§ 43-302 — Definitions

Sec. 43-302. - Definitions.

The following definitions shall be used for terms and occupancy classifications contained in this article that are not otherwise defined in this or other chapters of this Code. Boarding house. A single family residential structure that has been subdivided to provide sleeping rooms with shared restroom facilities for more than three unrelated transient or nontransient individuals and is classified as an R-1 or R-2 occupancy in the IBC. The maximum number of occupants shall not exceed 16. Egress door. A door with a minimum 32-inch clear width as measured from jamb stop to jamb stop exiting from a rental room directly to a corridor or the exterior of the building. Egress window. A window designed and installed in each rental room with a minimum net clear opening of 5.7 square feet. International Building Code (IBC). The currently adopted building code published by the International Code Council for buildings containing three or more dwelling units. International Residential Code (IRC). The currently adopted building code published by the International Code Counsel for one- or two-family dwellings. Minimum room size. Every sleeping room provided for pay, rent or barter shall be a minimum of 70 square feet for a single occupant and an additional 50 square feet for any additional occupant, with a minimum ceiling height of six feet eight inches and minimum room width of eight feet. No more than two individuals may occupy or share a single sleeping room. Rooming house. A structure that has been subdivided into individual sleeping rooms with shared restroom facilities, rented on a daily or weekly basis for a maximum of 30 days, for more than three unrelated transient or non-transient individuals, and is classified as a R-1 or R-2 occupancy in the IBC. The maximum number of occupants shall not exceed 20. Sleeping room. A room within a structure that meets the minimum room size, as defined in this article, and the minimum egress door and egress window requirements. Each sleeping room shall have at least one egress door and one egress window. Transient. Individual who occupies a sleeping room for 30 days or less.

(Ord. No. 40326, § 1, 4-21-15)