Section 73.14. Building safety.

 

(1)   Ventilation with space heaters.

(a) Any room where a gas space heater is located shall have a constant supply of fresh air through a permanent opening which shall not be closed. The size of the opening shall be at least one square inch for each 1,000 BTU per hour of the rated heating capacity of the heater, with a minimum of 10 square inches (65 square cm), or be so constructed that the air used in the combustion of the fuel is taken directly from the outside.

(b) The use of unvented gas, kerosene, oil or other fossil fuel space heaters is prohibited.

(2)   Smoke detection. Each bed and breakfast establishment shall be provided with an approved, listed, labeled, and operable smoke detector located inside each sleeping room and at the top of each stairway in a manner consistent with the manufacturer's recommendations.

(3)   Window screens. All windows that can be opened in sleeping rooms shall be screened, using 16 mesh or finer material. Unless sleeping rooms are effectively air-conditioned, doors opening to the outside shall be similarly screened.

(4)   Fire extinguishers. Each bed and breakfast establishment shall be provided with at least one approved, listed and labeled fire extinguisher located near the sleeping rooms.

(5)   Ventilation and lighting. Rooms and areas used in conjunction with bed and breakfast establishments shall be ventilated and lighted as needed. The ventilation and lighting shall be effective under actual use conditions. Ventilating equipment and lighting fixtures shall be kept clean and in good repair.

(6)   Cooking in sleeping rooms. Cooking in sleeping rooms is prohibited.

History: Cr. Register, June, 1985, No. 354 , eff. 7-1-85; CR 08-073 : renum. from HFS 197.09 Register January 2009 No. 637 , eff. 2-1-09; renum. from DHS 197.14 Register June 2016 No. 726 .