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window area in every habitable room shall be in compliance with minimum • standards in the Minnesota Uniform Building Code. Subd. 2. Nonhabitable Room Ventilation. Every bathroom and water closet compartment, and every laundry and utility room shall contain at least 50% of the ventilation requirement for habitable rooms contained in Subd. 1 of this Section, except that no windows shall be required if such rooms are equipped with a ventilation system which is approved by the Compliance Official. Subd. 3. Electric Service, Outlets and Fixtures. Every dwelling unit and all public and common areas shall be supplied with electric service, functioning over current protection devices, electric outlets, and electric fixtures which are properly installed, which shall be maintained in good and safe working conditions, and shall be connected to a source of electric power in a manner prescribed by this Section 355:00, rules and regulations of the City and by the laws of the State of Minnesota. The minimum capacity of such electric service and the minimum number of electric outlets and fixtures shall comply with the current Minnesota State Electrical Codes. Subd. 4. Minimal Thermal Standards. No person shall occupy as owner, occupant or let to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit for the purpose of living therein, which does not have heating facilities which are • properly installed, and which are maintained in safe and good working condition, and which are capable of safely and adequately heating all habitable rooms, bathroom, and water closet compartments in every dwelling unit located therein to a temperature of at least 68 degrees Fahrenheit at a distance of three feet above floor level and three feet from exterior walls at an outside temperature of -25 degrees Fahrenheit. Gas or electric appliance designed primarily for cooking or water heating purposes shall not be considered as heating facilities within the meaning of this section. Portable heating equipment employing flame and the use of liquid fuel does not meet the requirements of this section and is prohibited. No owner or occupant shall install, operate or use a space heater employing a flame that is not vented outside the structure in an approved manner. Section 355:80 General Requirements. No person shall occupy as owner, occupant or let to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit, for the purpose of living therein, which does not comply with the following requirements: Subd. 1. Foundations, Exterior Walls and Roofs. The foundation, exterior walls and exterior roof shall be substantially water tight and protected against vermin and rodents and shall be kept in sound condition and repair. The foundation element shall adequately support the building at all points. Every -14- •