15-112 - Light and air provisions

LAST AMENDED
2/2/2011


(a)    Spaces other than #rooms#:

        (1)    Mezzanines shall be lit and ventilated in accordance with the provisions of Section 27-732 (Natural light
               requirements) and Article 6 (Standard of Natural Ventilation) of the New York City Building Code.

        (2)    #Cellar# space is not permitted in #dwelling units# with three and one-half #rooms# or fewer, unless such
                #dwelling units# contain at least 1,200 square feet of interior #floor area#.

        (3)    Spaces, other than "living rooms," kitchens, bathrooms or mezzanines, with a minimum width of five feet in the
                narrowest dimension measured perpendicular to a wall enclosing such space, are not permitted in #dwelling
                units# with two #rooms# or fewer, unless such #dwelling units# contain at least 1,200 square feet of interior
                #floor area#.

(b)    Every #dwelling unit# shall meet the light and air requirements of Section 277 of the Multiple Dwelling Law.

(c)    Width to depth ratio

        Where there is more than one #dwelling unit# per #story#, the average width of each #dwelling unit# shall be at least one
        fourth of the depth. Depth is the farthest point within the #dwelling unit# from the exterior #building# wall containing
        windows used to meet the requirements of paragraph (b) of this Section, measured perpendicular to such #building#
        wall. Width is the distance between exterior #dwelling unit# walls measured perpendicular to the depth.