403. HABITABLE ROOMS

403 HABITABLE ROOMS 403.1 No room other than a habitable room shall be used for living or sleeping, or, in a dwelling unit, for the preparation of meals or for eating, except as provided otherwise in this section. 403.2 Each habitable room shall conform to the requirements of this subtitle. 403.3 A room that is used only for the preparation of meals which is not daylighted as required by Chapter 6 (but which otherwise meets the requirements of this subtitle) may continue to be used for the preparation of meals; provided, that the floor area of that room shall not be included in calculating the total habitable area of the dwelling unit of which it is a part. SOURCE: The Housing Regulations of the District of Columbia, 5G DCRR §§ 2302, 2201, Commissioners’ Order 55-1503 (August 11, 1955).