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Every dwelling unit shall contain at least 150 square feet of floor space for the first occupant thereof and at least 100 additional square feet of floor space for every additional occupant thereof, the floor space to be calculated on the basis of total habitable room area. A child under one year of age is exempt from this section. (Ord. 1971-43. Passed 7-26-71.)
In every dwelling unit of two or more rooms, every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one occupant shall contain at least seventy square feet of floor space, and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one occupant shall contain at least fifty square feet of floor space for each occupant thereof. A child under one year of age is exempt from this section.
(Ord. 1971-43. Passed 7-26-71.)
At least one-half of the floor area of every habitable room shall have a ceiling height of at least seven feet; and the floor area of that part of any room where 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.
(Ord. 1962-20. Passed 7-23-62.)
No basement shall be used as a habitable room or dwelling unit or rooming unit unless it meets all standards thereof as set forth in this Housing Code, and meets the following requirements:
(a) The floor and walls shall be impervious to leakage or seepage of underground water and surface water and shall be well drained and protected against dampness;
(b) The total window area in each room shall be equal to at least ten percent of the floor area of the room, excepting that the ten percent requirement may be reduced to five percent if adequate artificial illumination is provided;
(c) The total openable window area of each habitable room shall be at least five percent of the floor area of the room when natural ventilation is used exclusively;
(d) Each room so used shall be separated from the heating equipment, incinerator or other equally hazardous equipment by a standard partition of one hour fire resistance;
(e) Access can be gained to each room so used without passage through a furnace room. (Ord. 1972-4. Passed 1-10-72.)
(a) In a single dwelling unit, room arrangement must be such that a bath and toilet are accessible without going through a sleeping room.
(b) In a single dwelling unit, room arrangement shall be such as to permit access to sleeping rooms without going through a sleeping room.
(Ord. 1972-5. Passed 1-10-72.)