No person shall let to another person for occupancy any dwelling
or dwelling unit, for the purpose of living therein, which does not
comply with the following requirements.
Every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one occupant shall
contain at least 70 square feet of usable floor area, and every room
occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one occupant shall contain
at least 50 additional square feet of usable floor area for each additional
occupant thereof.
Ceiling height shall conform to the standards as required by
the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the State of Connecticut
and the Town of New Milford.
No cellar space shall be used as a habitable room or dwelling
unit.
No basement space shall be used as a habitable room or dwelling
unit unless, in addition to the other provisions of this chapter:
A.
The floor and walls are impervious to leakage of underground and
surface runoff water and insulated against dampness.
B.
The minimum aggregate glass area of windows as required under § 30-13 is located entirely above the grade of the ground adjoining such window area.
C.
There are no pipes, ducts or other obstructions less than six feet
eight inches above the floor level which interfere with the normal
use of the room or area.
A.
Every dwelling unit shall contain at least 150 square feet of floor
space for the first occupant thereof and at least 100 additional square
feet of floor space for every additional occupant thereof, the floor
space to be calculated on the basis of the total habitable room area,
provided that in no case shall the floor space be less than the minimum
living area requirements imposed by the Zoning Regulations of the
Town of New Milford.
B.
No part of a room shall be included within the floor area required
above where the ceiling height is less than five feet. At least half
of the floor area of every habitable room shall have a ceiling height
of not less than seven feet.
C.
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.
