other rubbiah shall be
depoaited within gad>age container•. Garbage containers
ahall be aupplied in auf f icient aize and number ao that
garbage doe• not acCUlllulate in other than approved containers.
(9) Ga•-fired incinerator• inatalled in conforaity with the
Chapter 13 of the Municipal COd• aay aerve a• approved food
waate diapoaal equii-ent. Pood waate grinder unit• aay
.. rve aa approved auppl...ntary food waate diapoaal devices.
lllA.13-12 Supelied Paciliti••· BquiJ?P!l!t and Utilitie•
Bvery aupplled facility, piece of equipaent, or utility shall be so
conatructed and inatalled that it will function aafely and effectively, and
ahall be maintained in a aafe and aanitary manner.
lllA.13-13 praiDll!
All rain water ahall be 80 drained and conveyed fran every roof and
away frm every foundation 80 aa not to cauae dmpne•• in baaementa or in walls,
ceiling• or floor• of any dwellin9, or eroaion of exterior wall surfaces.
lllA.13-14 Q!neral Sanitary Condition of Pr.U.•••
All interior and exterior portion• of dwelling•, and structures or
buildin9a appurtenant thereto, and the prani••• on which •aid dwellings and
appurtenant atructurea are aituate, ahall be aaintained in a aafe and sanitary
•anner.
lllA.13-15 Op!n Ar•••
(a) Surface and aubaurface water ahall be appropriately drained
to protect building• and atructure• and to prevent development
of atagnant pond•. Gutter•, culvert•, catch baain•, drain
inleta; atora water aewera, approved combined atom and
aanitary aewera or other aatiafactory drainage syatem• shall
be utilized where neceaaary.
(b) Pence• and other ainor construction• ahall be aaintained in
aafe and aubatantial condition.
(c) Step•, walk•, driveway•, parking apace• and similar paved
area• ahall be aaintained 80 a• to afford safe passage under
noraal u•• and weather conditiona ••
(d) Yard• and court• •hall be kept clean and free of physical
huard• and fire hazard•.
(•) Heavy undergrowth• and accumulation• of plant growth which
are noxioua or detriaental to health •hall be eliminated.
(f) Scrap motor vehicle• and other accumulations of refuse or
rubbi•h •hall be eliminated.
lllA.13-16 laf••tatioa
Ground•, building• and atructurea •hall be maintained free of vermin
and rodent harborage and infeatation. Method• uaed for exterminating vermin and
rodent• ahall confora with generally-accepted practice.
113A.13-17 Dclleatic Animal• and Peta
Dalle•tic animal• and pet• •hall be kept in a sanitary and appropriate
manner: the pr-1••• ahall be kept free of aniaal excrement.
ll3A.13-18 ScrHnina of poora. Windows and Other Openings
During th• portion of each year when the Department finds it necessary
to protect againat 110aquitoea, flies and other inaecta, which are of such kind and
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occur in auch nUllber• aa to cauae a hazard to health, every door opening directly
fftJll a dwelling to outdoor apace, and every window or other device with openings
to outdoor apace, uaed or intended to be uaed for ventilation, shall be provided
with a device to effectively prevent the entrance of such vermin. If screens
are uaed, they ahall be free frcma rip•, tear• and holes.
lllA.14 8ftUC'fUkAL COBDUICllS
lllA.14-1 c;enera1 eopdition•
(a) All dwelling• and building• and atructurea appurtenant thereto
•hall be maintained ao a• to be capable of auataining safely
their own weight and the load• to which they may be subject.
(b) Building• •hall be aaintained ao that load• are transmitted to
the aoil without undue differential aettlement, unsafe deforma-
tion or 110v ... nt of the building or any structural part.
(c) Building• •hall be aaintained ao that protection is provided for
all atructural a911bera which aay become atructurally unsound if
left unprotected. Cauaea of auch deterioration include, among
other•, action of freezing and thawing, dampneaa, corrosion,
wetting and drying, and teraitea and other deatructive insects.
(d) Building• built in aoil which i• water bearing at any season
of the year •hall be aaintained ao that ground and surf ace
water will not penetrate into habitable apaces, basements and
cellar•.
lllA.14-2 Bxterior Protection
Bvery foundation, exterior wall and roof •hall be aubstantially
weathertight, watertight, and rodentproof, and ahall be kept in sound condition
and good repair. All exterior wood aurface• •hall be adequately protected fran
water -~ and againat decay.
(a) Poundation wall•, exterior wall• and roof• and all appurtenances thereto
ahall be free fraa bulgea, ahifting of .. terial• and looae material.
Piere, coluana, poata and other below grade foundation members shall be
aecurely placed and free frcma decay and break•.
(b) Poundation wall• •hall be aaintained ao a• to prevent entrance of moisture,
terait•• and venain, and rodent•, and the lo•• of heat. Such protection
ahall conaiat where poaaible, of neceaaary ahoring, aubaoil drain•, drains
at footing•, grouting of .. aonry crack•, waterproofing of walls and joists
and other auitable mean•.
(c) Bxterior wall• and wall caaponent• ahall be maintained ao a• to prevent
deterioration due to the el ... nt• and deatructive inaecta, rodents and
veaain. Such maintenance ahall conaiat of painting, inatallation or
repair of wall•, coping• and flaahinga, waterproofing of joint•, water-
proof coating•, inatallation or repair of teraite ahielda, poiaon treat-
aent of aoil or other auitable meana.
(d) Roofing ahall be aaintained in watertight condition ao a• to prevent
leakage into the building. Such maintenance ahall conaiat of repairs
of roofing, flaahinga, waterproof coating• or other auitable meana.
lllA.14-3 Interior Protection
Bvery floor, interior wall and ceiling •hall be kept in aound
condition and good repair. Ploora, interior wall• and ceiling• and all
appurtenance• thereto auch a• baae board•, aoldinga, door fr•••, etc. •hall
be aecure and free frc:a hole•r crack•1 breaka1 d•pn•••r looae or peeling paint:
plaater or wallpaperi eager bulg••r and uneven•••r or any other defect which
voald permit harborage of inaecta and rodent• or cauae injury by tripping or
by falling loo•• building aaterial.
lllA.14-4 Crpl Space
Crawl apace• ahall be maintained free of moiature and the flow of air
fraa auch apace• into wall• above •hall be effectively barred so as to prevent
deterioration of atructural aellbera. Such proviaiona •hall consist of maintenance
of opmiinga in foundation wall• to provide adequate circulation of air in the
crawl apace.
lllA.14-5 Str!!ctura1 l.,'her•
All atructural asrbnra •hall be aaintained ao a• to be structurally
aound. Such protection ahall conaiat of ahoring, reinforcement, or repair
where neceaaary, frequent deatruction of tenaite tube• or other appropriate
••an•.
lllA.14-6 Maintenance of Chillner• and Plue•
Chillneya and flue• ahall be aaintained ao a• to be structurally
aoand md to prevent leakage of gaaea into the atructure. Such maintenance
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ahall conaiat of clearing flue atoppagea, •••ling open joints, repairing masonry
where neceaaary and other auitable ••an•.
lllA.14-7 Illperviou•n••• of Ploora and Wall•
'fhe wall• of every bathroom and water cloaet compartment shall, to a
height of thirty-aix (36) inchea, conaiat of a 811DOth, eaaily cleanable and non-
abaorbent .. terial. ftle floor• of every water cloaet compartment, bathroom,
ahower roe. and kitchen •hall be constructed and aaintained ao as to be reasonably
iapervioua to water, and auch floor• shall be kept in a clean and sanitary con-
dition. All hole• cut in floor covering for the paaaage of plumbing fixtures or
pipe• ahall be aealed to prevent the paaaage of water, rodents and vermin.
lllA.14-8 Stairvaxa, Porche• and Appurtenance•
Inaide and outaide atairvaya, porch•• and appurtenances thereto shall
be ao conatructed a• to be aafe to uae and capable of aupporting the load that
normal uae .. y cauae to be placed thereon1 and they •hall be maintained in
aound condition and repair. Bvery inaide atairvay and every outside stairway
att.:hed to a dwelling ahall be provided with handrail• securely fastened to
the wall or to a aturdy baluatrade. Stairway• exceeding thirty-six (36) inches
in width ahall have handrail• on both aidea1 provided, however, that every
atairvay exceeding eighty-eight (88) inch•• in width •hall have intermediate
handrail• aupported by a aturdy baluatrade. Band rail• shall be placed not
le•• than thirty (30) inchea nor more than thirty-four (34) inches above the
tread level. Band rail• need not be inatalled on atairwaya providing access
to unused cellar or attic apace. ~read• and baluater• •hall be intact and of
aturdy construction. Tread covering, if aupplied, •hall be firmly attached.
lllA.14-9 In•ta1lation and Maintenance of Window•
Windows •hall be aoundly and adequately glazed, free from loose or
broken gla•• and crack• that could cauae phyaical injury to peraons or allow
the el ... nta to enter the atructure or allow exceaaive heat loas from within.
lllA.14-10 In•ta1lation and Maintenance of Bxterior Door•
Bxterior door• •hall fit doorway openings in a manner which
prevent• exceaaive heat lo•• and which prevent• the entrance of the elements
and verain. ifhey ahall be maintained free frcm crack• or breaks.
lllA.14-11 Inatallation and Maintenance of Baa ... nt Hatchways
All ba .... nt hatchway• •hall be ao constructed as to prevent the
entrance of the el....nt• and vermin and •hall be aaintained in a state to
llinilli.u the danger of phyaical in~ury to occupant• of the premises. They
•hall be ao conatructed that water •hall drain away from the hatchway.
113A.15 llDDml ftAllDARDS POR BGDSS
lllA.15-1 lxit fr911 Dwelli1!51 Unit•
Bvery dwelling unit ahall be provided with a means of egress leading
to a nfe and open apace at ground level. Bgre•• •hall be unobstructed. Every
inaide and outaide atairway, every porch and every appurtenance thereto ·shall
be maintained and kept in aound condition and good repair.
lllA.15-2 Pwelling• of Three or More Storie•
All dwelling• of three or more atoriea with a dwelling unit occupying
the third or higher atory ahall be provided with two aeparate, useable, unob-
atructed .. an• of egre•• for each dwelling unit located above the second story.
'fb• exit faciliti•• frma auch dwelling unit• •hall lead to a public thorough-
fare, either directly or through a court or yard which leads directly to a
public thoroughfare. One of the above-required ••an• of egress may lead through
another dwelling unit only if proper aeaaurea are taken to ensure that said
-an• of egreaa will r-in unobatructed at all tilDea.
lllA.15-3 19r••• frma Rooming Bou•e•
Bvery rOClling houae •hall be provided with an unobstructed way for evr••• to a ••f• and open apace at ground level, and every inside and outside
atairvay, every porch and every appurtenance thereto •hall be maintained and
kept in sound condition and good repair. Door•, windows, corridors, stairways,
fire e8Capea, r1111P• and paaaagewaya, ••rving a• ordinary or emergency exit
rout•• •hall be fr .. of atored, diacarded or extraneoua material, and in no
ca .. ahall auch route• be obatructed or locked to peraona within the building.
T-.o or 110re separate route• of evr••• •hall be available at all tilDes to
occupmtt• of each occupied floor in building• in which there is more than one
roaming unit, provided that one of •aid route• .,Y be for emergency use only.
Both of aaid route• •hall be equipped in auch a aanner a• to obviate the
neceaaitt of jmaping or dropping to the ground in the event of fire.
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lllA.15-4 19r••• fraa aa .... nt or Cellar
Dwelling unit• or rooming unit• located in basements or cellars
ahall be provided with a aafe egreaa route.
ll3A.16 RDmlDIG AllD LODGDG BOUSBS
'13A.16-l CJ!D•ral Proviaiona
Bo peraon ahall operate a roming houae, or ahall occupy or let to
another for occupancy any roming unit, except in compliance with all the
applicable proviaiona of thia Chapter and the following provisions:
lllA.16-2 Sanitary Pacilitiea
'there •hall be supplied at leaat one fluah water closet, lavatory
baain and bathtub or ahower, properly connected to a water and sewer system
in an approved unner ·:and aaintained in good working condition, for each
10 peraona, or fraction thereof, including the operator's family whenever
they •hare the uae of aaid facilitiea. However, in a rooming house where
rocma are let only to aalea, fluah urinal• aay be aubatituted for not more
than one-half (1/2) of the required nWlber of fluah water closets. All such
faciliti•• ahall be ao located within the dwelling aa to be reasonably
acceaaibl• frc:m a cm o• hall or paaaageway to all peraona sharing such
facilitiea. Reaaonably acceaaible •hall be de..ad aa being located on the
.... or adjacent floor aa the roo111ing unit aerved and being accessible to
all peraona aharing auch facilitiea without paaaing through any room of any
other dwelling or rooming unit. Bvery lavatory baain and bathtub or shower
ahall be supplied with hot water at all timea.
lllA.16-3 Bed Linen and 'l'owel•
'ftie operator of every rocaing houae ahall supply a canplete change
of freah bed linen and towel• therein at leaat once each week, and prior to
th• letting of any roca to any occupant. 'fhe operator ahall be responsible
for the llaintenance of all aupplied bedding and towels in a clean and sanitary
aanner.
lllA.16-4 Separation of aoa-tng unit•
Rocming unit• ahall be aeparated fran each other and fran other
apace• outaide the lodging unita.
lllA.16-5 CCllllUllal Kitchen• and Dining Rooms
COllllUnal kitchen or dining roca in a roaning house shall be
acceaaible to th• occupant• •haring such kitchen or dining roan without
going through a dwelling unit or lodging unit of another occupant.
lllA.16-6 Bgr••• frcm Rooming unit
Bvery rocaing unit ahall have approved, safe and unobstructed means
of egreaa in accordance with the requirement• of 113A.15-3.
aa&.16-7 IOGll• Occupied for Sleeping Purpoaea
Bvery roan occupied for aleeping purpoaea by one person shall contain
a ainillwl of Hventy (70) aquare feet of floor apace, and every roan occupied by
110re than one peraon ahall contain at leaat fifty (SO) aquare feet f~oor space
for each occupant thereof.
lllA.16-8 Reaponaibilitx of Operator
'lb• operator of every roaming houH ahall be responsible for the
aanitary ll&intenanc• of all walla, floora, and ceiling•, and for maintenance
of a aanitary condition in every other part of the rooming house and premises
thereof. Clean and aanitary condition ahall be de .. ed as maintained free fran
filth, debria, gad:»age, litter, decayed organic matter, duat, garden soil,
greaae, and anything offenaive to aight or ... 11, or anything that may serve
aa an attractant, food or harborage for verllin.
lllA.16-9 Reaponaibility of OWner
11henever refiniahing of wall• or ceiling• ia required, the owner of
any roc:ming houae ahall be reaponaible for the r..oval of, and ahall remove,
all old wallpaper and cracked paint and ahall be further reaponaible to
thoroughly clean all such wall• and ceiling• before re-decoration.
lllA.16-10 Proviaiona Apelicable to Hotel•
Bvery proviaion of thia Chapter which appliea to rooming houaes
ahall alao apply to hotela, and in addition, every hotel where both aexea are
accc odated ahall be provided with aeparate interior rooaa with fluah water
cloaeta which romaa ahall be conapicuoualy aarked for each aex.
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lllA.17 Should any part or portion of thi• Chapter be held or declared to be
invalid by a court of ccapetent juriadiction, such holding or declaration shall
not invalidate, or otherwiae affect, the remaining parts or portions thereof,
it being the expreaaed leqialative intent of City Council that each and every
vord, phraae, clauae and proviaion ia independent of, and severable from, each
and every other word, phraae, clauae and provision contained herein."
Pa•aed on Pir•t Reading by the City council of the City of Englewood,
Colorado, thia 2nd day of Auguat, 1966, and ordered published in full in
the Bnglewood Herald and Bnterpriae.
Paaaed on Pinal Reading by the City Council of the City council of the City
of Bnglewood, Colorado, thi• 15th day of Auquat, 1966, and ordered published in
full in the Bnglewood Herald and Bnterpriae.
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I, Stephen A. Lyon, City Clerk-Treaaurer, City of Englewood, County of
Arapahoe, State of Colorado, do hereby certify that the above and foreqoing
ordinance wa• introduced, read, paaaed and ordered published as a bill in the
Bnglewood Herald and Bnterpriae at a regular meeting of the City council held
on the 2nd day of Auguat, A.D. 1966, and that at least 7 days after above
publication a• a bill the above ordinance waa approved, adopted and ordered
published in aaid legal newpaper by the City Council at a regular meeting held
on the 15th day of Auquat, A.D. 1966, of •aid City.
city-cl.erk