1149.06 LIVING AREA REQUIREMENTS.

   The following minimum living area requirements shall apply.

   (a)    Area; How Measured. The area of a dwelling unit shall be the sum of the gross floor areas above the basement level, including those rooms and closets having a minimum ceiling height of eight feet and having the natural light and ventilation as required by the Building Code. Rooms above the first floor may be included which are directly connected by a permanent stairs and hall, as well as spaces under pitched roofs having a minimum knee wall of four feet, if one-half of the room has a minimum ceiling height of seven feet, six inches, provided that in the case of adjoining buildings, measurements shall be made from the center line of party walls and shall exclude, for all buildings, basements, garages, porches, utility and general storage rooms in basementless dwellings and public halls, utility and storage rooms in multiple buildings.

   (b)    Minimum Area. The minimum area of a town house unit shall be not less than 1,100 square feet for a one-story building and not less than 1,400 square feet in a building of more than one story. All town house units shall contain at least one bedroom and a minimum of fifty percent of all units in any development shall contain at least two bedrooms.

   (c)    Utility Storage Space. In addition to the minimum area requirements set forth herein, at least sixty square feet of utility and general storage space shall be provided in a room or rooms having a minimum ceiling height of seven feet for each unit. Such space shall be located on the ground floor or in a basement. (Ord. 72-13. Passed 7-11-72.)