Water Supply. There shall be an approved system of water supply, providing both hot
and cold running water. Hot water for the required kitchen sink, bathroom sink, and
bathtub or shower shall be provided at a temperature of not less than 100 degrees
Fahrenheit at all times at the fixture outlet, to be attained within approximately
two minutes after opening the fixture outlet. Prior to a new tenant occupying of a
housing unit in which hot water is supplied from an accessible, individual water heater,
the water heater shall be set by the owner at a temperature not higher than 120 degrees
Fahrenheit or the minimum setting on any water heater which cannot be set at 120 degrees
Fahrenheit; provided, that buildings, other than one- and two-family dwellings, in
which hot water is supplied by a central water-heater system need not comply with
this requirement.
G.
Maintenance. All sanitary facilities, fixtures, equipment, structures, and premises,
including gas piping and temperature pressure relief valves, shall be maintained in
a safe and sanitary condition, and in good working order.
H.
Fuel Shutoff Valves. An approved accessible shutoff valve shall be installed in the
fuel-supply piping outside of each appliance and ahead of the union connection thereto,
and in addition to any valve on the appliance. Shutoff valves shall be within 3 feet
of the appliance. Shutoff valves may be located immediately adjacent to and inside
or under an appliance when placed in an accessible and protected location and when
such appliance may be removed without removal of the shutoff valve.
(Ord. 125343, § 5, 2017; Ord. 115671, § 11, 1991; Ord. 113545 § 5(part), 1987.)