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7. Dead and dying trees and limbs or other natural growth which, by reason of rotting or deteriorating condition or storm damage shall be removed by the property owner. 8. Holes, excavations, breaks, projections,-obstructions, and all other hazardous conditions on walks, sidewalks, driveways, parking areas; or any other areas on the premises which are accessible by persons, shall be eliminated;. F. f=ight and Ventilation 1. All habitable rooms, except kitchens, and bathrooms shall have natur- al light, provided by means of windows, glazed doors, or skylights. A glass area of at least 10 percent of the floor area shall be pro- vided for new or remodeled rooms, or other spaces. Existing rooms not disturbed in the rehabilitation shall have a glass area not ap- preciably below a total of 10 percent of the floor area. 2. An acceptable means of natural ventilation shall exist or be provided for all habitable spaces, except that for kitchens and bathrooms, a mechanical ventilation system may be substituted. A ventilation area of 4 percent of the floor area of the space shall be provided. 9. Artificial light shall be provided and so distributed as to assure healthful and sanitary conditions in all rooms or spaces. 4. An interior room not having its own source of natural light and ventila- tion is acceptable only where the roam is adjacent to an outside roam which has adequate natural light and ventilation, calculated on the basis of the combined floor area of the two roans, where the separating wall between the two rooms has a clear horizontal opening approximately 6 feet ride. The interior room shall not be a bedroom. 5, A minimum of five foot candles of daylight and artificial illumination shall be required at all times in all public halls and stairways, and at all exterior entranceway's. Adequate ventilation shall be provided for all public halls or stairways according to the requirements of the Building Code and Housing Code - at least 5% of the total floor area. G. Mechanical and Electrical items - Residential Uses, 1. Plumbing fixtures and waterpipes shall be properly installed and in good sanitary condition meeting the requirements of the Building Code. 2. Every family unit shall have heating facilities which are able to and which shall maintain heat for all habitable rooms, bathrooms and water closet compartments within its walls to a temperature of at least sev- enty degrees Fahrenheit even when the outside temperature is ten de- grees below zero Fahrenheit. Gas appliances designed for cooking or water heating purposes shall not be considered as heating facilities within the meaning of this section. Portable heating equipment em- ploying flame and the use of liquid fuels does not meet the require- ments of this section and is prohibited. No heating unit shall be placed under any stair serving another dwelling unit. g. An adequate supply of hot water shall be furnished at a temperature of not less than one hundred and twenty degrees Fahrenheit at all hot water taps. No water heater shall be installed in any room used or designed to be used for sleeping purposes. No gas or oil fired water heater shall be located in a bathroom, clothes closet, under any stairway, or in a confined space with access only to the above locations. 4. An habitable rooms and other appropriate spaces in each dwelling shall be provided with electrical service by a system of wiring and equipment to safely supply electrical energy for proper illumination, and for the appropriate location and use of appliances or other equipment. Existing wiring and electrical equipment to remain shall be dater-mined to be in PRS: page 8 of 9 eta