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 following requirements.
(A) Every dwelling and dwelling unit with the exception of a mobile home shall contain at least 100 square feet of floor space for the first occupant thereof and at least 75 square feet of floor space for every additional occupant thereof, the floor space to be calculated on the basis of total habitable room area.
(B) In every dwelling or 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, and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one occupant shall contain at least 50 square feet of floor space for each occupant thereof.
(C) No dwelling or dwelling unit containing two or more sleeping rooms shall have such 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) At least one-half of the floor area of every habitable room, except mobile homes shall have a ceiling height of at least seven feet, the floor area of the part of any room where the ceiling height is less than five feet shall not be considered a part of the floor area in computing the total floor area of the room for the purpose of determining the maximum permissible occupancy thereof. The entire floor area of a mobile home shall have a minimum ceiling height of at least six feet.
(E) No cellar shall be used as a dwelling or dwelling unit.
(F) No basement shall be used as a dwelling or dwelling unit unless:
(1) The floor and wall are impervious to leakage of underground and surface runoff water and are insulated against dampness;
(2) The window and ventilation requirements of § 150.054(A) are met.
(3) Every window which is below the grade of the ground adjoining such window shall have a lightwell or area way extending at least 30 inches out from said window the entire depth and width of the window.
(Ord. 2016-16, passed 5-10-2016) Penalty, see § 150.999