Section 27-751. Minimum dimensions of habitable rooms


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  • Habitable rooms shall
      have a minimum clear width of eight feet in any part;  a  minimum  clear
      area  of  eighty square feet and a minimum clear ceiling height of eight
      feet for the minimum area, except:
        (a) A room which complies with the requirements for natural light  and
      ventilation and in addition has an opening of not less than sixty square
      feet into an immediately adjoining room may have a minimum floor area of
      seventy square feet and a least horizontal dimension of seven feet;
        (b)  A  dining  space  which  has legally required ventilation, and in
      which the window has an area of at least one-eighth the  floor  area  of
      such dining space;
        (c)  One-half  the  number  of  bedrooms in a dwelling unit containing
      three or more bedrooms may have at  least  minimum  dimension  of  seven
      feet;
        (d)  A  room in a class B multiple dwelling as defined in section four
      of the multiple dwelling law which may have  a  minimum  floor  area  of
      sixty square feet and a least horizontal dimension of six feet.