§ 260-21. Dwelling requirements and regulations.  


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  • A. 
    Each dwelling unit shall contain complete kitchen facilities, bathing and washing facilities, as well as living space, and shall have a minimum habitable floor area in accordance with the following schedule:
    (1) 
    Efficiency dwelling units shall have a minimum habitable floor area of 600 square feet.
    (2) 
    One-bedroom dwelling units shall have a minimum habitable floor area of 700 square feet.
    (3) 
    Two-bedroom dwelling units shall have a minimum habitable floor area of 900 square feet.
    (4) 
    Three-or-more-bedroom dwelling units shall have a minimum habitable floor area of 1,500 square feet.
    Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
    B. 
    All dwelling units shall be soundproof to at least a forty-five-decibel limit.
    C. 
    Sufficient laundry and drying facilities shall be provided within each structure. Garbage and trash storage shall be provided within a permanently enclosed area for each principal structure, with provisions made for the private disposal of the same, other than by incineration at the site.