In order to provide healthful living conditions and to preserve the character of neighborhoods, dwellings shall be erected, altered, moved, maintained, or occupied only in accordance with the following standards establishing minimum floor areas of dwelling units:
(a) Dwelling Unit Area Defined. For the above purpose, the area of a dwelling unit shall be the gross floor area of a structure, excluding cellars, open porches, breeze ways, garages, terraces, patios, and, in basement less structures, utility and storage rooms. In multi-family dwellings, public halls and general storage rooms shall be excluded.
(b) Computation of Area. The area shall be measured from the interior face of the enclosing walls for single-family dwellings and measured from the center line of party walls, where applicable, for attached and multi-family dwelling units. In determining the minimum area, every room which can be used as a bedroom shall be considered a bedroom.
(c) Minimum Area. The minimum area of a dwelling unit shall not be less than established in the following schedule:
Dwelling Unit Type | Minimum Floor Area Per Unit | |
1. Single-family units | One Story Building | Two Story Building |
A. Detached | 1,200 square feet | 1,500 square feet |
B. Attached, 2 bedrooms | 950 square feet | 1, 250 square feet |
C. Attached, 3 bedrooms* | 1,200 square feet | 1, 500 square feet |
2. Multi-family units | ||
A. 1 bedroom unit | 650 square feet | |
B. 2 bedroom units | 800 square feet | |
C. 3 bedroom units * | 1,000 square feet | |
* Plus 150 square feet for each additional bedroom | ||
(Ord. 24-97. Passed 10-14-97.)