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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12647If ORDINANCE NO. 12,647 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE SOUTHERN STANDARD HOUSING CODE AS THE HOUSING CODE FOR THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS: ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR HOUSING WITHIN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK; PROVIDING FOR THE ENFORCE- MENT OF SAID STANDARDS: AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARK. SECTION 1. Adoption of Code. There is hereby adopted, for the purpose of secur- ing and preserving public safety, health and general welfare through structural strength, stability, sanitation, adequate light and ventilation, and safety to life and property • from fire and other hazards incident to the maintenance, alteration, repair, removal, 0 M demolition, use and occupancy of building, structures or premises designed, used or in- tended to be used for human habitation, that certain Housing Code promulgated by the o Southern Building Code Congress known as the Southern Standard Housing Code, being more .A particularly the 1969 edition thereof, and the whole thereof save and except such portions v as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, of which public notice has been given as Wrequired by Act No. 267, Acts of Arkansas of 1949, and not less than three (3) copies of N O4 which have been and now are filed in the office of the Clerk of Little Rock, Arkansas, and from the date on which this Ordinance shall take effect the provisions thereof and herein shall be controlling within the limits of the City of Little Rock, repealing and super- seding Ordinance No. 12,049 adopted April 1, 1968. SECTION 2. Effective Date. This code shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days from and after the passage and publication of this Ordinance in accordance with law; and no Ordinance or resolution except Ordinance No. 12,049 shall be deemed repealed hereby except to the extent of any conflict herewith. SECTION 3. Affect of Repeal. The repeal provided for in Section 1 and referred to in Section 2 hereof shall not affect any offense or act committed or done or any pentllty or forfeiture incurred or any contract or right established or accruing before the effective date of this Ordinance, nor shall such repeal affect any construction, alteration, repair or other activity conducted pursuant to a building permit or other permit issued prior to the effective date hereof, or to any extension of the term of any such permit. SECTION 4. Amendments. Any and all additions or amendments to such Housing Code, when passed in such form as to indicate the intention of the Board of Directors to make the same a part thereof, shall be deemed to be incorporated in such Housing Code, so that by reference to the "Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas," it shall be understood and intended to include such additions and amendments as a part thereof. 00e -80 r__!3 ORDINANCE NO. -2- SECTION 5. Inspection by Public. Three (3) copies of such Housing Code shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk. It shall be the express duty of the City Clerk, or someone authorized by the City Clerk, to insert or attach in their desig- nated places all amendments or ordinances which indicate the intention of the Board of Directors to make same a part of such Housing Code when the same have been printed or reprinted in page form, and to extract or delete from such Housing Code all provisions which may be from time to time repealed by the Board of Directors. These copies of such Housing Code shall be available in the office of the City Clerk for all persons desiring to examine the same. SECTION 6. Penalties. The penalty for violation of any provisions of the Housing Code shall be as set forth and established in Section 108 thereof. SECTION 7. Unauthorized Alteration. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to change or amend by additions or deletions, any part or portion of such Housing Code or to insert or delete pages or portions thereof, or to alter or tamper with such Housing Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the law of the City of Little Rock to be misrepresented thereby. Any person, firm, or corporation violating this section shall'be, upon conviction thereof, punished by a fine of not less than $100.00 and not more than $500.00 for each separate offense. SECTION 8. Section 103.1 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Ark- ansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: 11103.1 - RIGHT OF ENTRY. The Building Official shall enforce the provisions of this Code, and he, or his duly authorized representative upon presentation of proper identification to the owner, agent, or tenant in charge of such property, may enter any building, structure, dwelling, apartment, apartment house, or premises, during all reason- able hours, except in cases of emergency where extreme hazards are known to exist which may involve the potential loss of life or severe property damage in which case the above limitations shall not apply. The Building Official, for the purpose of inspection, shall have free access to unoccupied dwelling units which are open, unlocked or unattended and abandoned to maintenance." SECTION 9. Section 103.2 (a) (3) of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: "103.2 (a) (3) Allow 60 days time for the performance of any act it requires." .j ORDINANCE NO. T -3- SECTION 10. Section 103.2 (b) (2) of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: 11103.2 (b) (2) By depositing the notice in the United States Post Office addressed to the owner at his last known address by certified mail, postage prepaid there- on; or" SECTION 11. Section 104 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: Section 104 - Inspections. The Building Official shall make or cause to be made inspections to determine the condition of dwellings, dwelling units, rooming units, and premises in the interest of safeguarding the health and safety of the occupants of dwellings and of the general public. For the purpose of making such inspection, the Building Official or his agent, is hereby authorized to enter, examine, and survey at all reasonable times all dwellings, dwellings unit, rooming units, and premises. The owner or occupant of every dwelling, dwelling unit, or rooming units, or the person in charge thereof shall give the Building Official free access to such dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming unit and its premises, at all reasonable times for the purpose of such inspection, examination, and survey. The Applicable Governing Body shall not provide, nor permit another to provide (either public or private) utility services such as water, gas, electricity, sewer, etc., to any substandard dwelling unit becoming vacant until such dwelling unit has been inspected, brought into compliance with this code and the Building Code, and a valid Certificate of Occupancy as required, has been issued. The requirement shall not preclude the temporary use of such utility services as may be deemed necessary during construction, repair or alteration. The Building Official shall be responsible for making the determination as to when such "temporary services" may be necessary. No building, plumbing, electrical, gas or other permit, as may be required, for an addition, alteration or repair of an existing substandard dwelling unit shall be issued until such time as an inspection of the property has been made to determine the feasibility of rehabilitation of such dwelling unit. (See Section 101.4)" SECTION 12. Section 106.1 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: "106.1 - Appointment. There is hereby created by the Applicable Governing Body a Board to be known as the Housing Board of Adjustments and Appeals, which shall consist of not less than five (5) members appointed by the Governing Body. The members shall 9 ORDINANCE NO. -4- be residents of the governed area. Members of the Board shall be appointed for four year terms, except that on the initial appointment, two shall be appointed for one year, two for two years, and one for three years. Any one or more members of said Board shall be subject to removal or replacement by the appointment authority at any time for cause of stated charges after a public hearing before the appointing authority, and a vacancy on said Board shall be filled by the appointing authority for the unexpired term of such vacancy. Continued absence of any member from regular meetings of the Board shall, at the discretion of the chief appointing authority, render any such member liable to immediate removal from office. The members of said Board shall serve without compensation. As soon as practical after their appointment, the members of the Housing Board of Adjustments and Appeals shall meet and organize by electing a Chairman, Vice - Chairman, and Secretary. Thereafter officers of the Board shall be elected by the members at the first annual meeting of the Board." SECTION 13. Section 106.2 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: "106.2 - Meetings. The Board shall hold meetings on call at which meeting all appeals on file shall be considered and acted upon the Board. Regular or special meetings may be called by the Chairman at any time. Reasonable notice of the place, time and date of such meetings shall be given all the members of the Board and all interested parties in each case to be heard by the Board." SECTION 14. Section 106.4 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: "106.4 - Duties. The duties of the Housing Board of Adjustments and Appeals shall be: (a) To consider and determine appeals whenever it is claimed that the true intent and meaning of this Code or any of the regulations thereunder have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted. (b) To permit, in appropriate cases where the application of the requirement of this Code in the allowance of the stated time for the performance of any action required hereunder would appear to cause undue hardship on an owner, a reasonable extension of time, provided, however, no such extension shall be granted for more than twelve (12). months from the date of such notice." SECTION 15. Section 106.6 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: "106.6 - Decisions of the Housing Board of Adjustments and Appeals. The Housing Board of Adjustments and Appeals, when so appealed to and after a hearing, may vary ORDINANCE NO. -5- the application of any provision of this Code to any particular case when, in its opinion, the enforcement thereof would do manifest injustice, and would be contrary to the spirit and purpose of this Code or public interest, or when, in its opinion the interpretation of the Building Official should be modified or reversed. A decision of the Housing Board of Adjustments and Appeals to vary the application of any provision of this Code or to modify an order to the Building Official shall specify in what manner such variation or modification is made, the condition upon which it is made and the reasons therefor. Every decision of the Housing Board of Adjustments and Appeals shall be final subject, however, to such remedy as any aggrieved party might have at law or in equity. It shall be in writing, and shall indicate the vote upon the decision. Every decision shall be promptly filed in the office of the Building Official, and shall be open to public inspection; a certified copy shall be sent by mail or otherwise to the appellant and a copy shall be kept posted in the office of the Building Official for two weeks after filing. The Housing Board of Adjustments and Appeals shall in every case reach a decision without unreasonable or unnecessary delay. If a decision of the Housing Board of Adjustments and Appeals reverses or modifies a refusal, order, or disallowance of the Building Official, or varies the application of any provision of this Code, the Building Official shall immediately take action in accordance with such decision." SECTION 16. Section 107 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: "Section 107 - Appeals. Any person receiving written notice from the Building Official of deficiencies in his property under this Code may within thirty (30) days following the date of such notice enter an appeal in writing to the Housing Board of Adjustments and Appeals. Such appeal shall state the location of the property, the date of the notice of violations, and the number of such notice. The appellant must state the variance or modifi- cation requested, the reasons therefor, and the hardship or conditions upon which the appeal is made. No appeal filed later than thirty (30) days after the date of such notice shall be acted upon by the Housing Board Adjustments and Appeals, unless the Building Official shall consent thereto. In case of a building or structure which, in the opinion of th-e Building Official, is unsafe or dangerous, the Building Official may, in his order, limit the time for such ORDINANCE NO. I M. appeal to a shorter period. Appeals hereunder shall be on forms provided by the Building Official." SECTION 17. Section 201.2 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: "201.2 Words used in the present tense include the future. Words in the masculine gender include the feminine and nueter. Words in the feminine and nueter gender include the masculine. The singular number includes the plural and the plural number includes the singular. The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this ordinance: ALTER OR ALTERATION means any change or modification in construction or occupancy. APARTMENT means a rooms or a suite of rooms occupied, or which is intended or designed to be occupied, as the home or residence of one individual, family or household, for housekeeping purposes. APARTMENT HOUSE means any building or portion thereof which is designed; built, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied, or which is occupied as the home or residence of more than two (2) families living independently of each other and doing their own cooking in the said building and shall include flats and apartments. APPLICABLE GOVERNING BODY shall mean a city, county, state, state agency or other political government subdivision or entity authorized to administer and enforce the provisions of this Code, as adopted or amended. APPROVED shall mean approved by the Building Official. AREA as applied to the dimensions of a building, means the maximum horizontal projected area of the building at grade. AREA ( See FLOOR AREA ). ATTIC STORY means any story situtated wholly or partly in the roof, so designated, arranged or built as to be used for business, storage or habitation. BASEMENT shall mean a portion of a building located partly underground, but having less then one -half or more of its clear floor -to- ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground. BUILDING shall mean any structure built for the support, shelter, or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or property of any kind. The term "building" shall be construed as if followed by the words "or part thereof ". ORDINANCE NO. -7- BUILDING OFFICIAL shall mean the officer, or other person, charged with the administration and enforcement of this ordinance or his duly authorized representative. CELLAR shall mean a portion of a building located partly or wholly underground, having one -half or more of its clear floor -to- ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground. DILAPIDATED DWELLINGS OR STRUCTURES - a dwelling, dwelling unit, multiple dwelling, apartment, apartment house including among others garages, sheds and similar accessory structures, which by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence or abandonment are unsafe, unsanitary, or which constitute a fire hazard or are otherwise dangerous to human life and are no longer adequate for the purpose for which they were originally intended. It is the intent of the definition to include any and all structures as may legally come within the scope of the definition of structures as set forth in this section. DWELLING shall mean any building which is wholly or partly used or intended to be used for living or sleeping by human occupants whether or not such building is occupied or vacant: Provided that temporary housing as hereinafter defined shall not be regarded as a dwelling, nor shall mobile homes be included as a dwelling. DWELLING UNITS shall mean any room or group of rooms located within a dwelling and forming a single habitable unit with facilities which are used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating whether or not such unit is occupied or vacant. EXIT CORRIDOR means any corridor or passageway used as an intergral part of the exit system. That portion of a corridor or passageway which exceeds the allowable distance of travel to an exit, becomes and exit corridor or passageway. EXTERMINATION shall mean the control and extermination of insects, rodents, or other pests by eliminating their harborage places; by removing or making inaccessible materials that may serve as their food; by poisoning, spraying, fumigating, trapping; or by any other recognized and legal pest elimination methods as approved by the Building Official. FAMILY means one or more persons living together, whether related by blood, marriage or adoption, and having common housekeeping facilities. structure. FLOOR AREA shall mean the total area of all habitable space in a building or GARBAGE shall mean the animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, pre- paration, cooking and consumption of food. ORDINANCE NO. GRADE with reference to a building means, when the curb level has been established, the mean elevation of the curb level opposite those walls that are located on, or parallel with and within fifteen (15) feet of street lines; or, when the curb level has not been established, or all the walls of the building are more than fifteen (15) feet from street lines, GRADE means the average of the finished ground level at the center of all walls of a building. HABITABLE ROOMS shall mean a room or enclosed floor space used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking or eating purposes, excluding bathroom, water closet compartments, laundries, pantries, foyers, or communicating corridors, closets and storage. HEATING - the definitions following under this paragraph shall apply to heating installation: CENTRAL HEATING BOILERS AND FURNACES - Heating furnaces and boilers shall include warm air furnaces, floor mounted direct -fired unit heaters, hot water boilers, and steam boilers operating at not in excess of 15 pounds of gauge pressure, used for heating of buildings or structures. CHIMNEY - A vertical shaft of masonry, reinforced concrete, or other approved non - combustible, heat resisting material enclosing one or more flues, for the purposes of removing products of combustion from solid, liquid, or gas fuel. FLUE - A vertical passageway for products of combustion. VENT PIPE - As applied to heating, means a pipe for removing products of combustion from gas appliances. WATER HEATER - A device for the heating and storage of water to be used for other than heating or industrial purposes. INFESTATION shall mean the presence within or around a dwelling, or any termites, beetles, insects, rodents, or other pests. MULTIPLE DWELLING shall mean any building, or portion thereof, which is designed built, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied, or which is occupied as the home or residence of more than two (2) families living independently of each other and doing their own cooking in the said building, and shall include flats and apartments. OCCUPANT means any person over one (1) year of age, living, sleeping, cooking, or eating in, or having actual possession of a dwelling unit or rooming unit. OPENABLE AREA shall mean that part of a window or door which is available for unobstructed ventilation and which opens directly to the outdoors. ORDINANCE NO. -9- OPERATOR shall mean any person who has charge, care or control of a building or part thereof, in which dwelling units, or rooming units are let. ORDINARY MINIMUM WINTER CONDITIONS means the temperature 200F. above the lowest recorded temperature for the Previous 15 year period. OWNER shall mean the holder of the title in fee simple and any person, group of persons, company, association or corporation in whose name ownership is recorded as title holder. It shall also mean any person who, alone or jointly or severally with others; (a) shall have legal title to any dwelling or dwelling units, with or with- out accompanying actual possession thereof; or (b) shall have charge, care or control of any dwelling or dwelling unit, as owner, executor, executrix, administrator, trustee, guardian of the estate of the owner, mortgagee or vendee in possessions, assignee of rents, lessee, or other person, firm, or corporation in control of a building; or their duly authorized agents. Any such person thus representing the actual owner shall be bound to comply with the provisions of this ordinance, and of rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, to the same extent as if he were the owner. It is his responsibility to notify the actual owner of reported in- fractions of these regulations pertaining to the property which apply to the owner. PERSON means a matural person, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, and also includes a firm, partnership, or corporation, its or their successors or assigns, or the agent of any of the aforesaid. PLUMBING shall mean the practice, materials, and fixtures used in the installation, maintenance, extension, and alteration of all piping, fixtures, appliances, and appurten- ances in connection with any of the follwoing: Sanitary drainage or storm drainage facilities, the venting system and the public or private water - supply systems, within or adjacent to any building, structure, or conveyance; also the practice and materials used in the installation, maintenance, extension, or alteration of storm- water, liquid- waste, or sewerage, and water supply of any premises to their connection with any point of public disposal or other acceptable terminal. PREMISES shall mean a lot, plot or parcel of land including the buildings or structures thereon. PUBLIC AREAS as used in this Code, means an unoccupied open space adjoining a building and on the same property, that is permanently maintained accessible to the Fire Department and free of all incumbrances that might interfere with its use by the Fire Depart- ment. 1 ORDINANCE NO. INiZ REPAIR means the replacement of existing work with the same kind or material used in the existing work, not including additional work that would change the structural safety of the building, or that would affect or change required exit facilities, a vital element of an elevator, plumbing, gas piping, wiring or heating installations, or that would be in violation of law or ordinance. The term "Repair" or "Repairs" shall not apply to any change of construction. REQUIRED means required by some provision of this Code. RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANTY - Buildings in which families or households live or in which sleeping accomodations are provided, and all dormitories, shall be classified as "Residential Occupancy ". Such buildings include, among others, the following: dwellings, multiple dwellings, and lodging houses. ROOMING HOUSE shall mean any dwelling, or that part of any dwelling containing one or more rooming units, in which space is let by the owner or operator to three or more persons who are not husband or wife, son or daughter, mother or father, or sister or brother of the owner or operator. ROOMING UNIT shall mean any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit used or intended to be used for living and sleeping, but not for cooking or eating purposes. RUBBISH shall mean combustible and non - combustible waste materials, except garbage; and the term shall include the residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke, and other combustible material, paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin cans, metal, mineral matter, glass crockery and dust. STAIRWAY means that portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above, except that the topmost story shall be that portion of a building included between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the ceiling or roof above. STRUCTURE means that which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner. The term "structure" shall be construed as if followed by the words "or part thereof ". SUBSTANDARD DWELLING OR STRUCTURE - A dwelling, dwelling unit, multiple dwelling, apartment, apartment house or any other space used or intended to be used as a habitable living space in any building or structure which does not meet the basic minimum requirements of this Code for such use. ORDINANCE N0. -11- SUPPLIED shall mean paid for, furnished, or provided by or under control of, the owner or operator. TEMPORARY HOUSING shall mean any tent, trailer, or other structure used for human shelter which is designed to be transportable and which is not attached to the ground, to another structure, or to any utilities system on the same premises for more than thirty (30) consecutive days. VALUATION OR VALUE as applied to a building, means the estimated cost to replace the building in kind. VENTILATION means the process of supplying and removing air by natual or mechanical . means to or from any space. WALLS - own weight. BEARING WALL means a wall which supports any vertical load in addition to its EXTERIOR WALL means a wall, bearing or non - bearing, which is used as an enclosing wall for a building, but which is not necessarily suitable for use as a Party Wall or Fire Wall. FOUNDATION WALL means a wall below the first floor extending below the adjacent ground level and serving as support for a wall, pier, column or other structural part of a building. WRITING includes printing and typewriting. WRITTEN NOTICE shall be considered to have been served if delivered at, or sent by certified mail to the last business address known to the party giving the notice. YARD means an open unoccupied space on the same lot with a building extending along the entire length of a street, or rear, or interior lot line. MEANING OF CERTAIN WORDS. Whenever the words "dwelling," "dwelling units," "rooming house," "rooming units," "premises," are used in this ordinance, they shall be construed as though they were followed by the words "or any part thereof. "" SECTION 18. Section 301 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: "Section 301 - General. No person shall occupy as owner- occupant or let or sublet to another for occupancy any dwelling unit designed or intended to be used for the purpose of living, sleeping, cooking or eating therein, nor shall any vacant dwelling building be permitted to continue in violation of this Ordinance which does not comply with the following requirements:" ORDINANCE NO. -12- SECTION 19. Section 301.2 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, .Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: "301.2 - Location of Sanitary Facilities. All required plumbing fixtures shall be located within the dwelling unit and be accessible to the occupants of same. The water closet, tub or shower and lavatory shall be located in a room affording privacy to the user." SECTION 20. Section 301.4 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock., Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: 11301.4 - Water Heating Facilities. Every dwelling shall have water heating facilities which are properly installed and maintained in a safe and good working condition and are capable of heating water to such a temperature as to permit an adequate amount of water to be drawn at every required kitchen sink, lavatory basin, bathtub, or shower at a temperature of not less than 1200F. All water heaters shall be equipped with approved temperature and pressure relief valves. Such water heating facilities shall be capable of meeting the requirements of this sub - section when the dwelling or dwelling unit heating facilities required under the provisions of this ordinance are not in operation." SECTION 21. Section 302 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: "Section 302 - Minimum Requirements for Light and Ventilation. No person shall occupy as owner- occupant or let or sublet to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit designed or intended to be used for the purpose of living, sleeping, cooking, or eating therein, nor shall any vacant dwelling building be permitted to continue in violation of this Ordinance which does not comply with the following requirements :" SECTION 22. Section 302.3 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: 11302.3 - Bathroom. Every bathroom shall comply with the light and ventilation requirements for habitable rooms except that no window or skylight shall be required in adequately ventilated bathrooms equipped with an approved ventilation system capable of continuous operation while the room is in use." SECTION 23, Section 302.4 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: "302,4 - Electric Lights and Outlets Required. Every dwelling shall be wired for electric lights and convenience receptacles. Every habitable room of such dwelling shall contain at least two (2) floor or wall -type electric convenience outlets; and every kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, laundry room, furnace room, corridors or hallways, and porches shall •; ORDINANCE NO. -13- contain at least one supplied ceiling or wall -type electric fixture. Every bathroom must provide one (1) convenience outlet and one (1) ceiling or wall -type fixture with wall switch, Every such outlet and fixture shall be properly installed, shall be maintained in good and safe working condition, and shall be connected to the source of electric power in a safe manner." SECTION 24. Section 303 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: "Section 303 - Minimum Requirements for Electrical Systems. No person shall occupy as owner - occupant or let or sublet to another for occupancy any dwelling, or dwelling unit designed or intended to be used for the purpose of living, sleeping, cooking or eating therein, nor shall any vacant dwelling building be permitted to continue in violation of this Ordinance which does not comply with the following requirements:" SECTION 25. Section 304 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: "Section 304 - General Requirements for the Exterior and Interior of Structures. No person shall occupy as owner- occupant or let or sublet to another for occup- ancy any dwelling or dwelling unit designed or intended to be used for the purpose of living, sleeping, cooking or eating therein, nor shall any vacant dwelling building be permitted to continue in violation of this Ordinance which does not comply with the following requirements :" SECTION 26. Section 304.4 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: "304.4 - Means of Egress. Every dwelling unit shall have safe, unobstructed means of egress with minimum ceiling height as required by Building Code leading to a safe and open space at ground level." SECTION 27. Section 304.10 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: 11304.10 - Windows to be Openable. Every window or skylight required for light and ventilation for habitable rooms shall be capable of being opened and secured in position by window hardware." SECTION 28. Section 304.16 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: "304.16 - Interior Floor, Walls and Ceiling. Every floor, interior wall and ceiling shall be substantially rodent proof; shall be kept in sound condition and good repair; and shall be safe to use and capable of supporting the load which normal use may cause to be placed thereon. ORDINANCE NO. -14- Every bathroom floor surface and water closet compartment floor surface shall be constructed and maintained so as to be substantially impervious to water and so as 'to permit such floor to be easily kept in a clean and sanitary condition." SECTION 29. Section 305 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: "Section 305 - Minimum Dwelling Space Requirements. No person shall occupy as owner - occupant or let or sublet to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit designed or intended to be used for the purpose of living, sleeping, cooking or eating therein, nor shall any vacant dwelling building be permitted to continue in violation of this Ordinance which does not comply with the following requirements:" SECTION 30. Section 306 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: "Section 306 - Sanitation Requirements. No person shall occupy as owner- occupant or let or sublet to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit designed or intended to be used for the purpose of living, sleeping, cooking, eating therein, nor shall any vacant dwelling building be permitted to continue in violation of this Ordinance which does not comply with the following requirements:" SECTION 31. Section 306.5 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: "306.5 - Extermination. Every occupant of a single dwelling unit and every owner of a building containing two or more dwelling units shall be responsible for the extermination of any insect, rodents, or other pests within the building or premises." SECTION 32. Section 308.2 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance shall have added to it a sub - section (e) as follows: "(e) In case the owner, agent or person in control cannot be found within the stated time limit, or if such owner, agent or person in control shall fail, neglect, or refuse to comply with notice to repair, rehabilitate, or to demolish and remove said building or structure or portion thereof, the Building Official, after having ascertained the cost, shall cause such building or structure or portion thereof, to be demolished, secured, or required to remain vacant." SECTION 33. Section 308.2 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance shall have added to it a sub - section (f) as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 12,647 -15- "(f) costs incurred under paragraph 308.2 (e) shall be charged to the owner of the premises involved and shall be collected in the manner provided by law." SECTION 34. Section 308.3 (a) of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section l of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: "(a) By delivery to the owner personally or by leaving the notice at the usual -place of abode of the owner with a responsible adult. ors" SECTION 35. Section 308.3 (b) of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: "(b) By depositing the notice in the United States Post Office addressed to the owner at his last known address by certified mail with postage prepaid thereon; or" SECTION 36. Section 308.4 of the Housing Code of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall read as follows: 11308.4 - Vacating of Declared Building. Any dwelling or dwelling unit condemned as unfit for human habitation, and so designated and placarded by the Building Official, shall be vacated within sixty (60) days after notice of such condemnation has been given by the Building Official to the owner and /or occupant of the building." PASSED: May 2, 1972 ATTEST: (Zzotj-, CITY CLERK APPROVED: 460461161AY03iR 4eA64