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roofs which have a one-half (1/2) inch diameter or larger opening shall be rodent proofed in approved manner. Interior floors or • basements, cellars, and other areas in contact with soil shall be paved with concrete or other rodent-impervious materials. (23) Safe Buildings: Every foundation, roof, floor, exterior wall, interior wall, ceiling, inside and outside stairways, every porch, balcony and every appurtenance thereto, shall be safe to use and capable of supporting loads that would normally be placed on them. (24) Facilities to Function: Every supplied facility and every piece of equipment or utility and every chimney and flue shall be installed and shall be maintained and shall function effectively in a safe and working condition. (25 ). Discontinuance of Services or Facilities: No owner, operator, or occupant shall cause any service, facility, equipment or utility which is required under this ordinance to be removed from or shut off from or discontinued for any occupied dwelling or dwelling unit let or occupied by him, except for temporary interruption as may be needed to make repairs or alterations or temporary emergencies. (26) One Family Per Dwelling Unit: Not more than one family, except for temporary guests, shall occupy a dwelling unit. (27) Ceiling Heights: In order to qualify as habitable, rooms shall have a clear ceiling height of at least seven (7) feet six (6) inches calculated on the square feet floor area of the room. (28) Occupancy of Sleeping Rooms: In every dwelling unit, every room occupied for sleeping purposes shall have a minimum floor area of seventy (70) square feet. Egress window in a sleeping room must be a minimum of five and 7/lOths (5.7) square feet in size and have a minimum movable sash opening of twenty-four (24) inches high and twenty (20) inches wide and bottom of window sash shall be no higher than forty-eight (48) inches above floor. C a~'~"'~(a ksFr ~ C.-,..~)c:~ ~i kce^~1~ ~e~J ,.:.~ rl tn~+~~it-~ ~ ; ~:.1tel ~ u !\ It ';ti[p;•/c. ~~~L~. . 53.040. Licensing of Rental Units: No person shall operate a rental dwelling without first having obtained an annual license as per X90.050 of the City Code. Every license of a multiple dwelling unit shall cause to be posed in a conspicuous place in the main entryway of each building. No license shall be granted or rewnewed unless the applicant owner, operator agrees in his application to inspection as set forth in X53.050. 53.050. Enforcement and Inspection Authority. (1) Compliance officials shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and are hereby authorized to make inspections on a scheduled basis or when reason exists to believe that violation of this chapter has been or is being committed. 4-1-89 49