(A) Interior surfaces. Floors, walls, windows, doors, ceilings, and other interior surfaces shall be maintained in good repair and in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition.
(B) Bathroom and kitchen floors. Every toilet, bathroom, and kitchen floor surface shall be substantially impervious to water and capable of being maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition.
(C) Exit doors. Every door available as an exit shall be maintained capable of being opened easily from the inside and providing unimpeded egress.
(D) Exit facilities. All stairs, railings, and other exit facilities of a building shall be structurally sound, kept in good repair and capable of being used in a safe manner.
(E) Space requirements.
(1) Bedroom. Every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one occupant shall contain at least 70 square feet of floor area, and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one person shall contain at least 50 square feet of floor area for each occupant thereof.
(2) Kitchen. Every kitchen shall contain at least 50 square feet of floor area.
(3) Living room. Every dwelling unit having three or more occupants shall provide a living room containing at least 120 square feet of floor area.
(4) Dining room. Every dwelling unit having three or more occupants shall provide a dining room containing at least 80 square feet of floor area.
(5) Combined spaces. Combined living room, dining room, and bedroom spaces shall comply with the requirements of divisions (E)(1), (E)(3), and (E)(4) above if the total area is equal to that required for separate rooms and if the space is so located that it functions as a combination living/dining/bedroom.
(F) Prohibited uses. Kitchens, bathrooms, and combined nonhabitable public and common areas shall not be used for sleeping purposes.
(2004 Code, § 141-14) (Ord. 70, passed 9-29-1988)