A.
General requirements. Every habitable room shall have at least one
window or skylight facing directly to the outdoors. The minimum aggregate
area available for unobstructed light shall be not less than 10% of
the floor of such rooms.
B.
Rules and regulations. Whenever walls or other portions of structures
face the window of a habitable room and the ratio of the distance
between the window and the obstruction and the height of the obstruction
above the windowsill is greater than 1:6, such window shall not be
deemed to face directly to the outdoors or be included as contributing
to the total window area. These regulations shall not be interpreted
as applicable to new construction under any circumstances.
A.
General requirements. Every stair, hall, cellar and basement located
in a structure used for human habitation shall have either adequate
natural or artificial light available at all times.
B.
Rules and regulations. The natural or artificial lighting available
shall not be less than three footcandles (three lumens), measured
in the darkest portions of normally traveled passageways and stairs.
Every laundry and furnace room and all similar nonhabitable
workspace located in a structure used for human habitation shall have
either adequate natural or artificial lighting available at all times.
A.
General requirements. Every public hall and common stairway located
in a structure used for human habitation and which is used primarily
for ingress and egress in connection with two or more dwelling units
or rooming units shall be supplied with a proper amount of natural
light or lighting facilities controllable by the occupants of the
structure and be available at all times. Structures containing three
or more dwelling units or where rooms are let to five or more persons
shall meet the requirements of the Multiple Residence Law.
B.
Rules and regulations. The natural or artificial lighting provided
shall not be less than five footcandles (five lumens), measured in
the darkest portions of normally traveled stairs and passageways during
the darkest hours of the day.
A.
Required. Every habitable room shall have electric outlets and/or fixtures properly connected to be a source of electric power as required in § 190-82.
B.
Rules and regulations. Every habitable room shall have a minimum
of one outlet and one fixture or two outlets. The artificial lighting
equipment shall provide a minimum of one watt per square foot of floor
area.
A.
Required. Every bathroom, shower room, toilet room or compartment
located in a structure used for human habitation shall have permanently
installed artificial lighting fixtures.
B.
Rules and regulations. Bathrooms, shower rooms, toilet rooms or compartments
must have permanently installed artificial lighting fixtures, and
the switches shall be so located as to avoid danger of electrical
hazards.
A.
General requirements. Every habitable room shall be ventilated either
by openable areas equal to 45% of the required window area or by equivalent
mechanical ventilation.
B.
Rules and regulations. Openable areas for ventilation shall include
windows, skylights, louvres, monitors or similar openings. Windows,
skylights, louvres and other apertures used for ventilation shall
be easily openable. Ventilating systems shall be provided with proper
openings for incoming or outgoing air to obtain the required circulation.
A.
Adequacy. Every bathroom, shower room, toilet room or compartment
located in a structure used for human habitation shall be adequately
ventilated.
B.
Rules and regulations. Bathrooms, shower rooms, toilet rooms or compartments
shall have ventilation either by openable areas, the total of which
shall not be less than 1 1/2 square feet facing open space, or
by other methods which shall give equivalent ventilation.
