No person shall occupy, either as owner or as tenant, or permit another to occupy, any dwelling or dwelling unit for the purpose of living, sleeping, cooking or eating therein, which does not comply with the following provisions.
(A) Every room used for sleeping purposes by one occupant shall have a minimum gross floor area of at least 70 square feet. Every room used for sleeping purposes by more than one person shall have a minimum gross floor area of 50 square feet per occupant thereof.
(B) Every dwelling unit shall contain a minimum gross floor area, in addition to the requirements set forth in division (A) above, of at least 150 square feet for the first occupant and at least 100 additional square feet of floor space for every additional occupant. The floor space is to be calculated on the basis of total habitable room area.
(C) “Occupant”, as used in divisions (A) and (B) above, shall not apply to or include children under ten years of age.
(D) The minimum clear floor-to-ceiling heights in all habitable rooms shall be as follows:
(1) Basements: seven feet clear under joists;
(2) Main floor of living units: seven feet; and
(3) Above main floor of living units: seven feet clear; under sloping roofs, seven feet for not less than 50% of the floor having five feet or more headroom.
(E) No cellar space shall be used as a habitable dwelling room or unit.
(F) No basement space shall be used as a habitable room or dwelling unit unless:
(1) The clear floor-to-ceiling height is at least seven feet;
(2) The floors and walls are damp-proof in accordance with accepted and approved methods; and
(3) The total window area in each room is equal to at least the minimum window area requirements of § 151.017(A), (B) and (C).
(G) Every dwelling unit shall have a safe and unobstructed means of egress leading to a safe and open space at ground level, without passing through any other dwelling unit; except that, when two or more dwelling units are above ground floor level, there shall be two such means of egress required when the dwelling is not fire-proof or fire-resistant, as defined by the state’s Administrative Building Council.
(Prior Code, § 151.14) (Ord. 2231-1966, passed - -1966; Ord. 2425-1969, passed - -1969) Penalty, see § 151.999