§ 14-270. Hotels and roominghouses.

No person shall occupy or let to another for occupancy any rooming unit in any hotel or roominghouse, except in compliance with the provisions of this article (except sections 14-265 and 14-269) and the following requirements:

(1)

At least one flush water closet, lavatory basin and bathtub or shower, properly connected to the water and sewer systems of the city and in good working condition, shall be supplied for each four persons, or fraction thereof, residing within a hotel or roominghouse, including members of the operator's family whenever they share the use of such facilities, provided that, in a hotel or roominghouse where rooms are let to males, flush urinals may be substituted for not more than one-half the required number of water closets. All facilities shall be located within the building so as to be reasonably accessible from the common hall or passageway to all persons sharing such facilities. Every lavatory basin and bathtub or shower shall be supplied with hot water at all times.

(2)

Every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one person shall contain at least 70 square feet of floor space and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one person shall contain at least 40 square feet of floor space for each occupant. (See section 14-268.)

(3)

Every rooming unit shall have a safe, unobstructed means of egress leading to a safe and open space at ground level as required by the laws of the state and the ordinances of the city.

(4)

The operator of every hotel or roominghouse shall be responsible for the sanitary maintenance of all walls, floors and ceilings, and the maintenance and sanitary condition of every other part of the hotel or roominghouse, where the entire structure or building is leased or occupied by the operator.

(Code 1974, § 5-112)