HomeMy WebLinkAboutDwelling Space306 MINIMUM DWELLING SPACE REQUIREMENTS
306.1 Required Space In Dwelling Unit
Every dwelling unit shall contain at ]east 150 sq ft (13.9 m2) of floor space
for the first occupant thereof and at least an additional 100 sq ft (9.3 m')of
floor area per additional occupant. The floor area shall be calculated on the
basis of the total area of all habitable rooms.
306.2 Required Space In Sleeping Rooms
In every dwelling unit, every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one
occupant shall contain at least 70 sq ft of floor space,_ and every room -
occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one occupant shall contain at
leastsq ft (4.6 m') of floor space for each occupant [hereof.
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306.3 Minimum Ceiling Height
306.3.1 Habitable (space) rooms other than kitchens, storage rooms and
laundry rooms shall have a ceiling height of not less than 7 ft (2134 mm).
Hallways, corridors. bathrooms, water closet rooms and kitchens shall have
a cei]inQ height of not less than 7 ft (2134 m) measured to the lowest
projection from the ceiling.
306.3.2 If any room in a building has a sloping ceiling, the prescribed
ceiling height for the room is required in only one-half the room area. No
portion of the room measuring less than 5 ft (1524 mm) from the finished
floor to the finished ceiling shall be included in any computation of the
minimum room area.
306.4 Occupanc~~ Of Dwelling Unit Below Grade '
do basement or cellar space shall be used as a habitable room or dwelling
unit unless:
I. The floor and walls are impen•ious to leakage of underground and
surface runoff water and are insulated against dampness, and
2. The total window area in each room is equal to at least the minimum
window area size as required in 303.1. and
3. Such required minimum window area is located entirely above the
grade of the ground adjoining such window area, and
4. The total of openable window area in each room is equal to at least
the minimum as required under 303.2.1, except where some other device
affording adequate ventilation is supplied.
307 SANITATION REQL'IRE'~7iENTS
307.1 Sanitation
Every o~~ner of a multiple dv<•ellin~ shall be responsible for maintaining
in a clean and sanitary condition the shared or common areas of the
dwelline and premises thereof.
22 Standard Housing Code 1994