In order to provide healthful living conditions and to preserve the character of the neighborhood, dwellings shall be erected, altered, moved, maintained or occupied only in accordance with the following standards establishing minimum areas of dwelling units.
(a) Area of a dwelling unit shall be the sum of the gross floor above the basement level, and not more than three feet below finished grade; rooms above the first floor may be included which are directly connected by a permanent stairs and hall, and spaces under pitched roofs having a minimum knee wall height of four feet in one-half of the room area has a minimum ceiling height of seven feet.
(b) The area for frame buildings shall be measured from the exterior face of the enclosed walls at the respective floor line. For brick veneer building no more than four inches of exterior wall thickness may be included in the area calculation. For two-family and multi-family dwellings, where applicable, measurements will be made to the centerline of party walls. All areas within will be made to the centerline of party walls. All areas within garages and porches, public halls and general storage rooms in multi-family dwellings shall be excluded in this measurement.
(c) The minimum area of a Dwelling Unit shall be not less than established in Section 1153.04. (Ord. 1166. Passed 9-24-01.)