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Sterling Codifiers, Inc. Page 12 of 44 '� as the solid waste containers on a regular basis, they shall be screened from the '� view of the street public right of way. Where screening is required, such screening shall be six feet (6') in height and at least ninety five percent (95%) opaque ' throughout the year, unless otherwise specified. D. Light, Ventilation And Heating: 1. Light And Ventilation: Habitable rooms shall be provided with natural light by means of windows or skylights with a glazed area of not less than eight percent (8%) of the floor area of such rooms with a minimum of eight (8) square feet. All bathrooms, water closet compartments, and similar rooms shall be provided with natural ventilation by means of openable exterior openings with an area of not less than one-twentieth (�/20) of the floor area of such rooms with a minimum of one and one-half(1�/2) square feet. Not less than one-half(�/2) of the required window or skylight area shall be openable to provide natural ventilation. Exceptions to the requirements for windows are: a. The glazed areas need not be openable where the opening is not required by this section and an approved mechanical ventilation system capable of producing 0.35 air change per hour in the room is installed or a whole house mechanical ventilation system is installed capable of supplying outdoor ventilation air of fifteen (15) cubic feet per minute (cfm) per occupant computed on the basis of two (2) occupants for ' the first bedroom and one occupant for each additional bedroom. b. The glazed areas need not be installed in rooms where the exception contained in subsection D1a of this section is satisfied and artificial light is provided capable of producing an average illumination of six (6) foot-candles over the area of the room at a height of thirty inches (30") above the floor level. �ndows shall not be required in kitchens of dwelling units when such kitchen has an opening of at least twenty (20) square feet into an adjoining habitable room and when such kitchen is provided with an approved mechanical ventilation system. In addition, the window area of the adjoining habitable room referred to above shall be of sufficient size so as to provide for the light and ventilation requirements of the kitchen area as well as for said adjoining habitable room. 2. Emergency Escape And Rescue Required: Basements with habitable space and every sleeping room shall have at least one openable emergency escape and rescue window or exterior door opening for emergency escape and rescue. 3. Electric Outlets And Fixtures: In all existing dwellings now or hereafter supplied with electric service, every habitable room with one hundred twenty (120) square feet of floor space or less shall be provided with two (2) separate floor or wall type duplex electric convenience outlets, and an additional duplex electric convenience outlet shall be required for each additional eighty (80) square feet, or fraction thereof, of floor space. Required outlets shall, insofar as possible, be spaced equal distances apart. ' http://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/printnow.php 6/7/2017