HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990 Ordinance No. 028ORDINANCE NO . n.
SERIFS OF 1990
BY l\U'nlORITY
COONCIL BILL NO. 32.1
INrROOUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER KOLTl\Y
l\N ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 9, Clll\PTER 31\, SECTIOOS 2 AND 4, ~
MUNICIPAL COOE 1985, DEALING WITH HOUSING REXiULl\T:.:oos.
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WIIEREAS, there are many hares in the City of Englewood that were
='IStructed prior to 1950 which have exis ting habitable roans in the baserents
with celling heights of less than that required in the Housing Code; and
WHE!,~, it would be iltpractical to rrodify the ceiling heights in these
older her.es without undue hardship u;xm the harecrwners to rreet requirements of
the Hou Bing Code; and
WH'::REAS, by ren-oving this burden, the harecrwners would be encouraged to
upgrade musting habitable areas in basements by install i ng egress winoows a!"d
SJrOke detectors;
NCM, THEREFCm:, BE IT ORDl\INEl: BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
~OJI), COLOAADO, 'l'Hl\T :
Section 1. Title 9, Chapter 311, Section 2, Englew :'Od Municipal Code
1985, Housing RegUl.ations, is hereby anended to read as foll""s:
9-31\-2: MINIMUM CEILING HEIG!fl':
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RCXl-1 I.OCJ\TED IN THE BI\SEMENr SHALL HAVE l\ CEILING HEIGHT OF ' l\T I.FAST SIX
FEE:!' EIGHT INCHES ( 6' 8"). The floor area of any space having a ceiling
height of less than five feet (5'), or the floor area of any closet or
storage ca,partrrent, shall not be considered as part of the floor area
in ccnputing the total of floor area of the roan for the p.,rpose of
determining the maximum permissible occupancy of the dwelling unit.
Section 2. Title 9, Chapter 31\, Section 4, Englewood Municipal Code
1985, Housing RegUl.ations is hereby airended by adding new l'ubsections A and B
and relettering existing Subsections l\ THRCXJGH E AS t:, D, E, F, and G, said
new Subsections to read as foll(1;/$:
9-31\-4: BASEi-!ENI'S OR CELLAAS l\S HABITABLE l\REI\S : No baserrent or
cellar space shall be used a s a habitable roan, or as a
dwelling unit or roaning unit unless :
l\. THERE SHl\LL BE l\ CENTAALLY LOCATED SoKlKE OETEX:'roR(S) IN THE
CORRIOOR OR AAEA GIVING ACCESS TO EACH SEPAAATE SLEEPING AAFA.
THE D=roR ( S) SHl\LL 9XJND l\N l\LARM l\lJDIBLE IN I\U, SLEEPING
AREllS.
B. APPROIIID EXiRESS ~ HAVE BEEN INSTALLl:1:> IN ALL SLEEPING
MUS.
Introduced, reac! in full, and passed on first reading ai the 4th day of
June , 1990.
Published as a Bill for an C:dinance on the '/th :lay ol: Jurn,, 1990.
Read by title and passed on final reading ai the lath rJay of June, 1990.
Published by title as Ordinance No. q_f, Series of 1990, on th9 21st day
of June , 1990.
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Patric ia H. Crow , City Clerk
I , Patri cia H. Crow, City ClP.rk of the City of Ehglewood, Colorado,
hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true a:JP"i of the Ordinance
passed on final reading and published by title as ordinance no. al, Serie• of
1990. -
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Patricia H. crow