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State law reference: Authority to regulate height, bulk, location and use of buildings, § 20, Subdivisions 24 and 25, of the General City Law.
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 250.1; Ord. of 4-3-1989, § 10]
(a) 
Every dwelling unit shall contain a minimum gross floor area of at least 150 square feet for the first occupant, at least 100 square feet for each of the next two occupants and at least 75 square feet of gross floor area for each occupant thereafter.
(b) 
Every habitable room shall have a minimum ceiling height of seven feet over 50% of the floor area. A minimum ceiling height of six feet six inches over 50% of the floor area shall be permitted if a smoke detector is installed in accordance with generally accepted standards in the habitable room. The floor area where the ceiling height is less than five feet shall not be considered as part of the floor area in computing minimum gross floor area.
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 250.2; Ord. of 4-3-1989, § 11]
(a) 
Every dwelling unit which is occupied by two or more occupants and which contains a room not intended primarily for cooking or sleeping, but which is properly designed and equipped or especially furnished with either a kitchenette or bed furniture properly designed for daytime storage or other daytime uses, to be maintained as a combination of regular living and efficiency sleeping, may contain 100 square feet less gross floor area than required in Section 12-143.
(b) 
Every habitable room shall have a minimum ceiling height of seven feet over 50% of the floor area. A minimum ceiling height of six feet six inches over 50% of the floor area shall be permitted if a smoke detector is installed, in accordance with generally accepted standards, in the habitable room. The floor area where the ceiling height is less than five feet shall not be considered as part of the floor area in computing minimum gross floor area.
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 250.3; Ord. of 4-3-1989, § 12]
(a) 
In every dwelling unit of two or more habitable rooms, every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one occupant shall have a minimum gross floor area of at least 70 square feet, and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one occupant shall have a minimum gross floor area of 50 square feet per occupant thereof. In the case of children under six years of age, the requirement shall be 35 square feet per child for two or more children. Every room used for sleeping purposes shall have a minimum width of seven feet.
(b) 
Kitchens shall not be used for sleeping purposes.
(c) 
Every habitable room shall have a minimum ceiling height of seven feet over 50% of the floor area. A minimum ceiling height of six feet six inches over 50% of the floor area shall be permitted if a smoke detector is installed, in accordance with generally accepted standards, in the habitable room. The floor area where the ceiling height is less than five feet shall not be considered as part of the floor area in computing minimum gross floor area.
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 250.4; Ord. of 4-3-1989, § 13]
(a) 
Rooms let to one or more persons shall contain a minimum gross floor area for sleeping purposes of 90 square feet for a single occupant, and every such room occupied by more than one occupant shall contain a minimum gross floor area of 70 square feet per occupant thereof.
(b) 
Every habitable room shall have a minimum ceiling height of seven feet over 50% of the floor area. A minimum ceiling height of six feet six inches over 50% of the floor area shall be permitted if a smoke detector is installed, in accordance with generally accepted standards, in the habitable room. The floor area where the ceiling height is less than five feet shall not be considered as part of the floor area in computing minimum gross floor area.
[Ord. of 12-3-1962, § 250.5]
Dwelling units and rooming units located in a basement shall meet all the requirements of this Code, and the floors and outside walls shall be dampproof. The outside walls shall be dampproofed in an acceptable manner.