[Adopted 10-19-2015 by Ord. No. 1231]
Dwelling units shall not be occupied by more occupants than
permitted by the minimum occupancy area requirements of the table
below.
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Table 147-13
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Minimum Occupany Area Requirements
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Space
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1-2 Occupants
(square feet)
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3-6 Occupants
(square feet)
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6 or More Occupants
(square feet)
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Living Room
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No requirement
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120
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150
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Dining Room
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No requirement
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80
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100
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Kitchen
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50
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50
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60
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Bedrooms
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Shall comply with § 147-14 herein
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Every bedroom occupied for sleeping purposes by one occupant
shall contain at least 70 square feet of floor area, and every bedroom
occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one person shall contain
at least 50 square feet of floor area for each occupant thereof.
Combined living room and dining room spaces shall comply with
the requirements of Table 147-13 if the total area is equal to that
required for separate rooms and if the space is located so as to function
as a combination living room/dining room.
Kitchens, nonhabitable spaces and interior public areas shall
not be occupied for sleeping purposes.
A.
Authority. The Construction Official may perform an inspection to
determine the conditions of buildings, dwellings, dwelling units,
rooming and boarding units and houses, and premises located within
the Township so that his or her duty of safeguarding the health and
safety of the occupants of the buildings or dwellings and of the general
public is performed. For the purpose of making such inspections, the
Construction Official is authorized to enter a structure or premises
at reasonable times to inspect. Prior to entering into a space not
otherwise opened to the general public, the Construction Official
shall make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other person
having charge or control of the structure or premises, present proper
identification and request entry. If the request to enter is refused
or not obtained, the Construction Official shall pursue recourse as
provided by law.
B.
Duty of owner or occupant. If an inspection has been scheduled by
the property owner or his agent, the owner or occupant of the building,
dwelling, dwelling unit, or the person in charge thereof, shall give
the Construction Official free access to all at reasonable times for
the purpose of performing an inspection, examination, or survey permitted
under the Code to effect compliance with the provisions therein or
with any lawful rule or regulation adopted or any lawful order issued
pursuant to the provisions herein.
C.
Search warrant. The Construction Official may, upon affidavit, apply
to the Municipal Court for a search warrant setting forth the factual
circumstances that provide a reasonable basis for believing that a
violation of the Code exists on the premises and if the Municipal
Judge is satisfied as to the matter set forth in the affidavit, he
or she shall authorize the issuance of a search warrant permitting
access to and inspection of that part of the premises on which the
violation allegedly exists.
The landlord and all tenants of a dwelling unit at the time
the occupancy thereof unlawfully exceeds the maximum permitted occupancy
as calculated by the Code pursuant to Table 147-13 shall be issued
a summons which carries a minimum fine of $265, plus court costs,
payable through the Violations Bureau of the Municipal Court.
