(A) Habitable Rooms Required. Every dwelling shall have one or more habitable rooms which together contain the habitable floor area required by § 150.36(B).
(B) Habitable Floor Area Required.
(1) Every dwelling unit shall have at least 150 square feet of habitable floor area for each occupant. In no case shall any private dwelling be occupied which does not contain at least 480 square feet of habitable room area, nor shall it exceed the occupancy set forth by the § 150.01 of this code.
(2) Every rooming unit occupied by one occupant in a rooming dwelling shall contain at least 80 square feet of floor area and every rooming unit occupied by more than one occupant shall contain at least 45 square feet of floor area for each additional occupant.
(C) Sleeping Room Required.
(1) Any room used as a bedroom or for sleeping purposes shall contain at least 70 square feet of habitable floor area and a minimum of 30 square feet of habitable floor area for each additional person who sleeps in that room.
(2) Every room occupied for sleeping purposes shall be located so as to afford privacy of access not requiring passage through another bedroom or bathroom.
(3) In no event shall any dwelling unit be occupied by more than two persons per bedroom. Any room which serves as a kitchen, bathroom, living room, or dining room shall not be used as a bedroom.
(D) Ceiling Height Required.
(1) Habitable rooms, except kitchens, shall have a ceiling height of not less than 7 feet 6 inches for at least 50% of their required areas. Not more than 50% of the required area may have a sloped ceiling less than 7 feet 6 inches in height with no portion of the required areas less than 5 feet in height.
(2) If any room in a building has a sloping ceiling which provides an area of less than 5 feet it 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 or the required habitable floor area.
(3) Hallways, corridors, bathrooms, water closets, and kitchens shall have a minimum ceiling height of 7 feet measured to the lowest projection from the ceiling.
(E) Minimum Storage Facilities. Each dwelling unit shall be provided, for its exclusive use, storage in an amount no less than 10% of the gross floor area of the dwelling unit. There shall be direct access to the storage area without entry into another dwelling unit. Each storage unit shall be lockable and separate for each unit.
(Ord. 7.3, passed 2-4-97; Am. Ord. passed 10-1-02) Penalty, see § 150.99(C)