No person shall occupy or let to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit, for the purpose of living therein, which does not comply with the requirements of divisions (A) through (F) below.
(A) Every dwelling unit shall contain at least 125 square feet of floor area for each of the first two occupants and at least 100 square feet for each additional occupant thereof, the floor space to be calculated on the basis of total habitable room area.
(B) In every dwelling unit of two or more rooms, every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one occupant shall contain at least 70 square feet of floor space. Every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one occupant shall contain at least 50 square feet of floor space for each occupant.
(C) No dwelling unit containing two or more sleeping rooms shall have room arrangements that access to a bathroom or water closet compartment intended for use by occupants of more than one sleeping room can be had only by going through another sleeping room; nor shall room arrangements be such that access to a sleeping room can be had only by going through another sleeping room or a bathroom or water closet compartment.
(D) (1) At least 75% of the floor area of every habitable room on the main floor shall have a ceiling height of at least eight feet.
(2) On the second story and higher, a ceiling height of at least seven feet, six inches is required; under sloping roofs at least 50% of the floor area of every habitable room shall have a ceiling height of not less than seven feet, six inches; and the floor area of that part of any room, when the ceiling height is less than five feet, shall not be considered as part of the floor area in computing the total floor area of the room for the purpose of determining the maximum permissible occupancy thereof.
(E) No cellar space shall be used as a habitable room or dwelling unit.
(F) No basement space shall be used as a habitable room or dwelling unit unless:
(1) The ceiling height is a minimum of six feet, ten inches clear under overhead obstructions;
(2) The floor and walls are impervious to leakage of underground and surface runoff water and are insulated against dampness;
(3) The finish floor below the adjoining outside finish grade does not exceed a maximum two feet, six inches at required windows;
(4) The total of window area in each room is equal to at least the minimum window area as required in § 152.005(A);
(5) The required minimum window area is located entirely above the grade of the ground adjoining window area; or
(6) The total of openable window area in each room is equal to at least the minimum as required under § 152.005(C), except where some other device is supplied, affording adequate ventilation and approved by the Building Commissioner and Health Officer.
(Prior Code, § 152.06) Penalty, see § 10.999