Chapter 5 — SPACE AND OCCUPANCY STANDARDS

501 Location on Property. All buildings shall be located with respect to property lines and to other buildings on the same property as required by Section 705.3 and as required by Chapter 7 of the 2013 California Building Code as amended and adopted by the City.

502 Yards and Courts. This section shall apply to yards and courts having required window openings therein.

502.1 Yards. Every yard shall not be less than 3 feet in width for one-story and two-story buildings. For buildings more than two stories above the grade plane, the minimum width of the yard shall be increased at the rate of 1 foot for each additional story. For buildings exceeding 14 stories in height, the required width of yard shall be computed on the basis of 14 stories above the grade plane.

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502.2 Courts. Every court shall not be less than 3 feet in width. Courts having windows opening on opposite sides shall not be less than 6 feet in width. Courts shall not be less than 10 feet in length unless bounded on one end by a public way or yard. For buildings more than two stories above the grade plane, the court shall be increased 1 foot in width and 2 feet in length for each additional story. For buildings exceeding 14 stories above the grade plane, the required dimensions shall be computed on the basis of 14 stories above the grade plane.

Adequate access shall be provided to the bottom of all courts for cleaning purposes. Every court more than two stories in height shall be provided with a horizontal air intake at the bottom not less than 10 square feet in area and leading to the exterior of the building unless abutting a yard or public way. The construction of the air intake shall be as required for the court walls of the building.

503 Ceiling Heights. Habitable space, occupiable spaces and corridors shall have a ceiling height of not less than 7 feet 6 inches except as otherwise permitted in this section. Kitchens, halls, bathrooms, toilet compartments storage rooms and laundry rooms may have a ceiling height of not less than 7 feet measured to the lowest projection from the ceiling. Where exposed beam ceiling members are spaced at less than 48 inches on center, ceiling height shall be measured to the bottom of these members. Where exposed beam ceiling members are spaced at 48 inches or more on center, ceiling height shall be measured to the bottom of the deck supported by these members, provided that the bottom of the members is not less than 7 feet above the floor.

If any room in a building has a sloping ceiling, the prescribed ceiling height for the room is required in only one-half the area thereof. No portion of the room measuring less than 5 feet from the finished floor to the finished ceiling shall be included in any computation of the minimum area thereof.

If any room has a furred ceiling, the prescribed ceiling height is required in two-thirds the area thereof, but in no case shall the height of the furred ceiling be less than 7 feet.

504 Floor Area. Dwelling units and congregate residences shall have at least one room which shall have not less than 120 square feet of floor area. Other habitable rooms, except kitchens, shall have an area of not less than 70 square feet. Where more than two persons occupy a room used for sleeping purposes, the required floor area shall be increased at the rate of 50 square feet for each occupant in excess of two. Floor area, Gross. The floor area within the perimeter of the exterior walls of the walls of the building under consideration, exclusive of vent shafts and courts, without deduction for corridors, stairways, closets, the thickness of interior walls, columns or other features. The floor area of a building, or portion thereof, not provided with surrounding exterior walls shall be the usable area under the horizontal projection of the roof or floor above. The gross floor area shall not include shafts with no openings or interior courts.

Floor Area, Net. The actual occupied area not including unoccupied accessory areas such as corridors, stairways, toilet rooms, mechanical rooms and closets.

504.1 EXCEPTION: Nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of an efficiency living unit within an apartment house meeting the following requirements:

504.1.1 The unit shall have a living room of not less than 220 square feet of be provided for each occupant of such unit in excess of two.

504.1.2 The unit shall be provided with a separate closet.

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504.1.3 The unit shall be provided with a kitchen sink, cooking appliance and refrigeration facilities, each having a clear working space of not less than 30 inches in front. Light and ventilation conforming to this code shall be provided.

504.1.4 The units shall be provided with a separate bathroom containing a water closet, lavatory and bathtub or shower.

505 Width. No habitable room other than a kitchen shall be less than 7 feet in any plan dimension.

Each water closet stool shall be located in a clear space not less than 30 inches in width and a clear space in front of the water closet stool of not less than 24 inches shall be provided.

Kitchens shall have a clear passageway of not less than 3 feet between counter fronts and appliances or counter fronts and walls.

506 Light and Ventilation. For the purpose of determining the light or ventilation required by this section, any room may be considered as a portion of an adjoining room when one half of the area of the common wall is open and unobstructed and provides an opening of not less than one tenth of the floor area of the interior room or 25 square feet, whichever is greater as specified in the 2013 California Residential Code as amended and adopted by the City.

Exterior openings for natural light or ventilation required by this section shall open directly onto a public way or a yard or court located on the same lot as the building as specified in the 2013 California Residential Code as amended and adopted by the City.

506.1 Light. Guest rooms and habitable rooms within a dwelling unit or congregate residence shall be provided with natural light by means of exterior glazed openings with an area not less than what is specified in the 2013 California Residential Code as amended and adopted by the City.

506.2 Ventilation. Guest rooms and habitable rooms within a dwelling unit or congregate residence shall be provided with natural ventilation by means of openable exterior openings with an area of not less than what is specified in the 2013 California Residential Code as amended and adopted by the City.

In lieu of required exterior openings for natural ventilation, a mechanical ventilating system may be provided as specified in the 2013 California Residential Code as amended and adopted by the City.

Bathrooms, water closet compartments, laundry rooms and similar rooms shall be provided with natural ventilation by means of openable exterior openings with an area not less than what is specified in the 2013 California Residential Code as amended and adopted by the City.

In lieu of required exterior openings for natural ventilation in bathrooms containing a bathtub or shower or combination thereof, laundry rooms, and similar rooms, a mechanical ventilation system connected directly to the outside capable of providing what is specified in the 2013 California Residential Code as amended and adopted by the City.

507 Hallways. All public hallways, stairs and other exitways shall be adequately lighted at all times in accordance with the 2013 California Building Code as amended and adopted by the City.

Section 508 - Sanitation

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BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION

§ 15.36.030

508.1 Dwelling Units, Lodging Houses and Congregate Residences. Dwelling units, lodging houses and congregate residences shall be provided with a bathroom equipped with facilities consisting of a water closet, lavatory, and either a bathtub or shower.

508.2 Hotels. Hotels or subdivisions thereof where both sexes are accommodated shall contain at least two separate toilet facilities which are conspicuously identified for male or female use, each of which contains at least one water closet.

EXCEPTION: Hotel guest rooms may have one unidentified toilet facility.

Additional water closets shall be provided on each floor for each sex at the rate of one for every additional 10 guests, or fractional part thereof, in excess of 10.

508.3 Kitchen. Each dwelling unit shall be provided with a kitchen. Every kitchen shall be provided with a kitchen sink. Wooden sinks or sinks of similarly absorbent material shall not be permitted.

508.4 Fixtures. All plumbing fixtures shall be connected to a sanitary sewer or to an approved private sewage disposal system. All plumbing fixtures shall be connected to an approved system of water supply and provided with hot and cold running water necessary for its normal operation.

All plumbing fixtures shall be of an approved glazed earthenware type or of a similarly nonabsorbent material.

508.5 Water Closet Compartments. Walls and floors of water closet compartments, except in dwellings, shall be finished in accordance with Section 1210 of the 2013 California Building Code as amended and adopted by the City.

508.6 Room Separations. Every water closet, bathtub or shower required by this code shall be installed in a room which will afford privacy to the occupant.

508.7 Installation and Maintenance. All sanitary facilities shall be installed and maintained in a safe and sanitary condition and in accordance with applicable requirements of the 2013 California Plumbing Code as amended and adopted by the City.