6.26.100 Minimum Health and Safety Requirements.
After the effective date of this Chapter, and notwithstanding that a rental dwelling qualifies for a business license under Section 6.26.090 of this Chapter, each rental dwelling shall meet the building code requirements necessary to achieve, or be mitigated to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official to achieve:
(1) structural integrity;
(2) proper installation, maintenance and operational condition of all plumbing, electrical, and mechanical systems;
(3) appropriate exiting;
(4) properly constructed and located stairways, including consistent rise and run of stair treads;
(5) appropriate bedroom egress windows, including proper sill height and size of window openings and window wells for basement rooms;
(6) minimum bedroom floor area;
(7) adequate guardrails;
(8) proper backflow prevention devices;
(9) appropriately located and operational smoke alarms;
(10) watertight and sound roofing systems;
(11) fire-rated separation between dwelling units; and
(12) properly placed street addressing.