How many person(s) are allowed per habitable room?

Floor Space Requirements

Every sleeping room used for sleeping purposes shall contain a minimum of seventy (70) square feet of floor area and at least fifty (50) square feet of floor area per person with all measurements based on the total habitable room area; provided that the occupancy of any dwelling unit having more than one (1) habitable room shall not exceed an average of one and one-half (1 1/2) persons per habitable room, and provided further that for the purposes of this section, a child under ten (10) years of age shall be deemed to be one-half (1/2) person.

Every dwelling unit shall contain at least one hundred (100) square feet of floor area per occupant.

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1. How long is a permit valid?
2. How many person(s) are allowed per habitable room?
3. Can my roof support the installation of a solar panel?
4. What are the stair riser and tread requirements?
5. When is a guardrail required?
6. When are graspable handrails required?
7. How much frost protection should I have?
8. What R-Values should I insulate to?
9. What are ground snow load and wind speed requirements?
10. What size does a bedroom egress window have to be?