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1207-1210 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE <br /> exposed beam ceiling members are spaced at less than 48 inches on center,ceiling <br /> height shall be measured to the bottom of these members.Where exposed beam <br /> ceiling members are spaced at 48 inches or more on center,ceiling height shall be / <br /> measured to the bottom of the deck supported by these members,provided that the <br /> bottom of the members is not less than 7 feet above the floor. <br /> If any room in a building has a sloping ceiling,the prescribed ceiling height for <br /> the room is required in only one-half the area thereof. No portion of the room <br /> measuring less than 5 feet from the finished floor to the finished ceiling shall be <br /> included in any computation of the minimum area thereof. <br /> (� If any room has a furred ceiling,the prescribed ceiling height is required in two / <br /> 1 thirds the area thereof,but in no case shall the height of the furred ceiling be less <br /> D than 7 feet. <br /> (b)Floor Area.Every dwelling unit shall have at least one room which shall <br /> (V x have not less than 120 square feet of floor area. Other habitable rooms except <br /> kitchens shall have an area of not less than 70 square feet. Efficiency dwelling <br /> units shall comply with the requirements of Section 1208. <br /> (c)Width.Habitable rooms other than a kitchen shall be not less than 7 feet in <br /> any dimension. <br /> Efficiency Dwelling Units <br /> Sec.1208.An efficiency dwelling unit shall conform to the requirements of the <br /> code except as herein provided: <br /> 1. The unit shall have a living room of not less than 220 square feet of <br /> superficial floor area.An additional 100 square feet of superficial floor area shall <br /> be provided for each occupant of such unit in excess of two. <br /> 2.The unit shall be provided with a separate closet. <br /> 3. The unit shall be provided with a kitchen sink, cooking appliance and <br /> refrigeration facilities, each having a clear working space of not less than 30 <br /> inches in front.Light and ventilation conforming to this code shall be provided. <br /> 4. The unit shall be provided with a separate bathroom containing a water <br /> closet,lavatory and bathtub or shower. <br /> Shaft Enclosures <br /> Sec.1209.Exits shall be enclosed as specified in Chapter 33. <br /> Elevator shafts, vent shafts, dumbwaiter shafts, clothes chutes and other <br /> vertical openings shall be enclosed and the enclosure shall be as specified in <br /> Section 1706. <br /> Fire-warning and Sprinkler Systems <br /> Sec. 1210(a) Fire-warning Systems. Every dwelling unit and every guest <br /> room in a hotel or lodging house used for sleeping purposes shall be provided with <br /> smoke detectors conforming to U.B.C. Standard No. 43-6. In dwelling units, <br /> detectors shall be mounted on the ceiling or wall at a point centrally located in the <br /> corridor or area giving access to rooms used for sleeping purposes.In an effi- <br /> ciency dwelling unit,hotel sleeping.room and in hotel suites,the detector shall be <br /> centrally located on the ceiling of the main room or hotel sleeping room.Where <br /> 74 <br />