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Section VI. Minimum Standards for Ventilation <br /> <br /> (a) General. Every habitable room shall have at least <br /> one window or skylight facing directly to the out- <br /> doors. <br /> <br /> (b) Habitable Rooms. Ever~y habitable room shall have an <br /> least one window or skylight x~hich can easily be opened, <br /> or such other device, such as air conditioning, as will <br /> adequately ventilate the room. <br /> <br /> (c) Bathroom and Water Closet Rooms. Every bathroom and <br /> water closet room shal~--with the light and <br /> ventilation requiremenns for habitable rooms except <br /> that no window os skylight shall be required in <br /> adequately ventilated bathrooms and water closet rooms <br /> equipped wilh~n~.~ppro~ed ventilation system. <br /> <br />Section VII. Minimum Standards for Space, Use and Location. <br /> <br /> (.a) Room Sizes. Every dwelling unit shall contain at least <br /> t~ minimum room size ih each habitable room as required <br /> by the State Residential Building Code. <br /> <br /> Every dwelling unit shall contain at least one hundred <br /> and fifty (150).square feet of habitable floor area <br /> for the first occupant, at least one hundred (100) <br /> square feet of additional habitable area for each of <br /> the next three occupants, and at least seventy-five <br /> (75) square feet of additional habitable floor area <br /> for each additional occupant. Under this requirement, <br /> a family of four (4) persons would need four hundred <br /> and fifty (450~ square feet of habitable floor area <br /> or the equivalent of a 20 foot by 25 foot dwelling <br /> unit. <br /> <br /> In every dwelling unit and in every rooming unit, <br /> every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one <br /> occupann shall contain at least seventy (70) square <br /> feet of floo~ area, and every room occupied for <br /> sleeping purposes by more than one occupant shall <br /> contain at least fifty (50) square feet of floor area <br /> for each occupant twelve (12) years of age and older <br /> mud at least thirty-five (35) square feet of floor <br /> area for each occupant under twelve (12) years of age.' <br /> <br /> (b) Cellar. No cellar shall be used for living purposes. <br /> <br /> (c) Basements.' No basement shall be used for living purposes <br /> <br /> (1) The floor and walls are substantially watertight; <br /> <br /> (2) Every habitable room shall have at least one (1) <br /> window facing directly no the outdoors which can <br /> be easily opened. If other ventilation, approved <br /> <br /> -7- <br /> <br /> I <br /> <br /> <br />