(A) Habitable spaces, other than kitchens, shall have a clear ceiling height of not less than seven feet, four inches (2,235 mm). Hallways, corridors, laundry areas, bathrooms, toilet rooms and kitchens shall have a clear ceiling height of not less than seven feet (2,134 mm).
(B) The requirements of subsection (a) hereof shall not apply to the following conditions:
(1) Beams or girders spaced not less than four feet (1,219 mm) on center and projecting not more than six inches (152 mm) below the required ceiling height, provided that the minimum clear height is not less than six feet, eight inches (2,033 mm).
(2) Dropped or furred ceilings over not more than one-half of the minimum floor area required by this Code, provided that no part of such dropped or furred ceiling is less than seven feet (2,134 mm) in height.
(3) Rooms occupied exclusively for sleeping, study or similar purposes and having a sloped ceiling over all or part of the room, with a clear ceiling height of at least seven feet (2,134 mm) over not less than one-third of the required minimum floor area. In calculating the floor area of such rooms, only those portions of the floor area with a clear ceiling height of five feet (1,524 mm) or more shall be included.
(4) Basement rooms in one and two-family dwellings occupied exclusively for laundry, study or recreation purposes, having a ceiling height of not less than six feet, eight inches (2,033 mm) with not less than six feet, four inches (1,932 mm) of clear height under beams, girders, ducts and similar obstructions.
(Ord. 37-94. Passed 4-11-94.)