§ 70-74. Floor area.

A. 

Multiple dwellings shall provide habitable floor area of not less than 600 square feet per family (per dwelling unit), except in the case of efficiency (no-bedroom) apartments in government-subsidized developments where the floor area of said efficiency apartment shall be not less than 400 square feet.

B. 

Senior citizen facilities.

(1) 

Buildings containing the following senior citizen facilities shall have the following minimum and maximum gross habitable floor areas per unit:

	Type of Facility	Minimum Floor Area/Unit (square feet)	Maximum Floor Area/Unit (square feet)
	Senior independent living	600	1,600
	Senior congregate living	550	1,600
	Senior assisted living	350	1,000

(2) 

In buildings containing more than one facility, maximum permitted floor area shall be calculated based on the sum of the separate floor areas for each type of facility.

(3) 

In senior independent-, congregate- and assisted-living facilities, a minimum of 40% of the dwelling units shall be one-bedroom units. No dwelling unit shall contain more than two bedrooms.

Amended 5-6-1975 by L.L. No. 2-1975; 6-8-1999 by L.L. No. 7-1999