SECTION 404 - OCCUPANCY LIMITATIONS

SECTION 404
OCCUPANCY LIMITATIONS

      404.1 Privacy.
      Dwelling units, hotel units, housekeeping units, rooming units and dormitory units shall be arranged to provide privacy and be separate from other adjoining spaces.
    

      404.2 Minimum room widths.
      A habitable room, other than a kitchen, shall be not less than 7 feet (2134 mm) in any plan dimension. Kitchens shall have a minimum clear passageway of 3 feet (914 mm) between counterfronts and appliances or counterfronts and walls.
    

404.3 Minimum ceiling heights.Habitable spaces, hallways, corridors, laundry areas, bathrooms, toilet rooms and habitable basement areas shall have a minimum clear ceiling height of 7 feet (2134 mm).

      Exceptions:

          1.
          In one- and two-family dwellings, beams or girders spaced not less than 4 feet (1219 mm) on center and projecting not greater than 6 inches (152 mm) below the required ceiling height.
        
          2.
          Basement rooms in one- and two-family dwellings occupied exclusively for laundry, study or recreation purposes, having a minimum ceiling height of 6 feet 8 inches (2033 mm) with a minimum clear height of 6 feet 4 inches (1932 mm) under beams, girders, ducts and similar obstructions.
        
          3.
          Rooms occupied exclusively for sleeping, study or similar purposes and having a sloped ceiling over all or part of the room, with a minimum clear ceiling height of 7 feet (2134 mm) over not less than one-third of the required minimum floor area. In calculating the floor area of such rooms, only those portions of the floor area with a minimum clear ceiling height of 5 feet (1524 mm) shall be included.

404.4 Bedroom and living room requirements.
      Every bedroom and living room shall comply with the requirements of Sections 404.4.1 through 404.4.5.

        404.4.1 Room area.
        Every living room shall contain not less than 120 square feet (11.2 m2) and every bedroom shall contain not less than 80 square feet (6.5 m2) and every bedroom occupied by more than one person shall contain not less than 60 square feet (4.6 m2) of floor area for each occupant thereof.
      
404.4.2 Access from bedrooms.Bedrooms shall not constitute the only means of access to other bedrooms or habitable spaces and shall not serve as the only means of egress from other habitable spaces.

          Exception: Units that contain fewer than two bedrooms.
        
        404.4.3 Water closet accessibility.
        Every bedroom shall have access to not less than one water closet and one lavatory without passing