Section 27-2063
§ 27-2063 Location of water closets. a. Water closets are prohibited
in any yard, court or other open space. The owner shall remove any such
existing water closet or other similar receptacle and, under the
direction of the department, disinfect the area where such receptacle
was located.
b. Water closets are prohibited in a cellar or basement, unless they
are either provided for lawful cellar and basement dwelling units, or
are supplementary to water closets required under the provisions of this
article.
c. In any apartment, a water closet may be placed in a separate
compartment or in a bathroom.
d. In any apartment, no more than one water closet shall be placed
within a single compartment.
e. In a class A multiple dwelling, a general toilet room containing
more than one water closet is prohibited, unless such water closets are
supplementary to the facilities required for each apartment, or serve
the nonresidential portions of the premises.
f. In a multiple dwelling erected after April eighteenth, nineteen
hundred twenty-nine, no water closet located within a compartment or
bathroom may open into any kitchen or kitchenette.
Section 27-2064
§ 27-2064 Size and construction of water closet compartments. a. Every
water closet compartment shall be at least two feet, four inches in
clear width.
b. The walls enclosing every water closet compartment shall extend
from floor to ceiling except in general toilet or bath rooms.
c. The walls of every water closet compartment and general toilet or
bath room shall be plastered, tiled or covered with similar materials
approved by the department.
d. The floor of every water closet compartment, bath room or general
toilet room shall be waterproofed with material approved by the
department. Such waterproofing shall extend at least six inches above
the floor, except at the doors.
e. Drip trays are prohibited.
f. No water closet or other plumbing fixture shall be enclosed with
any woodwork.
Section 27-2065
§ 27-2065 Light and ventilation of water closet compartments. a. In
every water closet compartment, bathroom and general toilet room one of
the following requirements for light and ventilation shall be met:
(1) There shall be a window opening upon a street, yard, court,
partially enclosed balcony or space above a setback, on an offset or
recess which may be less than six feet in width. Every such window shall
be at least three square feet in area and one-half of its area shall
open.
(2) If the water closet compartment, bathroom or general toilet room
is either located on the top story or is underneath the bottom of a
lawful shaft or court, it may be lighted and ventilated by a skylight in
the roof. Such skylight shall contain three square feet of glazed area
and shall open.
(3) There shall be a system of mechanical ventilation, approved for
construction and arrangement by the department. In a multiple dwelling
such system of ventilation shall be maintained and operated continuously
to provide at least four changes per hour of the air volume of each
water closet, bathroom or general toilet room daily from six o'clock in
the morning until midnight in all residential parts of a dwelling and
from seven o'clock in the morning until seven o'clock at night in any
nonresidental parts of a dwelling. In a private dwelling the approved
system of mechanical ventilation may be switch-operated.
b. Nothing in this section shall require any change to be made in the
lighting or ventilation of water closets, bathrooms, or general toilet
rooms in any portion of any old law tenement or any converted dwelling
if such lighting or ventilation was lawful on July first, nineteen
hundred sixty-one and in one or two family dwellings if such lighting or
ventilation was lawful on August second, nineteen hundred sixty-seven.
Section 27-2066
§ 27-2066 Sanitary facilities in apartments. a. Multiple dwellings
erected after nineteen hundred twenty-nine:
(1) Every apartment in a multiple dwelling erected after April
eighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine shall contain a water closet
and a bath.
(2) In every such dwelling exceeding two stories in height, a water
closet shall be accessible to every bedroom without passing through any
other bedroom, and such access shall be required in every dwelling of
two stories or less in height erected after July first, nineteen hundred
sixty-one.
(3) In a multiple dwelling erected after July fourteenth, nineteen
hundred sixty-seven, every apartment shall contain a washbasin.
b. Converted dwellings.
(1) Every apartment in a converted dwelling shall contain a water
closet and a bath or shower; and every apartment in a dwelling converted
after July first, nineteen hundred sixty-one shall also contain a
washbasin.
(2) In an apartment located in a dwelling converted after April
thirteenth, nineteen hundred forty, there shall be access to a water
closet from every bedroom without passing through any other bedroom.
c. New law tenements.
(1) Every apartment in a new law tenement shall contain a water closet
and a bath.
(2) In every apartment, a water closet shall be accessible to every
bedroom without passing through any other bedroom.
d. Old law tenements.
(1) In every old law tenement a water closet shall be provided for the
exclusive use of the occupants of every apartment. If it is not located
within the apartment, the water closet shall be located on the same
story as the apartment and shall be equipped with lock and key.
(2) Such water closet shall be constructed and ventilated as approved
by the department.
e. New apartments in converted dwellings or tenements. After December
ninth, nineteen hundred fifty-five, in any converted dwelling or
tenement in which:
(1) the number of apartments in the dwelling is increased by any
alteration, including the subdivision of existing apartments, the
conversion of non-residential space or rooming units to apartments, or
the enlargement of the dwelling; or
(2) all apartments in the dwelling are vacated by the department or,
except in a summer resort dwelling, are untenanted for sixty days or
more; a new certificate of occupancy shall not be issued and a newly
created apartment shall not be occupied, or a vacated apartment
reoccupied, unless it contains a water closet, bath or shower, and
washbasin.
f. Requirements for all apartments in multiple dwellings effective
January first, nineteen hundred seventy-three: Effective January first,
nineteen hundred seventy-three, there shall be provided for the
exclusive use of the occupants of each apartment in a multiple dwelling
a water closet, a bath or shower; and a wash basin, except that in
tenements, no wash basin shall be required pursuant to this section
where there is a sink within the apartment.
Section 27-2067
§ 27-2067 Sanitary facilities in rooming units. a. Every building
containing rooming units, and each individual apartment used for single
room occupancy, shall contain at least one water closet, washbasin and
bath or shower for each six persons lawfully occupying rooming units
therein, and for any remainder of less than six persons. At least one
water closet shall be located on any floor containing a rooming unit. If
there are not more than two rooms on the first story above the basement
in said rooming house, no water closet is required on such floor but the
occupants of the room shall be counted in determining the required
number of facilities.
b. Every occupant of a rooming unit shall have access to each required
water closet, washbasin and bath or shower without passing through any
other rooming unit or portion of the dwelling reserved for other
occupants.
c. Any additional water closet installed to comply with the
requirements of subdivision a of this section shall be located in a
compartment, separate from any other water closet, bath or shower,
except that a required washbasin may be provided in such compartment.
Such additional baths, or showers, shall be located in compartments
separate from every required water closet.
d. Sanitary facilities for the exclusive use of and accessible only to
the occupants of one rooming unit may be combined in a bathroom. Neither
the facilities nor the occupants shall be counted in determining the
number of the facilities required in subdivision a of this section.
Section 27-2068
§ 27-2068 Sanitary facilities in certain multiple dwellings erected
after nineteen hundred twenty-nine. a. Fireproof multiple dwelling. In a
fireproof multiple dwelling erected after April eighteenth, nineteen
hundred twenty-nine, in which any living room opens directly upon a
public hall without any intervening room, foyer or passage, or in which
any suites of two living rooms open upon a foyer giving direct access to
a public hall, there shall be one water closet for every three such
living rooms on a story. Every such water closet shall be accessible to
one or more such rooms without passage through a public hall or bedroom.
In a class B multiple dwelling, where any such living room does not have
access to a water closet without passage through a public hall or
bedroom, there shall be at least one water closet for every such fifteen
living rooms or fraction thereof, and every such living room shall have
access to a water closet through a public hall.
b. Fireproof class B dwelling. In a fireproof class B multiple
dwelling erected after April eighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine,
in which every living room, excluding rooms occupied by management and
maintenance personnel of the dwelling, opens directly to a public hall
without passing through any other room, foyer or private hall, there
shall be two water closets for the first twenty living rooms or fraction
thereof, and one additional water closet for each additional fifteen
living rooms or fraction thereof. Such water closets may be located in
compartments or in general toilet rooms accessible from every living
room on the floor. A urinal may be substituted for a water closet on any
story where seventeen or more rooms are occupied exclusively by males,
but not more than one-quarter of the required facilities may be urinals.
c. Nonfireproof class B dwellings. In a nonfireproof class B multiple
dwelling erected after April eighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine,
there shall be one water closet and washbasin for every seven living
rooms. One such water closet compartment with washbasin shall be
accessible to every room on each floor.
d. Sanitary facilities for employees of tenants. If employees of the
tenants occupy two or more rooms opening directly to the same public
hall in a fireproof multiple dwelling erected after April eighteenth,
nineteen hundred twenty-nine, there shall be one water closet for the
first four rooms or fraction thereof and one additional water closet for
each additional seven rooms or fraction thereof. Such facilities shall
be accessible either directly from such rooms or through the public
halls.
Section 27-2069
§ 27-2069 Sanitary facilities in one- and two-family dwellings. The
owner of a one- or two-family dwelling shall provide for the exclusive
use of the occupants of each dwelling unit at least one water closet,
one washbasin, and one bath or shower. Such facilities shall be located
on the same story as each dwelling unit, or on any of the stories to
which a dwelling unit extends.
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