Every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one person shall contain at least seventy square feet of floor space, and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one person shall contain at least fifty square feet of floor space for each occupant thereof.
Dormitories for sleeping purposes may be provided for occupancy by more than six persons in college dormitories, college fraternities, college sororities and college club houses, subject to all the provisions of this chapter and other relevant provisions of these Codified Ordinances, except the floor space requirements thereof. However, such dormitories for sleeping purposes shall comply with the following requirements:
(a) Beds. Beds shall not have more than two decks each. A bed shall be defined as any bunk, cot or other furniture equipment used for sleeping purposes.
(b) Exits and Aisles. Clear space at least three feet wide shall be provided for not less than three feet in front of each fire exit and stairway and shall be connected by an aisle at least three feet wide to a center of the main aisle. Any center or main aisle shall be at least three feet wide.
(c) Spacing Beds. Space at least two feet wide shall be provided at the ends of beds and between the ends of beds arranged end to end, except that center or main aisles between ends of beds shall be at least three feet wide. Space at least thirty inches wide shall be provided along each long side of each bed, but where such space is a center or main aisle it shall be at least three feet wide.
(d) Adequate Air. Adequate air space shall be provided, but where, due to low ceilings, substandard window area or other substandard conditions in any sleeping dormitory, a lesser air space is provided per bed than specified by the Ohio Basic Building Code, an approved ventilation facility that provides recirculation and change of air sufficient to overcome such deficiency may be approved after inspection.
(e) Safety, Health, Building and Housing Standards. All rules, regulations and requirements of these Codified Ordinances shall apply to all dormitories, except that State rules, regulations and requirements shall take precedence.
(Ord. 97-66 AC. Passed 8-4-97.)