Section 503(a) of the Uniform Housing Code, 1991 Edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:
“Section 503(a) Ceiling Heights. Habitable rooms, storage rooms and laundry rooms shall have a ceiling height of not less than seven feet six inches. Hallways, corridors, bathrooms and water closets shall have a ceiling height of not less than seven feet measured to the lowest projection for the ceiling.
“If any room in a building has a sloping ceiling, the prescribed ceiling height for the room is required in only one-half the area thereof. No portion of the room measuring less than five feet from the finished floor to the finished ceiling shall be included in any computation of the minimum area thereof.
“If any room has a furred ceiling, the prescribed ceiling height is required in two-thirds of the area thereof, but in no case shall the height of the furred ceiling be less than seven feet.
“All rooms in use as a dwelling unit or a habitable room of a dwelling unit on October 15, 1974, shall be permitted to continue such use with a ceiling height of less than seven feet measured to the lowest projection from the ceiling, provided that any such room is equipped with or served by a device or devices capable of detecting products of combustion and approved by the Fire Chief as to type, installation, and location. Such detecting devices shall be subject to periodic tests by the Fire Chief or a designated representative. Any building or structure containing such room is subject to the provisions of Section 104 of this Uniform Building Code as though the use permitted in this paragraph was a use preexisting any requirement for a ceiling height in excess of seven feet.”
(Prior code § 5.53-1 (Ord. 1109 §2, Ord. 1179 §2, Ord. 1205 §1, Ord. 1220 §5 (part), Ord. 1721 §5, Ord. 1847 §1 (part), Ord. 1915 §5), Ord. 2268)