Every bedroom shall comply with the requirements of divisions (A) through (E) below.
(A) Area for sleeping purposes. Every bedroom occupied by one person shall contain at least 70 square feet (6.5 m2) of floor area, and every bedroom occupied by more than one person shall contain at least 50 square feet (4.6 m2) of floor area for each occupant thereof.
(B) Access from bedrooms.
(1) General. Bedrooms shall not constitute the only means of access to other bedrooms or habitable spaces and shall not serve as the only means of egress from other habitable spaces.
(2) Exception. Units that contain fewer than two bedrooms.
(C) Water closet accessibility. Every bedroom shall have access to at least one water closet and one lavatory without passing through another bedroom. Every bedroom in a dwelling unit shall have access to at least one water closet and lavatory located in the same story as the bedroom or an adjacent story.
(D) Prohibited occupancy. Kitchens and nonhabitable spaces shall not be used for sleeping purposes.
(E) Other requirements. Bedrooms shall comply with the applicable provisions of this Code including, but not limited to, the light, ventilation, room area, ceiling height and room width requirements of this §§ 151.350 through 151.352, 151.365 through 151.367, 151.380 through 151.384 and 151.395 through 151.401; the plumbing facilities and water heating facilities requirements of §§ 151.430 through 151.433, 151.455 through 151.458, 151.470 through 151.472, 151.485 through 151.488, 151.500, 151.501 and 151.515; the heating facilities and electrical receptacle requirements of §§ 151.530, 151.531, 151.545 through 151.549, 151.560 through 151.565, 151.580 through 151.582, 151.595 through 151.597, 151.610, 151.611 and 151.625; and the smoke detector and emergency escape requirements of §§ 94.060 through 94.063 of this code of ordinances.
(2009 Code, § 29-4-18)