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LIGHT. VENTILATION AND OCCUPANCY LIMITATIONS •• than 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 clear ceiling height of not less than 7 feet (2134 mm). Exceptions: 1. In one- and two - family dwellings, beams or girders spaced not less than 4 feet (1219 nun) on center and projecting not more 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 ceiling height of not less than 6 feet 8 inches (2033 mm) with not less than 6 feet 4 inches (1932 mm) of clear height under beams, gird- ers, 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 clear ceiling height of at least 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 clear ceiling height of 5 feet (1524 nun) or more shall be included. 404.4 Bedroom requirements. Every bedroom shall comply with the requirements of Sections 404.4.1 through 404.4.5. 404.4.1 Area for sleeping purposes. Every bedroom occu- pied by one person shall contain at least 70 square feet (6.5 mz) of floor area, and every bedroom occupied by more than one person shall contain at least 50 square feet (4.6 in) of floor area for each occupant thereof. 404.4.2 Access from bedrooms. Bedrooms shall not con- stitute the only means of access to other bedrooms or habit- able spaces and shall not serve as the only means of egress from other habitable spaces. Exception: Units that contain fewer than two bedrooms. 404.43 Water closet accessibility. Every bedroom shall have access to at least one water closet and one lavatory without passing through another bedroom. Every bedroom in a dwelling unit shall have access to at least one water closet and lavatory located in the same story as the bedroom or an adjacent story. 404.4.4 Prohibited occupancy. Kitchens and nonhabitable spaces shall not be used for sleeping purposes. 404.4.5 Other requirements. Bedrooms shall comply with the applicable provisions of this code including, but not lim- ited to, the light, ventilation, room area, ceiling height and room width requirements of this chapter; the plumbing fa- cilities and water - heating facilities requirements of Chapter 5; the heating facilities and electrical receptacle require- ments of Chapter 6; and the smoke detector and emergency escape requirements of Chapter 7. 404.5 Overcrowding. Dwelling units shall not be occupied by more occupants than permitted by the minimum area require- ments of Table 404.5. TABLE 404.5 MINIMUM AREA REQUIREMENTS SPACE MINIMUM AREA IN SQUARE FEET 11- 2occuponts 3-5o 6 or more occupants Living room', " No requirements 120 150 Dining room0 No requirements 80 100 Bedrooms Shall comply with Section 404.4 For SI: I square foot = 0.093 m2. a. See Section 404.5.2 for combined living room/dining mom spaces. b. See Section 404.5.1 for limitations ondemnnitdng the minimum occupancy area for sleeping pmpo . 4E 404.5.1 Sleeping area. The minimum occupancy area re- quired by Table 404.5 shall not be included as a sleeping area in determining the minimum occupancy area for sleep- ing purposes. All sleeping areas shall comply with Section 404.4. 404.5.2 Combined spaces. Combined living room and din- ing room spaces shall comply with the requirements of Ta- ble 404.5 if the total area is equal to that required for separate rooms and if the space is located so as to function as a combination living room/dining room. 404.6 Efficiency unit. Nothing in this section shall prohibit an efficiency living unit from meeting the following requirements: 1. A unit occupied by not more than two occupants shall have a clear floor area of not less than 220 square feet (20.4 ma). A unit occupied by three occupants shall have a clear floor area of not less than 320 square feet (29.7 m2). These required areas shall be exclusive of the areas required by Items 2 and 3. 2. 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 (762 mm) in front. Light and ventilation conforming to this code shall be provided. 3. The unit shall be provided with a separate bathroom con- taining a water closet, lavatory and bathtub or shower. 4. The maximum number of occupants shall be three. 404.7 Food preparation. All spaces to be occupied for food preparation purposes shall contain suitable space and equip- ment to store, prepare and serve foods in a sanitary manner. There shall be adequate facilities and services for the sanitary disposal of food wastes and refuse, including facilities for tem- porary storage. 14 2003 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE®