(A) Maximum occupancy. The maximum occupancy of any dwelling unit shall not exceed the requirements of this section. For the first occupancy, there shall be at least 150 square feet of floor space and there shall be at least 100 square feet of floor space for each additional occupancy thereof, with said floor space to be calculated on the basis of total habitable room area. Bathrooms, water closet compartments, laundries, furnace rooms, pantries, kitchenettes, utility rooms of less than 50 square feet of floor space, foyers, communicating corridors, stairways, closets, storage spaces, workshops, and hobby and recreational areas shall be excluded from the calculation of total habitable room area.
(B) Nuisance. The following shall be defined as a nuisance: exceeding the maximum occupancy in any dwelling unit.
(C) Ordinance adopted. City code ordinance 222 entitled “General provisions and definitions applicable to the entire city code including penalty for violation” are hereby adopted in their entirety, by reference, as though repeated verbatim herein.
(Ord. 151.064, passed 4-9-2012)