[Amended 4-21-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-8]
No person shall occupy or let to another for occupancy any dwelling
or dwelling unit for the purpose of living therein which does not
comply with the following requirements:
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 six years
of age or over and at least 80 additional square feet of floor space
for every additional occupant thereof under six years of age, with
the floor space to be calculated on the basis of total habitable room
area.
B. In every dwelling unit of two or more rooms, every room occupied
for sleeping purposes by one occupant shall contain at least 80 square
feet of floor space, and every room occupied for sleeping purposes
by more than one occupant shall contain at least 60 square feet of
floor space for every occupant thereof six years of age or over and
at least 50 square feet of floor space for each occupant thereof under
six years of age.
C. No dwelling or dwelling unit containing two or more sleeping rooms
shall have such room arrangements that access to a bathroom or water
closet compartment intended for use by occupants of more than one
sleeping room can be had only by going through another sleeping room,
nor shall room arrangements be such that access to a sleeping room
can be had only by going through another sleeping room or a bathroom
or water closet compartment.
D. Every habitable room shall contain at least 80 square feet, and at
least 1/2 of the floor area of every habitable room shall have a ceiling
height of at least seven feet. The floor area of that part of any
room where the ceiling height is less than four feet shall be considered
as part of the floor area in computing the total floor area of the
room for the purpose of determining the maximum permissible occupancy
thereof.
E. No cellar space shall be used as a dwelling unit.
F. No living room shall be used for sleeping purposes.
G. No basement space shall be used as a dwelling unit unless:
(1) The floors and walls are impervious to leakage of underground and
surface runoff water and are insulated against dampness.
(2) The total of window area facing directly to the outdoors in each
room is equal to at least 10% of the floor area of such room.
(3) Such required minimum window area is located entirely above the grade
of the ground adjoining such window area.
(4) The total of openable window area in each room is equal to at least 45% of the minimum window area size, as required in Subsection
G(2) of this section, except where there is supplied some other device affording adequate ventilation and approved by the Health Officer or Sanitary Inspector.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BASEMENT
A portion of a building located partly underground but having
less than half of its clear floor-to-ceiling height below the average
grade of the adjoining ground.
CELLAR
A portion of a building located partly or wholly underground
and having half or more of its clear floor-to-ceiling height below
the average grade of the adjoining ground.
DWELLING
Any building which is wholly or partly used or intended to
be used for living or sleeping by human occupants, provided that it
is not designed to be transportable and is attached to the ground,
any other structure or to any utilities system on the same premises
for more than 30 consecutive days.
DWELLING UNIT
Any room or group of rooms located within a dwelling and
forming a single habitable unit, with facilities which are used or
intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking or eating.
HABITABLE ROOM
A room or enclosed floor space used or intended to be used
for living, sleeping, cooking or eating purposes, excluding bathrooms,
water closet compartments, laundries, pantries, foyers or communicating
corridors, closets and storage spaces.