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CHAPTER 1757
Additional Standards for Multiple Dwellings
1757.01   Access and egress.
1757.02   Fire-protection features. (Repealed)
1757.03   Other uses in dwelling structures.
1757.04   Lighting of public or common areas.
1757.05   Resident agent.
1757.06   Identification of dwelling units.
1757.07   Occupancy in multiple dwellings. (Repealed)
1757.99   Penalty.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Emergency use of elevators - see GEN. OFF. 559.07
   Locked doors in multiple dwellings - see GEN. OFF. 559.08
   House sewer connections - see S.U. & P.S. 921.07
   Sanitation in rental property - see H. & S. Ch. 1113
   General maintenance - see H. & S. 1113.03
   Condemnation of dwellings - see H. & S. 1113.14
   U3 Apartment House Districts - see P. & Z. Ch. 1355
   U3E Elevator Apartment House Districts - see P. & Z. Ch. 1356
   Minimum floor area of single family dwelling - see P. & Z. 1381.11
   Parking spaces required - see P. & Z. 1389.04
   Certificates of Occupancy - see B. & H. Ch. 1761
1757.01 ACCESS AND EGRESS.
   In multiple dwellings, every dwelling unit leased for residential purposes shall ave direct access to an approved public stairway, hallway, corridor or other means of egress without passing through any other dwelling unit, provided that where such multiple dwelling contains more than two dwelling units above the first story, the Code Official may require such additional means of egress as are, in his or her opinion, needed for the safety of the occupants of the structure,
(Ord. 127-70. Passed 6-15-70; Ord. 26-2022. Passed 3-7-22.)
1757.02 FIRE-PROTECTION FEATURES. (REPEALED)
   (EDITOR’S NOTE: Section 1757.02 was repealed by Ordinance No. 26-2022, passed March 7, 2022.)
1757.03 OTHER USES IN DWELLING STRUCTURES.
   No other use shall be maintained in any dwelling structure unless such use is so located and arranged that it does not constitute a hazard to the residential occupants of the building and is provided with approved means of egress and ingress, and unless there exist or are provided approved toilet accommodations separate from those provided for the occupants residing in the building, and no such use shall be maintained unless a Certificate of Occupancy permitting such use has been issued by the Code Official.
(Ord. 127-70. Passed 6-15-70; Ord. 26-2022. Passed 3-7-22.)
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