15.08.260 - Mechanical and Electrical Systems (HSC Section 17910 et seq.).

A.

Heating System. All habitable space shall be provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining a room temperature of 700 F at a point 3 feet above the floor. Such facilities shall be installed and maintained in a safe condition and in accordance with the Oakland Building Construction Code and all other applicable laws. Unvented heaters shall not be permitted. All heating devices or appliances shall be of an approved type.

When room heating facilities are not under direct control of the tenant or occupant, the property owner shall continually operate such facilities to maintain a room temperature of 700 F at point 3 feet above the floor 24 hours-a-day in all habitable space.

Each tenant or occupant shall have independent thermostatic control of the room temperature.

B.

Ventilation System. Ventilation for habitable rooms, water closet compartments, bathrooms, laundry rooms, and public corridors and similar areas and for fuel-burning appliances shall be provided as required in the Oakland Building Construction Code and in this Code. Where mechanical ventilation is provided in lieu of the natural ventilation required by Section 15.08.220 of this Code, such mechanical ventilating system shall be maintained in operation during the occupancy of any building or portion thereof.

C.

Electrical System. All electrical equipment, wiring, appliances, and fixtures shall be installed and maintained in a safe manner in accordance with the Oakland Building Construction Code and other all applicable laws. All electrical equipment, wiring, and fixtures shall be of an approved type. Where there is electrical power available within 300 feet of any residential building or structure, such building or structure shall be connected to such electrical power.

Every habitable room shall contain at least two electrical convenience receptacles or one convenience receptacle and one switched electric light fixture. Every water closet compartment, bathroom, laundry room, furnace room, and public corridor shall contain at least one switched electric light fixture. Switching devices controlling electrical equipment, appliances, and fixtures shall be of an approved type and shall not be readily accessible to a bathtub or shower receptor.

(Ord. No. 13046, § 3, 11-9-2010)