Staples, Minn., City Code ch. 103, art. IV § 103-90

(a) Compliance required. No person shall let or allow another to occupy any dwelling, dwelling unit, or other structure for the purpose of living, sleeping, cooking, or eating therein which does not comply with the requirements set forth in this section.
(b) Dwelling plumbing facilities required. Every dwelling unit shall contain a kitchen sink, a water closet, a bathtub or shower, and hand lavatory all in good working condition, and properly connected to a water supply and sewage system. The water closet and shower or bathtub shall be located within a room that affords privacy to a person within said room. The hand lavatory shall be placed in the same room as the water closet, or if located in another room, shall be located in close proximity to the door leading directly into the room in which said water closet is located. Doors of bath or toilet rooms shared by persons other than members of a family, as defined in this Code, shall be provided with an approved locking device.
(c) Basement water closet. A water closet may be located in a basement when required for a legal dwelling unit or shared bath unit within such basement. A water closet may be located in a basement when such water closet is supplementary to water closets required by the rental housing maintenance code. A first floor dwelling unit should not have to go to the basement for its required water closet.
(d) Hot and cold water. Every kitchen sink, hand lavatory, and bathtub or shower shall be properly connected with both potable hot and cold running water and shall, with normal use, have an adequate supply of both hot and cold water.
(e) Water heating facilities. Every dwelling shall have supplied water-heating facilities properly installed and maintained in a safe and good working condition and properly connected with the hot water lines required under the provisions of subsection (d) of this section. An approved combination temperature and pressure valve and relief valve discharge pipe shall be properly installed and maintained on water heaters. The discharge pipe shall be full size and run to within 18 inches from the floor or a safe place for disposal. The hot water heating facilities required by this section shall be of a capacity and so maintained and operated as to permit, with normal use, an adequate supply of water to be drawn at any required kitchen sink, hand lavatory, bathtub or shower and to maintain the temperature of said water at not less than 120 degrees Fahrenheit at the fixture.
(f) Sewer and water connections. All dwellings located on a lot or plot of ground adjacent to or abutting a street or alley in which such street or alley a city sanitary sewer and city water line exists shall have all the plumbing facilities properly connected in a non-hazardous manner to such sewer and water systems. If no city water or sewer system exists in the abutting or adjacent street or alley, then such water and sewer systems as the building inspector or county health authority shall order must be installed.
(g) Solid waste storage.
(1) Every dwelling unit, rooming unit, and shared bath unit shall be provided with an adequate number of containers to hold the solid waste accumulated by such units until said solid waste is removed from the premises. These containers shall be made of metal or approved plastic and be equipped with tight-fitting covers. An owner, operator, or agent utilizing private solid waste collection shall provide both the required solid waste containers and the removal service. Unobstructed walkways shall be maintained to the required solid waste containers. Such walkways shall lead from the public way and shall also be accessible to and usable by the occupants of the dwelling for which the containers are provided. Snow, whether natural, piled or accumulated, to a depth greater than six inches shall be deemed to constitute an obstruction if not removed within a 24-hour time period after snow has ceased to fall.
(2) When, in the opinion of the housing inspector, it has proven necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public, the housing inspector may require owners of dwellings at premises to provide large dumpster-type solid waste containers. Said dumpster-type containers must be rodent-proof, well maintained, bear identification of the solid waste hauler supplying the containers, including the telephone number, and be provided with metal or approved plastic covers that the tenants can operate with no unusual physical effort. The solid waste haulers providing the dumpster service must provide collection service at least once every week and the dumpster or dumpsters shall be of sufficient size to handle the accumulation of solid waste between pickup periods from the address where the dumpster-type container is required. Large dumpster-type solid waste containers shall be required after conditions at a specific address have resulted in the issuance of two written orders for overflowing solid waste within any 12-month period.
(3) Where screening is required, such screening shall be six feet in height and at least 95 percent opaque throughout the year, unless otherwise specified.