(A) The basement or cellar of every dwelling shall be drained and ventilated and kept free from rubbish accumulation and rodent infestation.
(B) No room in any basement or cellar shall be occupied by anyone or be permitted by the owner thereof to be so occupied as a habitable room unless, in addition to other applicable provisions of this subchapter, the following requirements are met:
(1) The clear inner height is at least seven feet;
(2) The uppermost two feet of the required inner height is above the average outside ground level of the dwelling, unless air and light are available through the use of window wells;
(3) The floor and walls thereof are water- and damp-proof;
(4) The central heating plant of the dwelling in which the habitable room is located is separated from the habitable room by a one-hour fire-resistive material.
(Prior Code, § 151.17) (Ord. passed 11-24-1969) Penalty, see § 151.99