§ 1117-19. Space Requirements.

1117-19.1 Dwelling units: Every dwelling unit shall contain a minimum gross floor area of not less than 150 square feet for the first occupant, and 100 square feet for each additional occupant. The floor area shall be calculated on the basis of the total area of all habitable rooms. No more than one family may occupy a dwelling unit. For purposes of this section, "family" shall mean:

(1)

An individual or any number of individuals related by blood or marriage;

(2)

A group of not more than five individuals not so related;

(3)

A group of not more than ten members of a religious order who live together in a single dwelling unit; or

(4)

A group of not more than ten adults, the majority of whom are 60 years of age or older, who live together in a single dwelling unit, are all capable of self-preservation without assistance in the event of an emergency, and do not need to live in a supervised environment.

1117-19.2 Area for sleeping purposes: Every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one occupant shall contain at least 70 square feet of floor area, and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one person shall contain at least 50 square feet of floor area for each occupant thereof.

1117-19.3 Overcrowding: If any room used for residential purposes is overcrowded, the director of buildings and inspections may order the number of persons sleeping or living in said room to be reduced so that there shall be not less than the total area required in Table 1117-19 CBC, "Minimum Occupancy Area Requirements."

TABLE 1117-19 CBC
MINIMUM OCCUPANCY
AREA REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Occupancy Area in Square Feet

Space	1—2 Occupants	3—5 Occupants	6 or More
Living room*	No requirements	120	150
Dining room*	No requirements	80	100
Kitchen	50	50	60
Bedrooms	Must comply with § 1117-19.2

 

*Note: Combined living room-dining room spaces will be construed as meeting the requirements of this Table if the total area is equal to that required for separate rooms and if the space is so located that it may function as a combination living room-dining room.

1117-19.4 It shall be prohibited to use for sleeping purposes any kitchen, nonhabitable space, or public space.

1117-19.5 Minimum ceiling heights: Habitable rooms shall have a clear ceiling height over the minimum area required by this Code at not less than 7 feet, except that in attics or top half-stories the ceiling height shall be not less than seven feet over not less than one-third of the minimum area required by this Code when used for sleeping, study or similar activity. In calculating the floor area of such rooms, only those portions of the floor area of the room having a clear ceiling height of five feet or more may be included.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 67-1996, eff. Apr. 5, 1996; a. Ord. No. 357-1998, eff. Oct. 16, 1998; Emer. Ord. No. 212-2013, § 1, eff. Aug. 7, 2013)