This chapter shall be known, referred to and recited as THE HOUSING CODE OF THE CITY OF FLORA and shall apply, according to the various portions thereof, as specifically hereinafter set forth, to every dwelling unit and rooming house used for human habitation within the city, whether or not said dwelling unit or rooming house was erected, constructed or converted in full compliance with the provisions of this code in effect at the time of such erection, construction or conversion. It shall be unlawful for any person to occupy or permit the occupancy of any dwelling unit which does not comply with the requirements of this chapter or the regulations of the health officer promulgated pursuant to this code; provided, that compliance with this chapter shall not operate to exempt any dwelling unit from the requirements of the building code, the plumbing code, the natural gas regulations, fire prevention code, the electrical code or other applicable provisions of this code 95 . (Ord. 67-45, 8-21-1967)
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| 95 | 65 ILCS 5/11-30-1 et seq., 5/11-31.1-4. |
For the purposes of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context of the provision wherein the word is found:
BASEMENT: A portion of a building located partly underground, but having less than one-half (1/2) its clear floor to ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground.
CELLAR: A portion of a building located partly or wholly underground and having one-half (1/2) or more than one-half (1/2) of its clear floor to ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground.
DWELLING UNIT: A room or group of rooms used or intended to be used as a housekeeping unit for living, sleeping, cooking and eating, except for rooms or groups of rooms in a "rooming house" as hereafter defined.
HABITABLE ROOM: A room or enclosed floor space used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking or eating purposes, but does not include bathrooms, toilet rooms, laundries, pantries, foyers, corridors, storage spaces, stairways or closets.
OCCUPANT: Any person living, sleeping, cooking or eating in or having actual possession of a dwelling unit.
OWNER: Any person or group of persons who shall have legal or equitable title to a dwelling unit, the agent of said person, or any person having management or control of any dwelling unit.
PERSON: An individual who is an owner or occupant of a dwelling unit.
ROOMING HOUSE: Any dwelling or that part of any dwelling containing one or more rooming units in which space is let by the owner or operator to three (3) or more persons who are not husband or wife, son or daughter, mother or father or sister or brother of the owner or operator.
ROOMING UNIT: Any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit or intended to be used for living or sleeping. (Ord. 67-45, 8-21-1967)
It shall be unlawful for any person to occupy or permit the occupancy of any dwelling unit in the city which does not comply with the occupancy requirements of this section, as follows:
(A) Every dwelling unit must contain at least one hundred twenty five (125) square feet of floor space for the first occupant thereof and one hundred (100) square feet of floor space for each additional occupant thereof, such floor area not to include verandas, porches, terraces, balconies and basements; provided, however, that at least one habitable room in each dwelling unit shall have no less than one hundred fifty (150) square feet of floor space.
(B) Every sleeping room used for single occupancy must contain at least seventy (70) square feet of floor space; if used for multiple occupancy, it shall contain at least fifty (50) square feet of floor space for each occupant, provided that children under one year of age shall not be considered persons for such computation.
(C) No habitable room shall have a ceiling height of less than seven feet six inches (7'6").
(D) The number of persons occupying a dwelling unit shall not exceed one and one-half (1 1/2) times the number of habitable rooms contained in such dwelling unit. In the calculation of the number of persons occupying a dwelling unit, children under one year of age shall not be included and children under the age of twelve (12) years shall be counted as one-half (1/2) person.
(E) No dwelling or dwelling unit containing two (2) or more sleeping rooms shall have such room arrangements that access to bathrooms or water closet compartments intended for use by occupants of more than one sleeping room can be had by going through another sleeping room, nor shall room arrangement be such that access to a sleeping room can be had only by going through another sleeping room or bathroom or water closet compartment. (Ord. 67-45, 8-21-1967)
(F) It shall be unlawful for any person to occupy or permit the occupancy of any dwelling unit in the city which does not have an unobstructed means of egress leading to safe and open space at ground level. (Ord. 69-74, 5-5-1969)
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