No person shall occupy or let to another for
occupancy any dwelling unit that does not comply with the following
requirements:
A. A dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling shall not be
occupied by more than one family plus two occupants unrelated to the
family, except for guests or domestic employees.
B. The owner or his agent shall advise the occupants,
in writing, of the maximum number of occupants permitted in the dwelling
unit.
C. Every dwelling unit shall contain at least 150 square
feet for the first occupant, at least 100 square feet for the second
occupant and at least 75 square feet for each occupant thereafter.
The floor space shall be calculated on the basis of total habitable
room area.
D. At least one room shall have a minimum width of 10
feet.
E. Every habitable room shall have a minimum ceiling
height of seven feet over at least 50% of the floor area therein;
the area where the ceiling is less than five feet shall not be considered
in computing minimum required floor area.
Every dwelling unit occupied by two or more persons that contains a room not intended primarily for either cooking or sleeping and is properly designed and equipped or specially furnished with kitchenette and bed furniture properly designed for daytime storage or other daytime uses, to be used as a combination of regular living and efficiency sleeping, may contain 50 square feet less gross floor area than is required in §
204-117C of this chapter.
Every dwelling unit shall have at least four
square feet of floor-to-ceiling-height closet space for the personal
effects of each permissible occupant; if it is lacking, in whole or
in part, an amount of space equal in square footage to the deficiency
shall be subtracted from the area of habitable room space used in
determining permissible occupancy.
No cellar shall be used as a habitable area.
Every habitable room and every kitchen, bathroom,
shower room. water closet room or compartment shall have at least
one window or skylight that can be easily opened or a mechanical device
that will adequately ventilate such room.
A. Natural ventilation.
(1)
Openable areas for natural ventilation shall
include windows, skylights, louvers, monitors and similar openings.
(2)
The total openable area for natural ventilation in habitable rooms shall be equal to 45% of the minimum requirement for windows and skylights as specified in §
204-125 of this chapter.
(3)
The total openable area for natural ventilation
in bathrooms, shower rooms, water closet rooms or compartments shall
be at least 1 1/2 square feet facing open space.
B. Mechanical ventilation.
(1)
Required ventilation may be supplied by a mechanical
device of a type approved by the Enforcement Officer.
(2)
The system shall be provided with proper openings
for incoming and outgoing air to obtain the required circulation of
air and shall be so constructed, arranged and maintained as to continuously
provide adequate ventilation.
Every dwelling unit shall have a room or a portion
of a room in which food may be prepared and cooked. Such room or area
shall be provided with installed safe and adequate food preparation
and cooking facilities or with utility connections for such facilities.
Where cooking facilities are not supplied, adequate space and utility
connections shall be provided where such connections are necessary.
A. Such area shall be equipped with the following:
(1)
Kitchen sink of approved material, in good working
condition, properly connected to a water supply system approved by
the Enforcement Officer, which provides at all times an adequate amount
of heated and unheated running water under pressure and which is connected
to any approved sewer system.
(2)
Stove or similar device for cooking food, which
is properly installed with all necessary connections for safe, sanitary
and efficient operation.
(3)
Refrigerator for the safe storage of food at
temperatures of less than 45° F. but more than 32° F. under
maximum summer conditions, which is properly installed with all necessary
connections for safe, sanitary and efficient operation.
(4)
Adequate cabinets and/or shelves for the storage
of eating, drinking and cooking equipment and utensils and of food
that does not under ordinary maximum summer conditions require refrigeration
for safekeeping. Said equipment shall be of sound construction, with
surfaces that are easily cleaned and that will not impart any toxic
or deleterious effect to food.
B. The items in Subsection
A(2) and
(3) of this provision need not be installed when a dwelling unit is not occupied and when the prospective occupant is expected to provide same upon occupancy.
Every dwelling unit shall have facilities for
the storage of drugs and household poisons.