A.
Buildings occupied in whole or in part as defined in this chapter
shall comply with the requirements hereinafter set forth concerning
occupancy, size, light and ventilation in order to provide safe and
healthful environment.
B.
The term "accessory use" shall have a uniform meaning and shall apply
in the same manner and under the same conditions or restrictions to
all residential buildings.
Buildings, for the purpose of this chapter, shall be classified
in respect to their occupancies as follows:
A.
One- and two-family dwellings: buildings containing one or two dwelling
units with less than four lodgers residing with a family in either
one of such dwelling units.
B.
Multiple dwellings.
(1)
Buildings containing three or more dwelling units.
(2)
Apartment houses and apartment hotels.
(3)
Rooming houses.
(4)
Buildings with sleeping accommodations for more than five persons,
used or occupied as a club, dormitory, fraternity or sorority house
or for similar uses.
(5)
Garden apartments.
C.
Accessory structures: garages, carports and similar types of structures
on residential premises.
A.
In dwelling units, the maximum number of occupants shall be limited
to the number determined on the basis of the floor areas of habitable
rooms, other than kitchens, as follows:
B.
In rooming houses, the maximum number of occupants shall be limited
to the number determined on the same basis as for dwelling units.
C.
In buildings occupied as clubs, dormitories, sorority or fraternity
houses and providing sleeping accommodations for more than five persons,
the maximum number of occupants so accommodated in any habitable room
shall be limited to the number determined as the basis of the floor
area, in square feet, of the room divided by 50 square feet per occupant.
A.
The use of any kitchen, nonhabitable space or public space for sleeping
purposes is prohibited.
B.
The use of any communal kitchen containing less than 100 square feet
of floor area, or any nonhabitable space or public space other than
dining space, for dining purposes in rooming houses is prohibited.
C.
The preparation or consumption of meals in rooming houses is prohibited.
D.
The use of any cellar space as a habitable space is prohibited.
A.
Every habitable room shall contain not less than 80 square feet of
clear floor area and have in any part at least eight feet in its least
horizontal dimension and shall have a clear height of not less than
eight feet, measured from finished floor to finished ceiling.
[Amended 11-7-1968, approved 11-7-1968]
B.
A dwelling unit shall have at least one living room containing not
less than 150 square feet of clear floor area, and such apartment
or dwelling unit shall, in its entirety, contain at least 150 square
feet of floor space for the first occupant thereof and at least 100
square feet additional floor space for each additional occupant thereof,
to be calculated on the basis of total habitable room area.
C.
Kitchens shall have a minimum of 70 square feet of floor area, and
other habitable spaces shall contain not less than 80 square feet
of floor area and shall have a minimum horizontal dimension of seven
feet.
D.
Every alcove less than 60 square feet in area, except a cooking space
or foyer, shall be deemed to be part of a habitable room. The area
of the opening in the dividing partition between the alcove and the
room shall be at least 80% of the wall area of such partition, measured
in the alcove side, but not less than 40 square feet. The depth of
such alcove shall not exceed half its width. The floor area of the
alcove shall be added to the floor area of the room in determining
light and ventilation requirements for the room. An alcove with an
area of 60 square feet or more but less than the required area of
a habitable room shall be separately lighted and ventilated as required
for habitable space.
Basements shall not be deemed habitable space where required
windows are located only on one wall and the depth of the basement
space exceeds four times its clear height.
Every habitable room shall have one or more windows opening
directly on a street or on a yard or court conforming to the requirements
of this chapter and shall be provided with artificial light and natural
ventilation or with mechanical ventilation in addition to natural
ventilation.
