8.07.390 Special standards for single-room occupancy housing units.
In addition to meeting requirements for dwellings described elsewhere in this code, single-room occupancies shall comply with the following:
A. Either a community kitchen with facilities for cooking, refrigeration, and washing utensils shall be provided on each floor, or each single-room occupancy shall have facilities for cooking, refrigeration and washing utensils. In addition, facilities for community garbage storage or disposal shall be provided on each floor.
B. Where cooking units are provided in single-room occupancies, they shall conform to these requirements:
1. The Mechanical Specialty Code shall be used for installation standards for cooking appliances. Cabinets over cooking surfaces shall be 30 inches above the cooking surface, except that this distance may be reduced to 24 inches when a noncombustible heat shield with one inch airspace and extending at least six inches horizontally on either side of the cooking appliance is provided. Cooking appliances shall be located with at least a six-inch clear space in all directions from the perimeter of the cooking element or burner;
2. All cooking appliances shall be installed so as to provide a minimum clear space in front of the appliance of 24 inches. [BC 8.07.390, added by Ordinance No. 4448, 8/20/07]