13-64-050 Ceiling heights.

   The minimum ceiling height in a habitable room shall be not less than seven feet six inches except as follows:

   (a)   Rooms under sloping roofs shall have a minimum ceiling height of seven feet six inches for not less than 50 percent of the floor area having a ceiling height of five feet or more. No portion of the floor area having a ceiling height of less than five feet shall be considered as a part of the required floor area.

   (b)   In any room, beams or furred spaces constituting not more than 20 percent of the ceiling area may have a height of not less than seven feet.

   (c)   In intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled – 15 or less, toilet, storage and closet rooms shall have a minimum ceiling height of seven feet, six inches. All other rooms in such facilities shall have a minimum ceiling height of eight feet.

(Prior code § 52-5; Amend Coun. J. 12-21-84, p. 12140)

13-64-060 Room arrangement.

   (a)   Access to each dwelling unit shall be provided without passing through any part of any other dwelling unit.

   (b)   Access to any required exit of a dwelling unit from all habitable rooms shall be provided without passing through a bedroom, bathroom or toilet room.

(Prior code § 52-6)

13-64-070 Requirements for habitable basement rooms.

   A basement may be used for habitable rooms or a dwelling unit, regardless of the depth of the floor below grade, if the floors and walls are impervious to leakage of underground and surface water and are protected from dampness, and if the required minimum window area is located entirely above the finished elevation of the grade adjoining the basement wall in which the windows are located.

(Added Coun. J. 10-2-95, p. 8040)

13-64-080 Private garages.

   Private garages shall comply with the requirements of Section 13-96-250.

(Prior code § 52-8)

13-64-090 Stairways.

   Stairways serving second floors in Class A-1 buildings shall be interior stairways.

(Prior code § 52-9)

13-64-100 Permitted housing for elderly persons.

   Housing for elderly persons shall be permitted in buildings of Type 1A construction only.

(Prior code § 52-10)

13-64-110 Desk clerk requirements.

   For desk clerk requirements, see Chapter 15-4.

(Prior code § 52-11)

13-64-120 Smoke alarms – Required in all residential units.*

   All buildings of residential occupancy or mixed occupancy having any residential units shall be equipped with approved smoke alarms in the manner prescribed in this chapter.

(Prior code § 52-11; Amend Coun. J. 4-25-84, p. 6189; Amend Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. VI, § 8)

* Editor's note – Prior Code § 52-11, codified in this section, originated in Coun. J. 3-21-77, p. 5109.