A. Minimum Room Sizes: Except as otherwise provided by ordinance, rooms for the following uses shall meet the standards specified below:
Min. Area Square Feet
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Min. Area Square Feet
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1. Living, Dining, Cooking: | ||
a. Living, dining and cooking, when in one room (includes area occupied by equipment). | 220 | |
b. Living, dining, when in one room. | 180 | |
c. Living only in one room, when dining space is provided in kitchen or separate room. | 160 | |
d. Kitchen, cooking only (including area occupied by equipment). Provide at least thirty (30) square feet additional area, useable for dining purposes when dining space is included in the kitchen. | 60 | |
2. Sleeping: | ||
a. Major bedroom. | 100 | |
b. When no bedroom exists and bed is located in living room, the area of living room shall be increased thirty (30) square feet over minimum area requirement of subsection A1c of this Section. | ||
3. Bathroom Size: Adequate for water closet, lavatory and tub or shower. The water closet may be located in a separate compartment adjoining the bathroom. | ||
B. Additional Habitable Rooms: Minimum floor area eighty (80) square feet.
C. Bedroom Closets: Provide each bedroom with at least one closet or wardrobe having a minimum:
1. Depth: One foot ten inches (1'10").
2. Floor area: Five (5) square feet.
3. Height: Six feet (6').
D. Space for Heating Units:
1. Provide space within the building for heating unit or system.
2. Provide clearances for maintenance and repair.
3. Provide clearances for fire safety, determined by insulation of heater and combustibility of walls, floor and ceiling. As required by National Board of Fire Underwriters' gas and oil equipment list. (Ord. 0-71-12, 3-11-71)