No person shall let to be occupied a room in any cellar or basement for use as a habitable room unless the following standards are met:
(A) The ceiling shall have a clear inner height of at least at least seven feet for one- and two-family dwellings, seven feet, six inches for all other buildings, and shall be at least three feet, six inches above the surface of the street or ground outside of or adjoining the room.
(B) The floors and walls shall be waterproof and damp- proof and the room or rooms shall be well drained and dry.
(C) There shall be one or more windows, the combined total sash area of which shall not be less than eight square feet, or 1/10 of total floor area, whichever is greater, which windows shall open readily for purposes of ventilation directly to the outside air, except that an approved method of mechanical ventilation may be substituted therefor.
(D) All basement dwelling units shall have two means of egress.
('71 Code, § 13-93) (Ord. passed 4-15-80; Am. Ord. passed 5-3-22) Penalty, see § 150.999