§ 9-277. Space requirements.

(a)

No person shall occupy or let to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit for the purpose of living, sleeping, cooking or eating therein or any hotel, hotel unit, rooming house or rooming unit for the purpose of living or sleeping therein which does not comply with the requirements of this section.

(b)

Each dwelling and each dwelling unit shall have a minimum gross floor area of not less than one hundred fifty (150) square feet for the first occupant and not less than one hundred (100) square feet for each additional occupant.

(c)

Every room in a dwelling, dwelling unit, hotel or rooming house occupied for sleeping purposes shall:

(1)

Have a gross floor area of not less than seventy (70) square feet and, when occupied by more than one (1) occupant it shall have a gross floor area of not less than fifty (50) square feet for each occupant.

(2)

Have a minimum width of eight (8) feet.

(d)

Gross floor area shall be calculated on the basis of total habitable room area, and those exclusions appearing in the definition of habitable room shall not be considered in the calculation of such floor areas.

(e)

Every habitable room in a dwelling, dwelling unit, hotel and rooming house shall have a ceiling height of not less than seven (7) feet for at least one-half the floor area of the room. Any portion of a habitable room having a ceiling height of five (5) feet or less shall not be included in computing the total floor area of such room.

(Code 1953, § 48-45(A); Ord. No. C-75-26, § 2, 3-18-75)