A. 
Scope. The provisions of this article shall govern the minimum conditions and standards for light, ventilation and space for occupying a structure.
B. 
Responsibility. The owner of the structure shall provide and maintain light, ventilation and space conditions in compliance with the code that the structure was permitted under. A person shall not occupy as owner-occupant, or permit another person to occupy, any premises that does not comply.
C. 
Alternative Devices. In lieu of the means for natural light and ventilation herein prescribed, artificial light or mechanical ventilation complying with the International Building Code or International Residential Code shall be permitted.
(Ord. 23-0577 § 1 (Exh. A))
A. 
Habitable Rooms. Adequate and sufficient light, either natural or artificial, shall be provided, maintained and in compliance with the code in effect at the time of construction for all habitable rooms.
(Ord. 23-0577 § 1 (Exh. A))
A. 
Habitable Rooms and Other Spaces. Adequate and sufficient ventilation shall be provided, maintained and in compliance with the code in effect at the time of construction for all habitable rooms and other spaces.
(Ord. 23-0577 § 1 (Exh. A))
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Minimum Ceiling Heights. Habitable spaces and habitable basement areas shall have a clear ceiling height of not less than seven feet.
B. 
Bedroom Requirements. Every bedroom shall have at least one operable window or door approved for emergency escape or rescue which shall open directly into a public street, public alley, yard or exit court. The units shall be operable from the inside to provide a full clear opening without the use of separate tools.
All escape or rescue windows shall have a minimum net clear openable are of 5.7 square feet. The minimum net clear openable height dimension shall be 24 inches. The minimum net clear openable width dimension shall be 20 inches. When windows are provided as a means of escape or rescue, they shall have a finished sill height not more than 44 inches above the floor.
Exception: basement rooms.
C. 
Access from Bedrooms. Bedrooms shall not constitute the only means of access to other bedrooms or habitable spaces and shall not serve as the only means of egress from other habitable spaces.
Exception: Units that contain fewer than two bedrooms.
D. 
Overcrowding. The number of persons occupying a dwelling unit shall not create conditions that, in the opinion of the code official, endanger the life, health, safety or welfare of the occupants.
(Ord. 23-0577 § 1 (Exh. A))