Ordinance Establising Minumum Standards for Habitable Buildings and Premises

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and extended to a level above that of the ceiling of the room, such a window shall not be deemed to face directly to the outdoors and shall not be included as contributing to the required minimum total window area. Whenever the only window in a room is a skylight type window in the top of such room, the total window area of such skylight shall equal at least 15 per cent of the total floor area of such room. (b) Every habitable room shall have at least one window or skylight which can easily be opened, or such other device as will adequately ventilate the room. The total of openable window area in every habitable room shall be equal to at least 45 per cent of the minimum window area size or minimum skylight -type window size, as required in subsection "a ".of this section, except where there is supplied some other device affording adequate ventilation and- approved by the building commissioner. (c) Every bathroom and water closet compartment shall comply with the light and ventilation requirements for habitable rooms contained in subsections "a" and "b" of this section, except that no window or skylight shall be required in adequately ventilated bathrooms and water closet compartments equipped with a ventilation system which is kept in continuous operation and is approved by the building commiss- ioner. (d) Where there is electric service available from power lines which are not more than 300 feet away from a dwelling, every habitable room of such dwelling shall contain at least two separate floor or wall type electric convenience outlets, or one such convenience outlet and one supplied ceiling type electric light fixture; and every water closet compartment, bathroom, laundry room, furnace room, and public hall shall contain at least one supplied ceiling or wall type electric light fixture. Every such outlet and fixture shall be properly installed, shall be maintained in good and safe working condition, and - 10 - i