§ 11.20.400. Light housekeeping rooms.

Light housekeeping rooms shall be permitted provided they were constructed prior to September 16, 1963, combine cooking, living and sleeping, and comply with the following requirements:

A.

1.

Light housekeeping rooms shall contain not less than 150 square feet in area and shall be occupied by not more than two people. The cooking appliances therein, if any, shall be used solely for the cooking or preparation of meals for consumption by the occupants of the room.

2.

A room having a superficial floor area of not less than 120 square feet may be used for light housekeeping if it is occupied by only one person.

B.

The cooking appliances used therein, if any, shall have no more than two burners. If electric appliances are used, they shall have been tested and approved by the Underwriters' Laboratory. If gas appliances are used, they shall have been tested and approved by the American Gas Association.

C.

1. The installation, maintenance or use of said cooking appliances shall not be hazardous to life, health or property.

2.

The cooking appliance shall rest upon its own legs, or shall be an approved, built-in unit of fixed installation. Said appliance shall be set not closer than six inches from any wall or projection thereof, and shall rest upon an impervious surface.

3.

The walls behind and adjacent to said cooking appliance shall be lined or back-flashed with incombustible material equivalent to one-fourth-asbestos millboard. The back-flashing shall extend from 12 inches below to 24 inches above the base of the appliance. There shall be a clear and unobstructed space of 36 inches above the surface of the cooking appliance.

D.

1. Gas-burning appliances shall be connected to the gas supply piping by approved metal piping with an approved gas shutoff valve readily accessible within the room.

2.

Electrical appliances and serving circuits shall be properly installed and maintained.

E.

The room shall contain an approved sink with hot and cold running water.

F.

An approved storage cabinet shall be installed in the room.

All food, dishes, and cooking and eating utensils shall be stored therein when not in use.

G.

The bed in such a room, and drapes, curtains or other readily combustible material, shall be so located that they do not come in contact with the cooking appliances.

H.

Any toilet room opening directly into such a room shall have a tight-fitting door.

I.

An approved method of heating shall be installed in each such room. Cooking appliances shall not be used for the purpose of heating such rooms. No cooking appliance shall be installed within a closet in such a room.

J.

In any building containing six or more light housekeeping rooms, there shall be one water closet and one bath facility for each five units or fraction thereof. In any building containing five or less light housekeeping rooms, there shall be one water closet and one bath facility which may be in the same room for each three light housekeeping units in the building. Such toilet and bath facilities shall be accessible to and from a public hallway.

(Ord. 8588 § 2 (part), 1964: Ord. 7583 Part 3 Ch. 11 § 833, 1959.)