A.
Communal cooking and dining facilities in a rooming house shall be permitted, provided that they comply with all the applicable state and local laws and are approved by the Health Officer.
B.
Every communal kitchen and dining room located in a rooming house shall have adequate floor space and facilities and shall be so located as to be accessible to the occupant of each rooming unit sharing the use of such facilities without going through the dwelling unit or rooming unit of another occupant.
C.
Communal kitchens and dining rooms shall comply with the following requirements:
(1)
Where cooking is permitted, communal kitchens shall have a minimum gross floor area of sixty (60) square feet and a minimum width of five (5) feet.
(2)
Communal kitchens used for combined cooking and eating purposes shall have a minimum gross floor area of one hundred (100) square feet and a minimum width of seven (7) feet. Dining space and eating facilities shall comply with the requirements of this code for communal dining rooms.
D.
Required facilities for communal kitchens shall be as follows:
(1)
At least one (1) sink.
(2)
At least one (1) gas or electric stove containing at least two (2) top burners and an oven.
(3)
At least one (1) electric, gas or other mechanical or suitably constructed ice refrigerator with adequate food storage capacity.
(4)
At least twelve (12) lineal feet of shelf storage space.
E.
Communal dining rooms shall have a minimum gross floor area of seventy (70) square feet.
F.
Required facilities for communal dining rooms shall be as follows: at least one (1) dining chair and two (2) lineal feet of dining space for each occupant permitted in said dining room at any particular time.