(A) General. All spaces or rooms shall be provided sufficient natural or mechanical ventilation so as not to endanger health and safety. Where mechanical ventilation is provided in lieu of the natural ventilation, the mechanical ventilating system shall be maintained in operation during the occupancy of any structure or portion thereof.
Exception: A kitchen with all electric appliances which contains neither an openable window nor mechanical ventilation shall not be subject to these requirements, provided that:
(1) The kitchen is not in a location which would permit the installation of a window in an exterior wall; and
(2) The installation of a mechanical ventilation system would be infeasible due to structural considerations.
(B) Habitable rooms. Every habitable room shall have at least one window which can be easily opened or another device as will adequately ventilate the room. (Housing Code § 152.20)
(C) Toilet rooms. Every bathroom and toilet room shall comply with the light and ventilation requirements for habitable rooms as required by §§ 156.42(B) and 156.43(B) except that a window shall not be required in bathrooms or toilet rooms equipped with a natural or approved mechanical ventilation system.
(D) Cooking facilities. Cooking shall not be permitted in any sleeping room, and a cooking facility or appliance shall not be permitted to be present in a sleeping room.
(Ord. 27-92, passed 9-14-92)