<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 6-228. - Minimum standards for ventilation.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               <span class="ital">General</span>. Every habitable room shall have at least one window or skylight facing directly
               to the outdoors. The minimum total window area, measured between stops, for every
               habitable room shall be ten percent of the floor area of such room. Whenever walls
               or other portions of structures face a window or any room and such light obstructing
               structures are located less than five feet from the window and extend 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 a room, the total window area of such skylight shall equal at least
               15 percent of the total floor area of such room.
               
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               (b)
               
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               <span class="ital">Habitable rooms.</span> 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 openable
               window area in every habitable room shall be equal to at least 45 percent of the minimum
               window area size or minimum skylight-type window size as required, or shall have other
               approved, equivalent ventilation.
               
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               (c)
               
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               <span class="ital">Bathroom and water closet rooms.</span> Every bathroom and water closet compartment shall comply with the light and ventilation
               requirements for habitable rooms except that no window or skylight shall be required
               in adequately ventilated bathrooms and water closet rooms equipped with an approved
               ventilation system.
               
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               (Ord. No. 1993-5, Â§ 06, 5-19-1993)
               
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