1157.03 OCCUPANCY REGULATIONS.

   (a)    Family. In a Class U-1 and U-2 Use District, the definition of "family", as found in Section 1145.01(k) is hereby modified and amended to read as follows:

   "Family" means one or more persons, related by blood, marriage or adoption, or a family foster home or not more than three persons not related by blood, marriage or adoption, who live together in a dwelling unit as a nonprofit housekeeping unit, as distinguished from a group occupying a boarding, lodging or tourist house, sorority or fraternity house, hotel or motel. A "family foster home" means a family related by blood, adoption or marriage as defined above with no more than five (5) foster children.

   (b)    Number of Persons Who May Occupy a Dwelling Unit. No person shall maintain, own or lease a dwelling unit (which is defined as a single dwelling house or half of a two family dwelling house) unless it contains at least 300 square feet of habitable floor area for the first occupant and at least 200 additional square feet of habitable floor area for every additional occupant thereof, but in no case shall any dwelling unit contain less than the minimum number of square feet of habitable area required by any ordinance of the Municipality. Habitable floor area shall be considered to mean the floor area in rooms used for living, sleeping, eating or cooking, and complying with Chapter 1321 of the Building Code, as amended, pertaining to height and area, and not counting bathrooms, lavatories, closets or basement rooms.

(Ord. 2018-18. Passed 7-16-18.)