(a) Habitable Rooms. The minimum total window area of every habitable room, other than a sleeping room, shall be ten percent (10%) of the floor area of such room, at least forty-five percent (45%) of such window area to be openable.
(b) Sleeping Rooms. The minimum total window area of every sleeping room with one hundred square feet (100 SF) or less of floor area shall be ten percent (10%) of the floor area. The minimum total window area of every sleeping room with more than one hundred square feet (100 SF) of floor area be ten square feet plus two percent (2%) of each square foot of floor area over one hundred square feet (100 SF).
(c) Glass-Fronted Porches. For the purpose of this section, where a living room faces onto a glass-fronted porch, the porch shall be considered as part of the living room if the total window and open area between the porch and the living room is at least fifteen percent (15%) of the floor area of the living room.
(d) Bathrooms. Every bathroom and water closet compartment shall have at least one window facing to the outdoors and have a minimum openable area of four percent (4%) of the floor area of such room except where there is supplied some other device approved by the Building Inspector as affording adequate ventilation.
(e) Laundry Rooms. Every laundry room shall have a minimum openable area of at least six (6) square feet except where there is supplied some other device approved by the Building Inspector as affording adequate ventilation.
(f) Insufficient Air Space. Whenever a window of a room faces a wall or other portion of any abutting structure which is located less than three (3) feet from the window and extends to a level above that of the ceiling of the room, the window shall not be counted in calculating window area or openable area.
(g) Skylight-Type Windows. A skylight-type window shall be considered as a window for the purpose of this section except in the case of a kitchen with more than fifty (50) square feet in floor area, a living room or a sleeping room.
(h) Public Halls and Stairways. Each public hall and stairway in every two-family dwelling, multi-family dwelling and rooming house shall be adequately ventilated.
(Ord. 2022-95. Passed 11-28-22.)